HB 3881 Oregon House · 2025 Regular Session

Relating to workforce requirements for public improvements constructed by educational institutions; prescribing an effective date.

Summary
Adds school districts[ , education service districts and public charter schools ] that apply for and receive a matching fund grant from the Department of Education to the definition of "qualifying agency" for the purpose of applying apprenticeship requirements in connection with constructing public improvement projects. [ Specifies demonstrations that contractors must make to a qualifying agency as part of the qualifying agency's responsibility determination. Specifies exemptions for contractors that enter into project labor agreements with school districts ] Provides that school districts that are qualifying agencies must retain in the school district general fund the amount of any reduction in payment to a contractor as a consequence of the contractor's failure to meet apprenticeship requirements . Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action Jun 28, 2025
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Introduced A-Engrossed · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill expands which school entities must follow apprenticeship requirements for construction projects by limiting eligibility to those that receive state matching funds. It also clarifies how contractors must demonstrate compliance and requires school districts to keep money saved from contractor penalties.
Scope change
The bill now applies apprenticeship rules only to school districts, education service districts, and public charter schools that apply for and receive matching fund grants from the Department of Education, rather than all such schools.
ELIGIBILITY

School districts, education service districts, and public charter schools must now apply for and receive a matching fund grant from the Department of Education to qualify as 'qualifying agencies' subject to apprenticeship requirements.

Removed the requirement that contractors demonstrate compliance history for all qualifying agencies; this language was deleted from the summary and likely from the bill text.

FISCAL

School districts that are qualifying agencies must retain in their general fund any money saved from reduced contractor payments due to apprenticeship requirement failures.

EXEMPTIONS

Removed exemptions for contractors that enter into project labor agreements with school districts from the summary and bill text.

DEFINITION

Revised the definition of 'qualifying agency' in ORS 330.003 to include the matching fund grant requirement for school districts.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Jun 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
In committee upon adjournment.
lower
May 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
lower
May 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Rules by order of Speaker.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Committee
Without recommendation as to passage and be referred to Rules.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Labor and Workplace Standards.
lower
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
lower
3 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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