101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1647

 

Introduced 2/15/2019, by Sen. Jason A. Barickman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
820 ILCS 130/4  from Ch. 48, par. 39s-4
820 ILCS 130/9  from Ch. 48, par. 39s-9

    Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Provides that a prevailing wage determined at the time of bid submission shall continue for the duration of the contract.


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1    AN ACT concerning employment.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by changing
5Sections 4 and 9 as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 130/4)  (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-4)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-1177)
8    Sec. 4. Ascertaining prevailing wage.
9    (a) The public body awarding any contract for public work
10or otherwise undertaking any public works, shall ascertain the
11general prevailing rate of hourly wages in the locality in
12which the work is to be performed, for each craft or type of
13worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract, and where
14the public body performs the work without letting a contract
15therefor, shall ascertain the prevailing rate of wages on a per
16hour basis in the locality, and such public body shall specify
17in the resolution or ordinance and in the call for bids for the
18contract, that the general prevailing rate of wages in the
19locality for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to
20execute the contract or perform such work, also the general
21prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work, as
22ascertained by the public body or by the Department of Labor
23shall be paid for each craft or type of worker needed to

 

 

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1execute the contract or to perform such work, and it shall be
2mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded
3and upon any subcontractor under him, and where the public body
4performs the work, upon the public body, to pay not less than
5the specified rates to all laborers, workers and mechanics
6employed by them in the execution of the contract or such work;
7provided, however, that if the public body desires that the
8Department of Labor ascertain the prevailing rate of wages, it
9shall notify the Department of Labor to ascertain the general
10prevailing rate of hourly wages for work under contract, or for
11work performed by a public body without letting a contract as
12required in the locality in which the work is to be performed,
13for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute
14the contract or project or work to be performed. Upon such
15notification the Department of Labor shall ascertain such
16general prevailing rate of wages, and certify the prevailing
17wage to such public body.
18    (a-1) The public body or other entity awarding the contract
19shall cause to be inserted in the project specifications and
20the contract a stipulation to the effect that not less than the
21prevailing rate of wages as found by the public body or
22Department of Labor or determined by the court on review shall
23be paid to all laborers, workers and mechanics performing work
24under the contract.
25    (a-2) When a public body or other entity covered by this
26Act has awarded work to a contractor without a public bid,

 

 

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1contract or project specification, such public body or other
2entity shall comply with subsection (a-1) by providing the
3contractor with written notice on the purchase order related to
4the work to be done or on a separate document indicating that
5not less than the prevailing rate of wages as found by the
6public body or Department of Labor or determined by the court
7on review shall be paid to all laborers, workers, and mechanics
8performing work on the project.
9    (a-3) Where a complaint is made and the Department of Labor
10determines that a violation occurred, the Department of Labor
11shall determine if proper written notice under this Section 4
12was given. If proper written notice was not provided to the
13contractor by the public body or other entity, the Department
14of Labor shall order the public body or other entity to pay any
15interest, penalties or fines that would have been owed by the
16contractor if proper written notice were provided. The failure
17by a public body or other entity to provide written notice does
18not relieve the contractor of the duty to comply with the
19prevailing wage rate, nor of the obligation to pay any back
20wages, as determined under this Act. For the purposes of this
21subsection, back wages shall be limited to the difference
22between the actual amount paid and the prevailing rate of wages
23required to be paid for the project. The failure of a public
24body or other entity to provide written notice under this
25Section 4 does not diminish the right of a laborer, worker, or
26mechanic to the prevailing rate of wages as determined under

 

 

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1this Act.
2    (b) It shall also be mandatory upon the contractor to whom
3the contract is awarded to insert into each subcontract and
4into the project specifications for each subcontract a written
5stipulation to the effect that not less than the prevailing
6rate of wages shall be paid to all laborers, workers, and
7mechanics performing work under the contract. It shall also be
8mandatory upon each subcontractor to cause to be inserted into
9each lower tiered subcontract and into the project
10specifications for each lower tiered subcontract a stipulation
11to the effect that not less than the prevailing rate of wages
12shall be paid to all laborers, workers, and mechanics
13performing work under the contract. A contractor or
14subcontractor who fails to comply with this subsection (b) is
15in violation of this Act.
16    (b-1) When a contractor has awarded work to a subcontractor
17without a contract or contract specification, the contractor
18shall comply with subsection (b) by providing a subcontractor
19with a written statement indicating that not less than the
20prevailing rate of wages shall be paid to all laborers,
21workers, and mechanics performing work on the project. A
22contractor or subcontractor who fails to comply with this
23subsection (b-1) is in violation of this Act.
24    (b-2) Where a complaint is made and the Department of Labor
25determines that a violation has occurred, the Department of
26Labor shall determine if proper written notice under this

