Bill Text: CA SB615 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Public works: prevailing wages.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2014-02-27 - Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file. [SB615 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB615-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 615	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 5, 2013
	AMENDED IN SENATE  APRIL 1, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Galgiani

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to add Section 1720.7 to the Labor Code, relating to public
works.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 615, as amended, Galgiani. Public works: prevailing wages.
   Existing law defines "public works," for purposes of regulating
public works contracts, as, among other things, construction,
alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work done under
contract and paid for, in whole or in part, out of public funds.
Existing law further requires that, except as specified, not less
than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages be paid to workers
employed on public works and imposes misdemeanor penalties for a
violation of this requirement.  Existing law provides that
for the purposes of provisions of law relating to the payment of
prevailing wages, "public works" includes specified types of
construction, alteration, demolition, installation, and repair work.

   This bill would expand the definition of "public works," for the
purposes of provisions relating to the prevailing rate of per diem
wages, to also include any construction, alteration, demolition,
installation, or repair work done under private contract on a
hospital or health care facility project when the project is paid for
in whole or in part with the proceeds of conduit revenue bonds, as
 defined   defined, that were issued on or after
January 1, 2014  .
   Because the violation of prevailing wage requirements when engaged
in these public works projects would result in the imposition of
misdemeanor penalties, this bill would impose a state-mandated local
program.
   The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local
agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
   This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: yes.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1720.7 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
   1720.7.  For the limited purposes of Article 2 (commencing with
Section 1770) of this chapter, "public work" also means any
construction, alteration, demolition, installation, or repair work
done under private contract on a hospital or health care facility
project when the project is paid for in whole or in part with the
proceeds of conduit revenue bonds, as defined in Section 5870 of the
Government Code, issued  on or after January 1, 2014,  by a
public agency.
  SEC. 2.  No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the
Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the
meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
Constitution.