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IN HB1315
Bill
Status
1/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Charlie Brown
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AI Summary
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Requires at least 25% of labor on public works projects to be individuals residing in the municipality where the project is located, or in the county if the project is not in a municipality.
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Applies to all contractor tiers on public works projects under contracts awarded after June 30, 2017.
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Allows public agencies to make a written determination that sufficient local labor is unavailable and to modify or waive the 25% requirement.
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Extends the local labor requirement to operating agreements, design-build projects, and construction manager contracts.
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Contractors violating this requirement are subject to penalties under existing enforcement provisions.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Local labor for public works projects. Requires that at least 25% of the labor employed by each contractor in any contractor tier on a public works project must be individuals who reside: (1) in the municipality, if the project is located in a municipality; or (2) in the county, if the project is not located in a municipality. Allows the public agency letting the contract for the public works project to make a determination in writing that sufficient labor is not available and to modify or waive the requirement. Includes the requirement for operating agreements, design-build projects, and construction managers
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
1/10/2017