 

 

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1Section 4 was given. If proper written notice was not provided
2to the subcontractor by the contractor, the Department of Labor
3shall order the contractor to pay any interest, penalties, or
4fines that would have been owed by the subcontractor if proper
5written notice were provided. The failure by a contractor to
6provide written notice to a subcontractor does not relieve the
7subcontractor of the duty to comply with the prevailing wage
8rate, nor of the obligation to pay any back wages, as
9determined under this Act. For the purposes of this subsection,
10back wages shall be limited to the difference between the
11actual amount paid and the prevailing rate of wages required
12for the project. However, if proper written notice was not
13provided to the contractor by the public body or other entity
14under this Section 4, the Department of Labor shall order the
15public body or other entity to pay any interest, penalties, or
16fines that would have been owed by the subcontractor if proper
17written notice were provided. The failure by a public body or
18other entity to provide written notice does not relieve the
19subcontractor of the duty to comply with the prevailing wage
20rate, nor of the obligation to pay any back wages, as
21determined under this Act. For the purposes of this subsection,
22back wages shall be limited to the difference between the
23actual amount paid and the prevailing rate of wages required
24for the project. The failure to provide written notice by a
25public body, other entity, or contractor does not diminish the
26right of a laborer, worker, or mechanic to the prevailing rate

 

 

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1of wages as determined under this Act.
2    (c) A public body or other entity shall also require in all
3contractor's and subcontractor's bonds that the contractor or
4subcontractor include such provision as will guarantee the
5faithful performance of such prevailing wage clause as provided
6by contract or other written instrument. All bid specifications
7shall list the specified rates to all laborers, workers and
8mechanics in the locality for each craft or type of worker or
9mechanic needed to execute the contract.
10    (d) If the Department of Labor revises the prevailing rate
11of hourly wages to be paid by the public body or other entity,
12the revised rate shall apply to such contract, and the public
13body or other entity shall be responsible to notify the
14contractor and each subcontractor, of the revised rate.
15    The public body or other entity shall discharge its duty to
16notify of the revised rates by inserting a written stipulation
17in all contracts or other written instruments that states the
18prevailing rate of wages are revised by the Department of Labor
19and are available on the Department's official website. This
20shall be deemed to be proper notification of any rate changes
21under this subsection.
22    (e) Two or more investigatory hearings under this Section
23on the issue of establishing a new prevailing wage
24classification for a particular craft or type of worker shall
25be consolidated in a single hearing before the Department. Such
26consolidation shall occur whether each separate investigatory

 

 

