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House Bill 1019

Enrolled House Bill (H)

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Common construction wage and public works. Repeals the common construction wage statute. Repeals related statutes superseded by the repeal of the common construction wage statute. Increases the "small project" cap for a public works project from $150,000 to $300,000. Unless required by federal or state law, prohibits a public agency from establishing, mandating, or otherwise requiring a wage scale or wage schedule for a public works project. Provides that the following apply to all public works projects, except public-private, design-build, and construction manager as constructor agreements: (1) Provides that a public works contract may not be structured other than in Common construction wage and public works. Repeals the common construction wage statute. Repeals related statutes superseded by the repeal of the common construction wage statute. Increases the "small project" cap for a public works project from $150,000 to $300,000. Unless required by federal or state law, prohibits a public agency from establishing, mandating, or otherwise requiring a wage scale or wage schedule for a public works project. Provides that the following apply to all public works projects, except public-private, design-build, and construction manager as constructor agreements: (1) Provides that a public works contract may not be structured other than in four contractor tiers. (2) Provides that each prime contractor on a public works project must perform at least 15% of the total contract price, as determined at the time the contract is awarded, with its own labor, services, or materials. (3) Requires each contractor in each contractor tier to maintain general liability insurance. (4) Requires each contractor in each contractor tier to be qualified by the department of administration or the department of transportation before doing any work on a public works project. (5) Requires certain employees of a public works contract to be "e-verified". (6) Provides that a contractor on a public works project may not pay its employees in cash. (7) Requires a contractor to comply with certain federal and Indiana laws relating to labor. (8) Requires: (A) a contractor on a public works project that employs 10 or more employees to provide access to a training program applicable to the tasks to be performed by the employees in the normal course of their employment; and (B) a tier 1 or tier 2 contractor that employs 50 or more journeymen to participate in an apprenticeship training program that meets the standards established by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. (9) For a public works contract awarded after June 30, 2016, requires that the payroll and related records of a contractor in any contractor tier must be preserved by the contractor for 3 years after completion of the project work and be open to inspection by the department of workforce development (DWD), which must maintain the confidentiality of all records inspected. For a public works contract awarded after June 30, 2016, provides that a public agency that suspects the misclassification of one or more workers on the public agency's public works project may request in writing that DWD investigate the suspected misclassification, and if DWD finds information or records supporting the misclassification, DWD may refer the matter to an appropriate agency for further action. Provides that a public agency that reasonably suspects a contractor has violated these requirements shall refer certain violations to the appropriate agency for investigation or require the contractor to remedy certain violations not later than 30 days after the agency notifies the contractor of the violation. If the contractor fails to remedy the violation, requires the public agency to find the contractor to be not responsible for a period based on the severity of the violation, but for not more than 48 months. Provides that a finding that the contractor is not responsible may not be used by another public agency in making a determination as to whether that contractor is responsible. Provides that a determination that a contractor is not responsible is final and conclusive and subject to judicial review under IC 34-13-5. Provides that a person who, with intent to avoid the obligation to obtain worker's compensation coverage, falsely classifies an employee as a non-employee commits worker's compensation fraud. Provides for classification of this crime at various levels. Requires a contractor that, after June 30, 2015, is awarded a public works contract with an estimated cost of at least $150,000 by a political subdivision to have an employee drug testing program. Requires the Indiana department of labor to submit to the general assembly not later than July 1, 2021, a report concerning the effects of the repeal of the common construction wage statute. Makes an appropriation to the Indiana Construction Roundtable Foundation of $1 million dollars in each of the next two state fiscal years for the Foundation's use in conducting an educational marketing campaign in Indiana. Makes conforming amendments. ... View more