Rhode Island § 37-13-3.1 § 37-13-3.1. State public works contract apprenticeship requirements.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 37-13-3.1 — § 37-13-3.1. State public works contract apprenticeship requirements.

Rhode Island § 37-13-3.1

Title 37Public Property and Works

Ch. 37-13Labor and Payment of Debts by Contractors

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 37-13-3.1 (2026).

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§ 37-13-3.1. State public works contract apprenticeship requirements.
Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, all general contractors and subcontractors
            who perform work on any public works contract awarded by the state after passage of
            this act and valued at one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more shall employ apprentices
            required for the performance of the awarded contract. The number of apprentices shall
            comply with the apprentice-to-journeyman ratio for each trade approved by the apprenticeship
            council of the department of labor and training. To the extent that any of the provisions
            contained in this section conflict with the requirements for

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§ 37-13-3.1. State public works contract apprenticeship requirements.

Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, all general contractors and subcontractors who perform work on any public works contract awarded by the state after passage of this act and valued at one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more shall employ apprentices required for the performance of the awarded contract. The number of apprentices shall comply with the apprentice-to-journeyman ratio for each trade approved by the apprenticeship council of the department of labor and training. To the extent that any of the provisions contained in this section conflict with the requirements for federal aid contracts, federal law and regulations shall control.

The provisions of this section shall not apply to contracts for school transportation services.

Legislative History

P.L. 2008, ch. 380, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 389, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 310, § 14; P.L. 2014, ch. 20, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 21, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 292, § 3, effective July 9, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 293, § 3, effective July 9, 2021.