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1hearing is conducted by a public body or the Department. The
2party requesting a consolidated investigatory hearing shall
3have the burden of establishing that there is no existing
4prevailing wage classification for the particular craft or type
5of worker in any of the localities under consideration.
6    (f) It shall be mandatory upon the contractor or
7construction manager to whom a contract for public works is
8awarded to post, at a location on the project site of the
9public works that is easily accessible to the workers engaged
10on the project, the prevailing wage rates for each craft or
11type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract or
12project or work to be performed. In lieu of posting on the
13project site of the public works, a contractor which has a
14business location where laborers, workers, and mechanics
15regularly visit may: (1) post in a conspicuous location at that
16business the current prevailing wage rates for each county in
17which the contractor is performing work; or (2) provide such
18laborer, worker, or mechanic engaged on the public works
19project a written notice indicating the prevailing wage rates
20for the public works project. A failure to post or provide a
21prevailing wage rate as required by this Section is a violation
22of this Act.
23(Source: P.A. 96-437, eff. 1-1-10; 97-964, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
24    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-1177)
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1    (a) The prevailing rate of wages paid to individuals
2covered under this Act shall not be less than the rate that
3prevails for work of a similar character on public works in the
4locality in which the work is performed under collective
5bargaining agreements or understandings between employers or
6employer associations and bona fide labor organizations
7relating to each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to
8execute the contract or perform such work, and collective
9bargaining agreements or understandings successor thereto,
10provided that said employers or members of said employer
11associations employ at least 30% of the laborers, workers, or
12mechanics in the same trade or occupation in the locality where
13the work is being performed.
14    (b) If the prevailing rates of wages and fringe benefits
15cannot reasonably and fairly be applied in any locality because
16no such agreements or understandings exist, the Department of
17Labor shall determine the rates and fringe benefits for the
18same or most similar work in the nearest and most similar
19neighboring locality in which such agreements or
20understandings exist. The Department of Labor shall keep a
21record of its findings available for inspection by any
22interested party in the office of the Department of Labor.
23    (c) In the event it is determined, after a written
24objection is filed and hearing is held in accordance with
25Section 9 of this Act, that less than 30% of the laborers,
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1the locality where the work is performed receive a collectively
2bargained rate of wage, then the average wage paid to such
3laborers, workers, or mechanics in the same trade or occupation
4in the locality for the 12-month period preceding the
5Department of Labor's annual determination shall be the
6prevailing rate of wage.
7    (d) The public body awarding any contract for public work
8or otherwise undertaking any public works shall specify in the
9call for bids for the contract, or where the public body
10performs the work without letting the contract in a written
11instrument provided to the contractor, that the general
12prevailing rate of wages in the locality for each craft or type
13of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract or perform
14such work, also the general prevailing rate for legal holiday
15and overtime work, as ascertained by the Department of Labor
16shall be paid for each craft or type of worker needed to
17execute the contract or to perform such work, and it shall be
18mandatory upon the contractor to whom the contract is awarded
19and upon any subcontractor under him, and where the public body
20performs the work, upon the public body, to pay not less than
21the specified rates to all laborers, workers and mechanics
22employed by them in the execution of the contract or such work.
23Compliance with this Act is a matter of statewide concern, and
24a public body may not opt out of any provisions herein.
25    (e) The public body or other entity awarding the contract
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1the contract a stipulation to the effect that not less than the
2prevailing rate of wages as found by the Department of Labor or
3determined by the court on review shall be paid to all
4laborers, workers and mechanics performing work under the
5contract.
6    (f) When a public body or other entity covered by this Act
7has awarded work to a contractor without a public bid, contract
8or project specification, such public body or other entity
9shall comply with subsection (e) by providing the contractor
10with written notice on the purchase order related to the work
11to be done or on a separate document indicating that not less
12than the prevailing rate of wages ascertained by the Department
13of Labor or determined by the court on review shall be paid to
14all laborers, workers, and mechanics performing work on the
15project.
16    (g) Where a complaint is made and the Department of Labor
17determines that a violation occurred, the Department of Labor
18shall determine if proper written notice under this Section 4
19was given. If proper written notice was not provided to the
20contractor by the public body or other entity, the Department
21of Labor shall order the public body or other entity to pay any
22interest, penalties or fines that would have been owed by the
23contractor if proper written notice were provided. The failure
24by a public body or other entity to provide written notice does
25not relieve the contractor of the duty to comply with the
26prevailing wage rate, nor of the obligation to pay any back

 

 

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1wages, as determined under this Act. For the purposes of this
2subsection, back wages shall be limited to the difference
3between the actual amount paid and the prevailing rate of wages
4required to be paid for the project. The failure of a public
5body or other entity to provide written notice under this
6Section 4 does not diminish the right of a laborer, worker, or
7mechanic to the prevailing rate of wages as determined under
8this Act.
9    (h) It shall also be mandatory upon the contractor to whom
10the contract is awarded to insert into each subcontract and
11into the project specifications for each subcontract a written
12stipulation to the effect that not less than the prevailing
13rate of wages shall be paid to all laborers, workers, and
14mechanics performing work under the contract. It shall also be
15mandatory upon each subcontractor to cause to be inserted into
16each lower tiered subcontract and into the project
17specifications for each lower tiered subcontract a stipulation
18to the effect that not less than the prevailing rate of wages
19shall be paid to all laborers, workers, and mechanics
20performing work under the contract. A contractor or
21subcontractor who fails to comply with this subsection is in
22violation of this Act.
23    (i) When a contractor has awarded work to a subcontractor
24without a contract or contract specification, the contractor
25shall comply with subsection (h) by providing a subcontractor
26with a written statement indicating that not less than the

