# State Finance and Procurement (GSF)

## Title 14. Preferences

### Subtitle 8. Employee Stock Ownership Plan Preference Program

#### Section 14-803

(a) A contractor that submits a bid or proposal for a covered procurement shall provide to a unit written verification of:

  (1) the number of apprentices or interns that will be utilized throughout the contract term, including potential renewal options;

  (2) the work to be performed by apprentices in a registered apprenticeship program or interns in an eligible internship program; and

  (3) the duration of the apprenticeship or the internship.

(b) The written verification required under subsection (a) of this section shall be provided before the contractor may be awarded a contract for a covered procurement.

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Md. Code Ann., State Fin. & Proc. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)