Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that prohibits a public authority from requiring a contractor to hire a certain number of local laborers.

Highlights:

• Prohibits a public authority from requiring a contractor to employ a certain number of laborers from the defined geographic area of the public authority as part of a prequalification process or for the construction of a specific public improvement project (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits a public authority from providing a bid award bonus or preference to a contractor as an incentive to employ a certain number of laborers from the defined geographic area of the public authority (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits the state from appropriating funds to a political subdivision that requires or prohibits a contractor from entering into an agreement with a labor organization for public improvement projects (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits a public authority from requiring a contractor to hire a certain number of local laborers.

Highlights:

• Prohibits a public authority from requiring a contractor to employ a certain number of laborers from the defined geographic area of the public authority as part of a prequalification process or for the construction of a specific public improvement project (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits a public authority from providing a bid award bonus or preference to a contractor as an incentive to employ a certain number of laborers from the defined geographic area of the public authority (Sec. 1).

• Prohibits the state from appropriating funds to a political subdivision that requires or prohibits a contractor from entering into an agreement with a labor organization for public improvement projects (Sec. 1).

Full Bill Text