 

 

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1prevailing rate of wages shall be paid to all laborers,
2workers, and mechanics performing work on the project. A
3contractor or subcontractor who fails to comply with this
4subsection is in violation of this Act.
5    (j) Where a complaint is made and the Department of Labor
6determines that a violation has occurred, the Department of
7Labor shall determine if proper written notice under this
8Section 4 was given. If proper written notice was not provided
9to the subcontractor by the contractor, the Department of Labor
10shall order the contractor to pay any interest, penalties, or
11fines that would have been owed by the subcontractor if proper
12written notice were provided. The failure by a contractor to
13provide written notice to a subcontractor does not relieve the
14subcontractor of the duty to comply with the prevailing wage
15rate, nor of the obligation to pay any back wages, as
16determined under this Act. For the purposes of this subsection,
17back wages shall be limited to the difference between the
18actual amount paid and the prevailing rate of wages required
19for the project. However, if proper written notice was not
20provided to the contractor by the public body or other entity
21under this Section 4, the Department of Labor shall order the
22public body or other entity to pay any interest, penalties, or
23fines that would have been owed by the subcontractor if proper
24written notice were provided. The failure by a public body or
25other entity to provide written notice does not relieve the
26subcontractor of the duty to comply with the prevailing wage

 

 

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1rate, nor of the obligation to pay any back wages, as
2determined under this Act. For the purposes of this subsection,
3back wages shall be limited to the difference between the
4actual amount paid and the prevailing rate of wages required
5for the project. The failure to provide written notice by a
6public body, other entity, or contractor does not diminish the
7right of a laborer, worker, or mechanic to the prevailing rate
8of wages as determined under this Act.
9    (k) A public body or other entity shall also require in all
10contractor's and subcontractor's bonds that the contractor or
11subcontractor include such provision as will guarantee the
12faithful performance of such prevailing wage clause as provided
13by contract or other written instrument. All bid specifications
14shall list the specified rates to all laborers, workers and
15mechanics in the locality for each craft or type of worker or
16mechanic needed to execute the contract.
17    (l) Any prevailing rate determined by a public body or the
18Department at the time of bid submission shall be the rate
19applicable for the duration of the contract awarded by the
20public body. If the Department of Labor revises the prevailing
21rate of hourly wages to be paid by the public body or other
22entity, the revised rate shall apply to such contract, and the
23public body or other entity shall be responsible to notify the
24contractor and each subcontractor, of the revised rate.
25    The public body or other entity shall discharge its duty to
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1in all contracts or other written instruments that states the
2prevailing rate of wages are revised by the Department of Labor
3and are available on the Department's official website. This
4shall be deemed to be proper notification of any rate changes
5under this subsection.
6    (m) Two or more investigatory hearings under this Section
7on the issue of establishing a new prevailing wage
8classification for a particular craft or type of worker shall
9be consolidated in a single hearing before the Department. The
10party requesting a consolidated investigatory hearing shall
11have the burden of establishing that there is no existing
12prevailing wage classification for the particular craft or type
13of worker in any of the localities under consideration.
14    (n) It shall be mandatory upon the contractor or
15construction manager to whom a contract for public works is
16awarded to post, at a location on the project site of the
17public works that is easily accessible to the workers engaged
18on the project, the prevailing wage rates for each craft or
19type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract or
20project or work to be performed. In lieu of posting on the
21project site of the public works, a contractor which has a
22business location where laborers, workers, and mechanics
23regularly visit may: (1) post in a conspicuous location at that
24business the current prevailing wage rates for each county in
25which the contractor is performing work; or (2) provide such
26laborer, worker, or mechanic engaged on the public works

 

 

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1project a written notice indicating the prevailing wage rates
2for the public works project. A failure to post or provide a
3prevailing wage rate as required by this Section is a violation
4of this Act.
5(Source: P.A. 100-1177, eff. 6-1-19.)
 
