Bill Text: IL SB2551 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that "public works" does not include projects undertaken by a private business pursuant to a sales tax rebate agreement that are (i) privately funded, (ii) privately financed, (iii) located on property that is not publicly owned or operated, and (iv) carried out by a private business that is not performing a public function. Defines "sales tax rebate agreement" as an agreement entered into between a private business and a unit of local government to rebate a portion of the State Retailers' Occupation Tax. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [SB2551 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-SB2551-Amended.html

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Sen. Ron Sandack

Filed: 2/29/2012

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2551
AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2551 by replacing
everything after the enacting clause with the following:
"Section 5. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by adding
Section 2.5 as follows:
(820 ILCS 130/2.5 new)
Sec. 2.5. Applicability of Act.
(a) Beginning July 1, 2013, a person engaging or proposing
to engage in the construction of a fixed work may submit to the
Department a request for a determination whether the
construction is subject to the requirements of this Act. The
request must disclose such information about the construction
or proposed construction that the Department may require by
rule.
(b) The Department shall issue its determination no later
than 90 days after receiving all information necessary to

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render a determination. The Department's decision must state
whether the construction or proposed construction is subject to
this Act. A determination by the Department that the
construction or proposed construction is not subject to this
Act is binding upon the Department, and the Department may not
at a later date change the determination.
(c) The Department shall create a record of all requests
for a determination under this Section and make the record
available to the public on the Department's website. The record
shall disclose the relevant facts and the final determination,
but must redact all information that may identify the party
making the request.
(d) The Department may adopt rules necessary for the
implementation of this Section.".