(SB962)

GOVERNOR'S VETO

Pursuant to Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution of Virginia, I veto Senate Bill 962, which require that 8 percent of total hours for non-transportation capital projects must be completed by apprentices.

Requiring an arbitrary percentage of hours be provided to apprentices in public projects does not guarantee further development of the skilled trades and creates financial barriers for public projects. Further, some trades lack formal apprenticeship programs to ensure that the requirements of the bill are met.

Accordingly, I veto this bill.