Bill Text: CA SB984 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Public agencies: project labor agreements.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-06 - May 6 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file. [SB984 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB984-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
April 11, 2024 |
Amended
IN
Senate
February 29, 2024 |
Introduced by Senator Wahab |
January 29, 2024 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: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:(a)(1)For purposes of this section, a “major state construction project” includes all of the following:
(A)The erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any state structure, building, or other state improvement of any kind that will exceed a total cost of thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000).
(B)Projects funded by state bonds that are undertaken by or for the University of California or the California Community Colleges.
(2)For purposes of this section, “state agency” means all of the following:
(A)The Department of General Services and every state office, department, division, bureau, board, or commission within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the California Health and Human Services Agency, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, and the Exposition Park.
(B)Any superior court, court of appeal, the California Supreme Court, and the California State University.
(C)The University of California and the California Community Colleges when those entities undertake projects funded by state bonds.
(b)(1)A state agency may undertake a major state construction project only if that project is governed by a project labor agreement, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 2500, and if that project labor agreement includes community benefit goals, including, but not limited to, hiring locals, women, underrepresented groups, and disadvantaged groups.
(2)Paragraph (1) shall apply to any construction contract for a major state construction project if that contract is advertised for bid or awarded on or after July 1, 2025.
(3)A state agency shall not divide or
phase a major state construction project to avoid the application of paragraph (1).
(c)The Governor may waive the application of this section to a specific project if the state agency has attempted to comply with this section and the Governor makes a written determination that the application of this section to that project would be impracticable.
(d)Paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) shall not apply to the extent that the application of this section would result in a loss of federal funding.
(e)This section does not preclude the use of project labor agreements on any project not covered by this section.
(f)(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 community benefit goals, and apprenticeships.
(2)The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on January 1, 2033, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(3)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.