Bill Text: CA SB984 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended

California Senate Bill 984

Bill Title: Public agencies: project labor agreements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-24 - From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (April 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. [SB984 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB984-Amended.html

Amended IN Senate April 17, 2024

Amended IN Senate April 11, 2024

Amended IN Senate February 29, 2024

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 984

Introduced by Senator Wahab
(Coauthor: Senator Newman)

January 29, 2024

An act to add Section 2504 to the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 984, as amended, Wahab. Public agencies: project labor agreements.

Existing law establishes procedures for state agencies to enter into contracts for goods and services, including generally requiring that certain contracts by a state agency, including, but not limited to, contracts for the construction, alteration, improvement, repair, or maintenance of property, be approved by the Department of General Services.

Existing law authorizes a public entity to use, enter into, or require contractors to enter into, a project labor agreement, as defined, for a construction project, if the agreement includes specified taxpayer protection provisions.

This bill would require a state agency, by January 1, 2027, to identify and select a minimum of 3 major state construction projects that are required to be governed by a project labor agreement, as specified, and would define various terms for these purposes. The bill would require the Department of General Services, commencing January 1, 2029, to report to the Legislature about the use of project labor agreements, the advancement of community benefit goals, and apprenticeships, as specified. The bill would also make a related statement of legislative findings and declarations.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) Project labor agreements have proven to be a successful construction management tool for the efficient completion of certain public projects.

(b) Project labor agreements also can provide contractors on certain state projects with access to registered apprentices and protect employees on public construction projects without burdening the resources of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement.

(c) The state agencies described in Section 2504 of the Public Contract Code should, to the greatest extent feasible, make use of project labor agreements for major state construction projects and consider the use of project labor agreements for other state projects.

(d) The University of California and the California Community Colleges should also, to the greatest extent feasible, make use of project labor agreements for major construction projects funded by state bonds.

SEC. 2.

Section 2504 is added to the Public Contract Code, immediately following Section 2503, to read:

2504.

(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Major state construction project” includes the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any state structure, building, or other state improvement of any kind exceeding a total estimated cost of thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000).

(2) “State agency” means the Department of General Services, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, ~~any~~ a superior court, court of appeal, the California Supreme Court, and the California State University.

(b) By January 1, 2027, each state agency shall identify and select a minimum of three major construction projects and shall subject those projects to the requirements governing project labor agreements, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 2500.

(d) (1) Commencing January 1, 2029, the Department of General Services shall report to the Legislature every four years about the use of project labor agreements, the advancement of any community benefit goals, as described in Section 2500.5, and apprenticeships.

(2) A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.