S-3171

   Amend  the House amendment, S-3164, to Senate File 318, as amended, passed, and reprinted by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  Page 1, by striking lines 3 through 20 and inserting: 
   <1.  Page 1, line 3, after <Apprenticeship> by inserting <Occupation>
   2.  Page 2, by striking lines 9 and 10 and inserting <apprenticeship sponsor, sponsor, or intermediary, and an employer who provides training through a lead apprenticeship sponsor, sponsor, or intermediary.>
   3.  Page 2, before line 23 by inserting: 
   <___.  “Construction” means new work, additions, alterations, reconstruction, installations, repairs, and demolitions, as well as work performed by a construction employer as defined in rules adopted pursuant to section 96.7, subsection 2, paragraph “c”, subparagraph (2). Construction activities are generally administered or managed from a relatively fixed place of business, but the actual construction work is performed at one or more different sites which may be dispersed geographically.>
   4.  Page 3, line 21, after <worker.> by inserting <For an apprenticeship program in a construction occupation licensable under state law, a mentor or journeyworker must be licensed to perform the occupation.>
   5.  Page 4, line 16, after <sponsor> by inserting <, sponsor, or intermediary>
   6.  Page 5, by striking lines 12 and 13 and inserting <the same trade or occupation as the apprentice.>
   7.  Page 5, before line 14 by inserting: 
   <a.  “Supervision”, for apprenticeship programs that seek to train apprentices to perform construction activities, must occur in person and, for apprentices in construction occupations licensable under state law, must occur in the ratio required by state law.
   b.  “Supervision”, for apprenticeship programs and apprentices to which paragraph “a” does not apply, may occur in person, by phone, or through virtual means.>
   8.  Page 6, before line 7 by inserting: 
   <e.  To establish rules that the Iowa office of apprenticeship shall not approve or register an apprenticeship program that seeks to train apprentices to perform construction activities unless the apprenticeship program meets the requirements of 29 C.F.R. pts. 29 and 30 and conforms with apprenticeship program standards published in 29 C.F.R. pt. 29, which includes terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices, and the requirement for a written apprenticeship agreement.>
   9.  Page 7, line 13, by striking <deregulation> and inserting <deregistration>
   10.  Page 7, before line 24 by inserting: 
   <10.  The office shall adhere to regulations established by the United States department of labor, office of apprenticeship, for apprenticeship programs that seek to train apprentices to perform construction activities. The office shall deny application for approval or registration of an apprenticeship program that seeks to train apprentices to perform construction activities unless the apprenticeship program meets the requirements of 29 C.F.R. pts. 29 and 30 and conforms with apprenticeship program standards published in 29 C.F.R. pt. 29, which include terms and conditions for the qualification, recruitment, selection, employment, and training of apprentices, and the requirement for a written apprenticeship agreement.>
   11.  By renumbering, redesignating, and correcting internal references as necessary.>

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TODD TAYLOR