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MA Gen L ch 23 § 11l (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 11l - Application to Sponsor Apprentice Program; Collective Bargaining Agreement; Effect of Abnormal Labor Condition

Section 11L. A person, association, committee, organization, corporation, partnership, trust or other entity seeking to sponsor an apprentice program may apply for a registration in accord with procedures established by the division. The application shall describe the proposed program, giving the terms and conditions of the apprentices' employment, supervision of apprentices and provision of related instruction. The application shall also describe whether credit or advanced standing will be given for relevant hands-on training or related instruction and, if so, the terms and conditions by which such credit or advanced standing will be granted.  If the applicant is a party to a collective bargaining agreement, a statement to that effect shall be included with the application and a copy of the application shall be provided to the agent for the collective bargaining unit at least 2 weeks prior to filing the application with the division. If the applicant is involved in any abnormal labor condition, such as a strike, lockout or other similar condition, the application shall be withheld until such condition is resolved. Once a program is registered, the sponsor shall notify the division in writing within 30 days of any significant modifications to the program or of any material changes in information submitted with the application.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 11u (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 11u - Violations of Apprentice Agreement; Investigation; Rules; Hearings; Notice; Appeals

Section 11U. (a) The division, upon the complaint of an interested person or upon its own initiative, may investigate and determine whether there has been a violation of the terms of an apprentice agreement, and may hold hearings, inquiries and other proceedings necessary to the investigations and determination, provided that the apprentice filing a complaint has exhausted the procedures established pursuant to section 11K. All hearings, investigations and determinations of apprentice agreements shall be made under authority of reasonable rules and procedure prescribed by the director.  (b) The division shall not be required to hold hearings in matters confined solely to identifiable apprentice agreements, which the division may deregister at any time during the period of apprenticeship if it determines appropriate.  (c) The determination of the deputy director shall be filed with the director and notice of the determination shall, at the same time, be mailed, postage prepaid, to each person known by the division to be an interested person, at the last address as shown by the records of the division. If no appeal is filed with the deputy director within 10 business days after the date of the filing and notice, the determination shall become the decision of the director.  A person aggrieved by a determination or action of the deputy director may, within the time allowed, appeal to the director, who shall hold a hearing after due notice to all interested parties. A party to an apprentice program aggrieved by an order or decision of the director may appeal to the superior court; provided, however, that the order or decision shall be conclusive if the appeal is not filed within 30 days after the date of the order or decision. The order or decision shall be reviewed in accordance with the standards for review provided in section 14 of chapter 30A.  No person shall institute an action for the enforcement or deregistration of any apprentice agreement until after the person has exhausted all administrative remedies provided by this section.  (d) The deputy director may reinstate the registration of an apprentice agreement in its discretion upon presentation of adequate evidence that the condition that gave rise to the deregistration has been remedied.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 11v (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 11v - Apprentice Agreements in Collective Bargaining Agreements

Section 11V. Nothing in this chapter or in an apprentice program or apprentice agreement entered into and approved under this chapter shall operate to invalidate any apprenticeship provision in a collective bargaining agreement between employers and employees setting up higher apprenticeship standards.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 11w (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 11w - Requirements for Apprentice Identification Card; Fees Deposited in Division Special Trust Account

Section 11W. The deputy director shall require each apprentice entering into a written agreement pursuant to this chapter to submit an application to the division for an apprentice identification card. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee paid by the apprentice or the program sponsor, together with photographic prints and such other information as required by the deputy director, except that a veteran receiving education benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs under Title 38 of the United States Code shall not be required to pay a fee. The apprentice identification card shall expire 1 year from the date of issue. Application for renewal of such card shall be submitted to the division and shall be accompanied by a fee paid by the apprentice or the program sponsor. The funds shall be received by the state treasurer on behalf of the commonwealth and deposited in a special trust account for the division and may be expended, without further appropriation, under the direction of the director. An apprentice identification card shall contain the photograph of the apprentice; the apprentice registration number or such other number as the deputy director requires; the date on which the apprentice identification card expires; the name and business address of the appropriate apprenticeship committee or single employer sponsor; the steps of progression and related dates applicable to the apprentice and the projected date on which the apprentice is projected to complete the apprenticeship. As a condition of apprenticeship, the apprentice shall keep the apprentice identification card on his person during all hours of employment during the apprenticeship.
MA Gen L ch 23a § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23a - Department of Economic Development|Section 1 - Massachusetts Office of Business Development; Director; Grants; Financial Reports

