Sen. Tim Bivins

Filed: 3/28/2017

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1856

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1856 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by changing
5Section 9 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 130/9)  (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-9)
7    Sec. 9. To effectuate the purpose and policy of this Act
8each public body shall, during the month of June of each
9calendar year, investigate and ascertain the prevailing rate of
10wages as defined in this Act and publicly post or keep
11available for inspection by any interested party in the main
12office of such public body its determination of such prevailing
13rate of wage and shall promptly file, no later than July 15 of
14each year, a certified copy thereof in the office of the
15Illinois Department of Labor.
16    The Department of Labor shall during the month of June of

 

 

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1each calendar year, investigate and ascertain the prevailing
2rate of wages for each county in the State. If a public body
3does not investigate and ascertain the prevailing rate of wages
4during the month of June as required by the previous paragraph,
5then the prevailing rate of wages for that public body shall be
6the rate as determined by the Department under this paragraph
7for the county in which such public body is located.
8    Where the Department of Labor ascertains the prevailing
9rate of wages, it is the duty of the Department of Labor within
1030 days after receiving a notice from the public body
11authorizing the proposed work, to conduct an investigation to
12ascertain the prevailing rate of wages as defined in this Act
13and such investigation shall be conducted in the locality in
14which the work is to be performed. The Department of Labor
15shall send a certified copy of its findings to the public body
16authorizing the work and keep a record of its findings
17available for inspection by any interested party in the office
18of the Department of Labor at Springfield.
19    The public body except for the Department of Transportation
20with respect to highway contracts shall within 30 days after
21filing with the Department of Labor, or the Department of Labor
22shall within 30 days after filing with such public body,
23publish in a newspaper of general circulation within the area
24that the determination is effective, a notice of its
25determination and shall promptly mail a copy of its
26determination to any employer, and to any association of

 

 

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1employers and to any person or association of employees who
2have filed their names and addresses, requesting copies of any
3determination stating the particular rates and the particular
4class of workers whose wages will be affected by such rates. If
5the Department of Labor ascertains the prevailing rate of wages
6for a public body, the public body may satisfy the newspaper
7publication requirement in this paragraph by posting on the
8public body's website a notice of its determination with a
9hyperlink to the prevailing wage schedule for that locality
10that is published on the official website of the Department of
11Labor.
12    At any time within 30 days after the Department of Labor
13has published on its official web site a prevailing wage
14schedule, any person affected thereby may object in writing to
15the determination or such part thereof as they may deem
16objectionable by filing a written notice with the public body
17or Department of Labor, whichever has made such determination,
18stating the specified grounds of the objection. It shall
19thereafter be the duty of the public body or Department of
20Labor to set a date for a hearing on the objection after giving
21written notice to the objectors at least 10 days before the
22date of the hearing and said notice shall state the time and
23place of such hearing. Such hearing by a public body shall be
24held within 45 days after the objection is filed, and shall not
25be postponed or reset for a later date except upon the consent,
26in writing, of all the objectors and the public body. If such

 

 

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1hearing is not held by the public body within the time herein
2specified, the Department of Labor may, upon request of the
3objectors, conduct the hearing on behalf of the public body.
4    The public body or Department of Labor, whichever has made
5such determination, is authorized in its discretion to hear
6each written objection filed separately or consolidate for
7hearing any one or more written objections filed with them. At
8such hearing the public body or Department of Labor shall
9introduce in evidence the investigation it instituted which
10formed the basis of its determination, and the public body or
11Department of Labor, or any interested objectors may thereafter
12introduce such evidence as is material to the issue.
13Thereafter, the public body or Department of Labor, must rule
14upon the written objection and make such final determination as
15it believes the evidence warrants, and promptly file a
16certified copy of its final determination with such public
17body, and serve a copy by personal service or registered mail
18on all parties to the proceedings. The final determination by
19the Department of Labor or a public body shall be rendered
20within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing.
21    If proceedings to review judicially the final
22determination of the public body or Department of Labor are not
23instituted as hereafter provided, such determination shall be
24final and binding.
25    The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all
26amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted

 

 

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1pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for
2the judicial review of final administrative decisions of any
3public body or the Department of Labor hereunder. The term
4"administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the
5Code of Civil Procedure.
6    Appeals from all final orders and judgments entered by the
7court in review of the final administrative decision of the
8public body or Department of Labor, may be taken by any party
9to the action.
10    Any proceeding in any court affecting a determination of
11the Department of Labor or public body shall have priority in
12hearing and determination over all other civil proceedings
13pending in said court, except election contests.
14    In all reviews or appeals under this Act, it shall be the
15duty of the Attorney General to represent the Department of
16Labor, and defend its determination. The Attorney General shall
17not represent any public body, except the State, in any such
18review or appeal.
19(Source: P.A. 98-173, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
21becoming law.".