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IN SB0319
Bill
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Senate Bill 319 Summary
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Political subdivisions may adopt ordinances requiring common construction wages for public work projects with actual construction costs of $350,000 or more.
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Establishes a 5-member committee to determine wage scales divided into three labor classifications (skilled, semiskilled, and unskilled) before advertising contracts, with representatives from labor, industry, Associated Builders and Contractors, and two local taxpayers.
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Exempts projects funded entirely or partially by federal funds unless the federal government provides written consent, and exempts projects operated under public facility management agreements.
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Contractors and subcontractors must file wage schedules meeting committee-determined minimums before work begins; knowingly failing to pay required wages constitutes a Class B misdemeanor with contract forfeiture for repeat offenders.
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Prohibits artificially dividing public work projects into multiple projects to avoid wage requirements; violators face a Class A infraction and two-year ban from public work contracts.
Legislative Description
Local government common construction wage. Allows the legislative body of a political subdivision to adopt an ordinance requiring the political subdivision to establish a common construction wage for public work projects awarded by the political subdivision. Exempts projects: (1) in which the actual construction costs are less than $350,000; (2) that are paid for in whole or in part by federal funds unless the federal government gives written consent; and (3) that are undertaken by a person that has entered into an operating agreement with a political subdivision for the management or operation of a public facility under IC 5-23.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Rules & Legislative Procedure
1/7/2016