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OH HB190
Bill
Status
6/4/2013
Primary Sponsor
Ron Hood
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AI Summary
HB 190 Summary
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Increases the threshold dollar amount that triggers prevailing wage requirements for public improvement projects, with thresholds adjusted biennially by the Director of Commerce based on construction cost inflation.
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Allows political subdivisions and state institutions of higher education to voluntarily elect whether to apply prevailing wage requirements (sections 4115.03-4115.16) to their public improvement projects.
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Exempts certain projects from prevailing wage requirements, including school district and educational service center improvements, soil and water conservation projects, and erosion control structures.
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Removes mandatory prevailing wage requirements for specific entities previously covered, including county and municipal hospitals, port authorities, and convention facilities authorities, while allowing them to opt-in if desired.
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Maintains prevailing wage requirements for state agencies and institutions receiving state funding, and preserves the Director of Commerce's enforcement authority and debarment procedures for wage violations.
Legislative Description
To increase the threshold to trigger the requirement that the prevailing wage be paid for work on vertical public improvement projects and to allow political subdivisions and state institutions of higher education to elect whether to be subject to the Prevailing Wage Law for a public improvement project.
Prevailing wage-thresholds/election
Last Action
To Commerce, Labor and Technology
6/4/2013