6    (820 ILCS 130/9)  (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-9)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 100-1177)
8    Sec. 9. To effectuate the purpose and policy of this Act
9each public body shall, during the month of June of each
10calendar year, investigate and ascertain the prevailing rate of
11wages as defined in this Act and publicly post or keep
12available for inspection by any interested party in the main
13office of such public body its determination of such prevailing
14rate of wage and shall promptly file, no later than July 15 of
15each year, a certified copy thereof in the office of the
16Illinois Department of Labor.
17    The Department of Labor shall during the month of June of
18each calendar year, investigate and ascertain the prevailing
19rate of wages for each county in the State. If a public body
20does not investigate and ascertain the prevailing rate of wages
21during the month of June as required by the previous paragraph,
22then the prevailing rate of wages for that public body shall be
23the rate as determined by the Department under this paragraph
24for the county in which such public body is located. The
25Department shall publish on its official website a prevailing

 

 

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1wage schedule for each county in the State, no later than
2August 15 of each year, based on the prevailing rate of wages
3investigated and ascertained by the Department during the month
4of June. Nothing prohibits the Department from publishing
5prevailing wage rates more than once per year.
6    Where the Department of Labor ascertains the prevailing
7rate of wages, it is the duty of the Department of Labor within
830 days after receiving a notice from the public body
9authorizing the proposed work, to conduct an investigation to
10ascertain the prevailing rate of wages as defined in this Act
11and such investigation shall be conducted in the locality in
12which the work is to be performed. The Department of Labor
13shall send a certified copy of its findings to the public body
14authorizing the work and keep a record of its findings
15available for inspection by any interested party in the office
16of the Department of Labor at Springfield.
17    The public body except for the Department of Transportation
18with respect to highway contracts shall within 30 days after
19filing with the Department of Labor, or the Department of Labor
20shall within 30 days after filing with such public body,
21publish in a newspaper of general circulation within the area
22that the determination is effective, a notice of its
23determination and shall promptly mail a copy of its
24determination to any employer, and to any association of
25employers and to any person or association of employees who
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1determination stating the particular rates and the particular
2class of workers whose wages will be affected by such rates. If
3the Department of Labor ascertains the prevailing rate of wages
4for a public body, the public body may satisfy the newspaper
5publication requirement in this paragraph by posting on the
6public body's website a notice of its determination with a
7hyperlink to the prevailing wage schedule for that locality
8that is published on the official website of the Department of
9Labor.
10    At any time within 30 days after the Department of Labor
11has published on its official web site a prevailing wage
12schedule, any person affected thereby may object in writing to
13the determination or such part thereof as they may deem
14objectionable by filing a written notice with the public body
15or Department of Labor, whichever has made such determination,
16stating the specified grounds of the objection. It shall
17thereafter be the duty of the public body or Department of
18Labor to set a date for a hearing on the objection after giving
19written notice to the objectors at least 10 days before the
20date of the hearing and said notice shall state the time and
21place of such hearing. Such hearing by a public body shall be
22held within 45 days after the objection is filed, and shall not
23be postponed or reset for a later date except upon the consent,
24in writing, of all the objectors and the public body. If such
25hearing is not held by the public body within the time herein
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1objectors, conduct the hearing on behalf of the public body.
2    The public body or Department of Labor, whichever has made
3such determination, is authorized in its discretion to hear
4each written objection filed separately or consolidate for
5hearing any one or more written objections filed with them. At
6such hearing, the public body or Department of Labor shall
7introduce in evidence the investigation it instituted which
8formed the basis of its determination, and the public body or
9Department of Labor, or any interested objectors may thereafter
10introduce such evidence as is material to the issue.
11Thereafter, the public body or Department of Labor, must rule
12upon the written objection and make such final determination as
13it believes the evidence warrants, and promptly file a
14certified copy of its final determination with such public
15body, and serve a copy by personal service or registered mail
16on all parties to the proceedings. The final determination by
17the Department of Labor or a public body shall be rendered
18within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing.
19    If proceedings to review judicially the final
20determination of the public body or Department of Labor are not
21instituted as hereafter provided, such determination shall be
22final and binding.
23    The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all
24amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted
25pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for
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1public body or the Department of Labor hereunder. The term
2"administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the
3Code of Civil Procedure.
4    Appeals from all final orders and judgments entered by the
5court in review of the final administrative decision of the
6public body or Department of Labor, may be taken by any party
7to the action.
8    Any proceeding in any court affecting a determination of
9the Department of Labor or public body shall have priority in
10hearing and determination over all other civil proceedings
11pending in said court, except election contests.
12    In all reviews or appeals under this Act, it shall be the
13duty of the Attorney General to represent the Department of
14Labor, and defend its determination. The Attorney General shall
15not represent any public body, except the State, in any such
16review or appeal.
17(Source: P.A. 100-2, eff. 6-16-17; 100-154, eff. 8-18-17;
18100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
 
