ENGROSSED SENATE
BILL NO. 1626 	By:	Coates of the Senate

			and

		Jackson of the House

[ labor - prevailing wage - disclaimer language - effective date -		emergency ]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1.     AMENDATORY     40 O.S. 2001, Section 197.6, as amended by Section 2, Chapter 164, O.S.L. 2009 (40 O.S. Supp. 2009, Section 197.6), is amended to read as follows:
Section 197.6  A.  On and after August 1, 1965, every employer, subject to this act, shall post a notice or notices of the pertinent provisions of this act in such form as may be prescribed and furnished by the Commissioner of Labor.  The notice shall be not less than eight and one-half (8 1/2) inches by eleven (11) inches in size and shall be displayed in such a manner so as to be accessible to all employees in each establishment under the control of the employer.  The Commissioner, or his or her duly authorized representative, may, for the purpose of determining whether such notice has been properly posted, enter, during business hours, upon the premises of any employer subject to this act.
B.  Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, limited liability company, or other business entity who advertises the notice described in subsection A of this section for sale to an employer in the State of Oklahoma shall include the following disclaimer in any such advertisement:
“THE NOTICE REGARDING THE OKLAHOMA MINIMUM WAGE ACT REQUIRED BY 	OKLAHOMA STATUTES, TITLE 40, SECTION 197.6 IS AVAILABLE AT NO 	COST FROM THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.”
If in print, the disclaimer shall be printed in at least twelve point (12pt) font and displayed in such a manner as to be clear and conspicuous.  In spoken or in-person solicitations, the same information must be provided.
SECTION 2.  This act shall become effective July 1, 2010.
SECTION 3.  It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
Passed the Senate the 1st day of March, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer 	of the Senate

Passed the House of Representatives the ____ day of __________, 2010.

	
Presiding Officer	of the House
	of Representatives