Section 1. (a) Within the executive department, but not within the governor's cabinet, there shall be a Massachusetts office of business development, in this chapter referred to as MOBD, which shall be under the control of the director of the Massachusetts office of business development. The director shall be appointed by the governor for a term conterminous with the governor's and shall not be subject to chapter 31 or section 9A of chapter 30. Upon expiration of the term of office of the director or in the event of a vacancy, a successor shall be appointed by the governor for a term conterminous with that of the governor. The director shall devote his full time during business hours to the duties of his office. The director shall be the executive and administrative head of the department and shall be responsible for administering and enforcing the laws relative to the department and to each administrative unit thereof. The director shall receive such salary as the governor shall determine; provided, however, that such salary shall be equivalent to the salary received by the director of labor and workforce development or the director of consumer affairs and business regulation.  [There is no subsection (b).]  (c) The department may make discretionary and nondiscretionary grants to persons or public or private nonprofit entities for projects and programs which further implement the mission of the department and its agencies and which benefit the general public; provided, however, that the department shall annually make a report to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and the senate committees on ways and means on the use of such funds; and provided further, that any such grant shall be used in accordance with regulations promulgated pursuant to section 15 of chapter 7A.
MA Gen L ch 23a § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23a - Department of Economic Development|Section 2 - Purposes

Section 2. MOBD shall serve as the principal agency of the government of the commonwealth for the following purposes:  (a) Promoting, developing and expanding all sectors of the economy by capitalizing on and fostering the technological, industrial, manufacturing, educational, cultural and geographic advantages of the commonwealth in the world economy.  (b) Providing a full and effective range of business services to Massachusetts' businesses, including assuring the availability of the capital and human resources required for growth and development in the commonwealth.  (c) Preparing functional plans for the economic development of all areas within the commonwealth to assure the full utilization of the skills and potentials of all its citizens and public and private agencies affecting such plans.  (d) Promoting the development and commercial use of new technologies important to the commonwealth's economic future.  (e) Assisting manufacturing industries in the state to improve their long-term competitiveness through continuous technological, managerial and workforce upgrading.  (f) Attracting new and expanding manufacturing industries to Massachusetts, especially to those regions of the commonwealth with an eroding traditional manufacturing base.  (g) Developing a rapid economic response team, herein referred to as the team. The team shall consist of the director of MOBD or his designee, the director of the industrial service program or his designee and the division coordinators as designated by the director of MOBD. The purpose of the team shall be to aggressively market the commonwealth to attract prospective business and to intervene in situations where there exists a possibility of job loss. The team shall create and disseminate promotional information concerning available economic assistance programs offered through any state, quasi-public, public, nonprofit corporation or other entity as deemed necessary. The director of MOBD shall also be empowered to adopt rules and regulations regarding expenditures including travel expenses, lines of communication and other activities consistent with these provisions. Marketing and disseminating promotional information to mutual fund service corporations based both within and without the commonwealth. Such information shall include, but not be limited to, details concerning changes in the tax structure of the commonwealth as it affects the mutual fund industry.  (h) To increase access to affordable and reliable broadband services across the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 23a § 3h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23a - Department of Economic Development|Section 3h - Director of Massachusetts Permit Regulatory Office; One-Stop Licensing for Businesses and Development

Section 3H. The governor shall appoint the director of the Massachusetts permit regulatory office within the executive office of economic development. The director shall have experience with permitting and business development. The director shall serve as the state permit ombudsman to new and expanding businesses, to provide one-stop licensing for businesses and development in order to streamline and expedite the process of obtaining state licenses, permits, state certificates, state approvals, and other requirements of law, but not including divisions of the state secretary's office. The ombudsman shall facilitate communication between the municipality and state agencies. The Massachusetts permit regulatory office shall consult with each regional office of the Massachusetts office of business development and each regional office of the Massachusetts Development Financing Agency, in order to better serve local businesses.  There shall be a permitting specialist within each of the 5 regional offices of the Massachusetts Development Finance Agency. It shall be the responsibility of the specialist to work with new and existing businesses to assist in their selection, application, and finalizing of permits, local approvals, licensing and regulations. The specialists shall communicate with the regional planning agencies and the municipal officials responsible for local review procedures, to determine the municipal perspective on the proposed project.  The ombudsman shall file an annual report with the house and senate committees on ways and means by January 1 on the activities of the Massachusetts permit regulatory office and the interagency permitting board, including legislative recommendations on business development and expansion efforts.  The secretary shall appoint a regulatory ombudsman to address regulatory matters of interest to the business community. The regulatory ombudsman shall work in partnership with the state permitting ombudsman to provide assistance to businesses in the process of complying with state regulations and other requirements of law that affect businesses. The regulatory ombudsman shall facilitate communication between individual businesses and state agencies and provide periodic training to regulatory personnel in state agencies on how to identify the small business impacts of regulation, how to reduce those impacts and how to expedite and streamline the process or compliance. The regulatory ombudsman shall establish an advisory group representing business interests to advise and inform on the impact of regulations on various business and industry sectors and on the cost of doing business in the commonwealth.
MA Gen L ch 23a § 3i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23a - Department of Economic Development|Section 3i - Rail-Trail Construction; Matching Grants to Municipalities; Environmental Insurance

