Virginia Public Procurement Act; resident employment and apprenticeship participation, required. (HB1232)

Introduced By

Sen. Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Virginia Public Procurement Act; resident employment and apprenticeship participation; required contract provisions.  Requires all public bodies to include in every contract of more than $100,000 that involves the performance of work within the Commonwealth provisions requiring the contractor to agree (i) that 51 percent of all positions created in performance of the contract be filled by Virginia residents, (ii) that 35 percent of the total hours worked by apprentices in positions created in performance of the contract be performed by Virginia residents, and (iii) to use the Virginia Employment Commission as the first source of referral for obtaining qualified applicants for any new position. Under the bill, "new position" shall not include a position that is filled by a current employee of the contractor or an individual who was previously laid off by the contractor. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/20/2012Committee
01/20/2012Presented and ordered printed 12104141D
01/20/2012Referred to Committee on General Laws
01/25/2012Impact statement from DPB (HB1232)
02/07/2012Assigned GL sub: #2 FOIA/Procurement
02/09/2012Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/14/2012Left in General Laws

Duplicate Bills

The following bills are identical to this one: SB589.