Senate BillNo. 978


Introduced by Senator Vidak

February 10, 2016


An act to amend Section 1170 of the Labor Code, relating to public works.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 978, as introduced, Vidak. Public works: prevailing wage.

Existing law requires the body awarding any contract for public work, or otherwise undertaking any public work, to obtain the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the public work is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract from the Director of Industrial Relations. Existing law requires the director to determine the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in accordance with specified standards.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 1770 of the Labor Code is amended to
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1770.  

The Director ofbegin delete the Department ofend delete Industrial Relations
4shall determine the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in
5accordance with the standards set forth in Sectionbegin delete 1773, and theend delete
6begin insert 1773. Theend insert director’s determination in the matter shall be final
7except as provided in Section 1773.4begin delete. Nothing in this article,
P2    1however,end delete
begin insert .However, this articleend insert shallbegin insert notend insert prohibit the payment of
2more than the general prevailing rate of wages to anybegin delete workmanend delete
3begin insert workerend insert employed on public work.begin delete Nothing in thisend deletebegin insert Thisend insert act shall
4begin insert notend insert permit any overtime work in violation of Article 3begin delete of this
5chapter.end delete
begin insert (commencing with Section 1810).end insert



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