Section 3I. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the Massachusetts office of business development shall upon receipt of qualifying applications, expend not less than $500,000 annually in matching grants to assist municipalities to purchase environmental insurance naming as an additional insured the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or the office of planning and programming and construction, as applicable, for purposes of establishing and maintaining rail-trails, as defined in section 2 of chapter 21E and section 35A of chapter 82, utilizing the Brownfield's Redevelopment Access to Capital Policy Form or similar or replacement form, with terms, conditions, amendments and endorsements as appropriate under the circumstances of the proposed rail-trail project, and with coverage limits of at least $3,000,000 per incident, a deductible of at most $50,000 per incident, and a term of at least 5 years.  (b) Unless specifically required by federal law in connection with any grant for construction of a rail-trail, a municipality that has applied for and received a grant and has purchased the environmental insurance as described in subsection (a) shall not be required to furnish to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the executive office of transportation and public works or any person having an interest in the rail-trail project site, any other form of environmental insurance, or any defense, indemnification or hold-harmless agreement with respect to any claims, injuries, costs, damages or other relief arising out of or related to the pre-existing release or threat of release of oil or hazardous materials, as those terms are defined in chapter 21E, at or from the project site in connection with the design, acquisition, construction, use or maintenance of the rail-trail for which the application is made.  (c) This section shall only apply to rail-trail projects on land in which a city or town acquires or has acquired an interest by deed, easement, lease, license or otherwise from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority or the executive office of transportation and public works or a successor agency of either of them for the design, installation, construction, operation, maintenance or use of a rail-trail, as defined in section 2 of chapter 21E. The Massachusetts office of business development shall promulgate regulations, policies, or directives necessary to expedite the receipt and approval of grant applications from municipalities under this section.
MA Gen L ch 23a § 3l (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23a - Department of Economic Development|Section 3l - Mobd Assistance to Businesses Interested in Establishing Relationships With Regional Economic Development Organizations

Section 3L. (a) The Massachusetts office of business development shall provide initial assistance to a business which contacts the office requesting service. The Massachusetts office of business development shall provide the business with information about the various regional economic development organizations with which it has contracted and continue to serve as primary contact for that business until the business has established a relationship with a particular region. The Massachusetts office of business development shall notify all regional economic development organizations, on a nondiscriminatory basis, of business prospects that have expressed interest to the Massachusetts office of business development in moving to the commonwealth.  (b) The Massachusetts office of business development shall coordinate activity among regional economic development organizations and between regional economic development organizations and the commonwealth's economic development agencies and the commonwealth's initiatives: (i) to ensure that initiatives led by the commonwealth or quasi-public economic development agencies receive information and advice from the regional economic development organizations; and (ii) to ensure that initiatives led by the regional economic development organizations receive information and advice from agencies within the executive branch and from quasi-public economic development agencies.  (c) The Massachusetts office of business development shall support the secretary of housing and economic development in the creation of the statewide economic development plan under section 16G of chapter 6A.
MA Gen L ch 23a § 4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23a - Department of Economic Development|Section 4 - Office; Employees

Section 4. The Massachusetts office of business development shall have an office in western Massachusetts under the direct supervision of the director. Subject to appropriation, the director shall hire such employees as he may from time to time deem necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the office. The Massachusetts office of business development shall locate staff throughout the regions of the commonwealth in order to partner with the regional economic development organizations and establish efficient and rapid access for businesses and regional organizations to all state government and quasi-public business services.
MA Gen L ch 23a § 5 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23a - Department of Economic Development|Section 5 - Planning and Research Capability of Mobd; Description of Organization

Section 5. The director of economic development shall establish in MOBD a planning and research capability. Said director shall prepare and keep current a general statement of the organization of MOBD, of the assignment of functions to its various administrative units, officers and employees, and of the established places at which and the methods whereby the public may receive information or make requests. Such statement shall be known as MOBD's description of organization. A current copy of the description of organization shall be on file in the office of the state secretary and in the executive office for administration and finance.
MA Gen L ch 23a § 6 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23a - Department of Economic Development|Section 6 - Advisory Committees and Council

Section 6. To assist MOBD in the discharge of its duties, the director may appoint, without regard to chapter 31, advisory committees on regional planning and commercial and industrial development from among interested citizens of the commonwealth. The director shall establish an advisory council that shall assist and advise the director on matters related to the administration and evaluation of the regional business development program created under section 3J.  Members of such committees shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed for their expenses. Such committees shall receive assistance from appropriate divisions of MOBD as designated by the director of economic development. Each committee shall annually, on or before November 1, make a report to the director of economic development and may make such special reports as it or the director of economic development may deem desirable.
MA Gen L ch 23a § 7 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23a - Department of Economic Development|Section 7 - Annual Reports

Section 7. The director of economic development shall prepare and submit to the governor and the general court an annual report which shall contain the description of organization of MOBD, and such other matters as he deems appropriate. He shall also include in such annual report such information as may be required by the commissioner of administration. He shall from time to time submit such other reports as the commissioner of administration may require.
MA Gen L ch 23a § 8 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23a - Department of Economic Development|Section 8 - Acceptance of Gifts and Grants

Section 8. MOBD may accept gifts or grants of money or property from any source, which shall be held in trust for the use of MOBD by the director of economic development as custodian.