19    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 100-1177)
20    Sec. 9. To effectuate the purpose and policy of this Act
21the Department of Labor shall, during the month of June of each
22calendar year, investigate and ascertain the prevailing rate of
23wages for each county in the State and shall publish the
24prevailing wage schedule ascertained on its official website no
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1wages is based on a collective bargaining agreement, any
2increases directly ascertainable from such collective
3bargaining agreement shall also be published on the website.
4Further, if the prevailing rate of wages is based on a
5collective bargaining agreement, the explanation of classes on
6the prevailing wage schedule shall be consistent with the
7classifications established under the collective bargaining
8agreement.
9    At any time within 30 days after the Department of Labor
10has published on its official web site a prevailing wage
11schedule, any person affected thereby may object in writing to
12the determination or such part thereof as they may deem
13objectionable by filing a written notice with the Department of
14Labor stating the specified grounds of the objection. A person
15filing an objection alleging that the actual percentage of
16laborers, workers, or mechanics that receive a collectively
17bargained rate of wage is below the required 30% shall have the
18burden of establishing such and shall support the allegation
19with competent evidence. During the pendency of any objection
20and until final determination thereof, the work in question
21shall proceed under the rate established by the Department. It
22shall be the duty of the Department of Labor to set a date for a
23hearing on the objection after giving written notice to the
24objectors at least 10 days before the date of the hearing and
25said notice shall state the time and place of such hearing.
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1days after the objection is filed, and shall not be postponed
2or reset for a later date except upon the consent, in writing,
3of all the objectors and the Department of Labor.
4    The Department of Labor may hear each written objection
5filed separately or consolidate for hearing any one or more
6written objections filed. At such hearing, the Department of
7Labor shall introduce in evidence the investigation it
8instituted which formed the basis of its determination, and the
9Department of Labor, or any interested objectors may thereafter
10introduce such evidence as is material to the issue.
11Thereafter, the Department of Labor, must rule upon the written
12objection and make such final determination as it believes the
13evidence warrants and serve a copy by personal service,
14registered mail, or electronic mail on all parties to the
15proceedings. The final determination by the Department of Labor
16shall be rendered within 30 days after the conclusion of the
17hearing.
18    If proceedings to review judicially the final
19determination of the Department of Labor are not instituted as
20hereafter provided, such determination shall be final and
21binding.
22    The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all
23amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted
24pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for
25the judicial review of final administrative decisions of the
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1defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
2    Appeals from all final orders and judgments entered by the
3court in review of the final administrative decision of the
4Department of Labor, may be taken by any party to the action.
5    Any proceeding in any court affecting a determination of
6the Department of Labor shall have priority in hearing and
7determination over all other civil proceedings pending in said
8court, except election contests.
9    In all reviews or appeals under this Act, it shall be the
10duty of the Attorney General to represent the Department of
11Labor, and defend its determination.
12    Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, any
13prevailing rate determined by a public body or the Department
14at the time of bid submission shall be the rate applicable for
15the duration of the contract awarded by the public body.
16(Source: P.A. 100-2, eff. 6-16-17; 100-154, eff. 8-18-17;
17100-863, eff. 8-14-18; 100-1177, eff. 6-1-19.)
 
18    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
19changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
20that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
21represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
22not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
23made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
24Public Act.