House Sponsors: MORROW. Short description: APPRENTICE EQUITY ACT Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Creates the Apprentice Equity Act. Provides that certain State contracts designated by the Capital Development Board and the Department of Transportation shall be subject to a plan under which specified goals for the employment of minority and female apprentices shall be met. Provides for administration of the plan and submission of reports concerning the plan. Effective January 1, 2000. FISCAL NOTE (Capital Development Board) This is estimated to raise the cost of contracts by as much as 5% to cover the costs incurred by contractors to develop and implement such a program. CDB awards at least $200 million in contracts in any given year. Increasing this by 5% would cause an additional $10 million to be added to project appropria- tions. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status