HOUSE BILL No. 4431

 

March 19, 2003, Introduced by Rep. Bisbee and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1937 PA 153, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "An act relative to printing for this state; to establish the               

    requirements of responsible bidders; to provide exemptions from             

    this act; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the                   

    provisions of this act; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts            

    inconsistent with the provisions of this act,"                              

                                                                                

    by amending section 1 (MCL 24.61).                                          

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 1.  (1) All printing for which  the  this state is                     

                                                                                

2   chargeable, or  which  that is paid for with funds appropriated             

                                                                                

3   wholly or in part by  the  this state,  excepting that which is             

                                                                                

4   printed  except printing for primary school districts, counties,            

                                                                                

5   townships, cities, villages, or legal publications ordered for or           

                                                                                

6   by elective state officers,  must  shall be printed within  the             

                                                                                

7   this state  , and  or may be printed outside of this state if               

                                                                                

8   printed by a qualified printing firm.  As used in this                      

                                                                                

9   subsection, "qualified printing firm" means a business that                 

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   employs more than 1,000 individuals in this state.                          

                                                                                

2       (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3), printing                

                                                                                

3   described in this section shall bear the label of the branch of             

                                                                                

4   the allied printing trades council of the locality in which  they           

                                                                                

5   are  printed.  , except under the following conditions:                     

                                                                                

6       (3)  1.  Printing firms not having the use of the allied                    

                                                                                

7   printing trades council union label and who  are desirous of                

                                                                                

8   presenting  wish to present bids for printing as  enumerated                

                                                                                

9   above  described in this subsection shall  be required to                   

                                                                                

10  establish  consideration as a responsible bidder as follows  all            

                                                                                

11  of the following requirements for consideration as a responsible            

                                                                                

12  bidder:                                                                     

                                                                                

13      (a)  As a condition to consideration as a responsible bidder                

                                                                                

14  printing concerns must file  File with the secretary of state a             

                                                                                

15  sworn statement to the effect that employees in the employ of the           

                                                                                

16  concern which  printing firm that is to produce  such  the                 

                                                                                

17  printing are receiving the prevailing wage rate and are working             

                                                                                

18  under conditions prevalent in the locality in which the work is             

                                                                                

19  produced.                                                                   

                                                                                

20      (b)  Whenever  If a collective bargaining agreement is in                   

                                                                                

21  effect between an employer and employees who are represented by a           

                                                                                

22  responsible organization  which  that is in no way influenced or            

                                                                                

23  controlled by the management,  such  the agreement and its                  

                                                                                

24  provisions shall be considered as conditions prevalent in  said             

                                                                                

25  the locality and shall be the minimum requirements for being                

                                                                                

26  adjudged a responsible bidder under this act.                               

                                                                                

27      (4)  (c)  Printing firms having the use of the allied                       


                                                                                

1   printing trades council union label shall be  deemed  considered            

                                                                                

2   as having complied with the provisions of this act, but nothing             

                                                                                

3   in these provisions shall be construed as exempting  such  those            

                                                                                

4   bidders from  any provision of the  this act, and  such  those              

                                                                                

5   bidders shall also be required to conform  with all of its                  

                                                                                

6   provisions  to this act.                                                    

                                                                                

7       (5)  2.  The state-owned printing establishment in the state                

                                                                                

8   prison of southern Michigan  shall be  is exempt from the  above            

                                                                                

9   provisions:  Provided, however, That this institution                       

                                                                                

10  requirements of this act and shall not perform printing other               

                                                                                

11  than the needs and requirements of  this  that institution.                 

                                                                                

12      (6)  3.  Legislative printing, including bills and                          

                                                                                

13  resolutions passed by the legislature, shall be printed or                  

                                                                                

14  reproduced in accordance with and subject to article 4 of the               

                                                                                

15  state constitution of 1963, and  pursuant to  under the                     

                                                                                

16  specifications, terms, and conditions  deemed  considered                   

                                                                                

17  necessary by the legislative council.