SENATE BILL NO. 122


   January 27, 1999, Introduced by Senators STEIL, MC COTTER, 
        GOUGEON, JAYE, SIKKEMA, SHUGARS, MC MANUS, STILLE, 
        SCHUETTE, BENNETT and HAMMERSTROM and referred to the 
        Committee on Human Resources, Labor, Senior Citizens
        and Veterans Affairs.



        A bill to amend 1965 PA 166, entitled

   "An act to require prevailing wages and fringe benefits on state
   projects; to establish the requirements and responsibilities of
   contracting agents and bidders; and to prescribe penalties,"

   by amending section 1 (MCL 408.551).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         Sec. 1.  As used in this act:

 2         (a) "Construction mechanic" means a skilled or unskilled

 3    mechanic, laborer, worker, helper, assistant, or apprentice work-

 4    ing on a state project but  shall  DOES not include
             executive,

 5    administrative, professional, office, or custodial employees.

 6         (b) "State project" means new construction, alteration,

 7    repair, installation, painting, decorating, completion, demoli-

 8    tion, conditioning, reconditioning, or improvement of public

 9    buildings,  schools,  works, bridges, highways, or
             roads

10    authorized by a contracting agent.


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 1         (c) "Contracting agent" means any officer,  school
             board, 

 2    board or commission of the state, or a state institution sup-

 3    ported in whole or in part by state funds, authorized to enter

 4    into a contract for a state project or to perform a state project

 5    by the direct employment of labor.  CONTRACTING AGENT DOES NOT

 6    INCLUDE A SCHOOL DISTRICT OR A BOARD OR AGENT ACTING ON BEHALF OF

 7    A SCHOOL DISTRICT.

 8         (d) "Commissioner" means the department of  labor
              CONSUMER

 9    AND INDUSTRY SERVICES.

10         (e) "Locality" means the county, city, village, OR township

11     , or school district  in which the physical work
             on a state

12    project is to be performed.

13         (F) "SCHOOL DISTRICT" MEANS A SCHOOL DISTRICT, LOCAL ACT

14    SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT AS THOSE TERMS

15    ARE DEFINED IN THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 TO

16    380.1852, OR A PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY ESTABLISHED UNDER THE

17    REVISED SCHOOL CODE, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.1 TO 380.1852.























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