HB4787ham002 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Michael W. Tryon

Filed: 3/26/2012

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4787

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4787 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by adding Section 4.5 as follows:

(820 ILCS 130/4.5 new)

Sec. 4.5. Prevailing Wage Task Force.

(a) Task Force. The Prevailing Wage Task Force is created. The members of the Task Force shall be appointed no later than September 1, 2012.

(b) Report. No later than December 1 of each year, the Task Force shall report to the Governor and the General Assembly its recommendations for legislation to provide local governments with relief from the requirements of this Act. The Task Force shall issue its first report no later than December 1, 2012.

(c) Composition. The following members shall comprise the Task Force:

(1) One Democratic member of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate and one Republican member of the Senate appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate.

(2) One Democratic member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and one Republican member of the House of Representatives appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.

(3) Three members representative of organized labor or labor trade councils appointed by the Governor.

(4) One member selected by the Illinois Municipal League.

(5) One member selected from one of the member Councils of Government of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus.

(6) One member selected by Metro Counties.

(7) One member selected by the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association.

The initial appointment of members to the Task Force shall provide for 4 groups of members. Three of the groups shall consist of 3 members and one group shall consist of 2 members. The composition of the groups shall be determined by lot. The group consisting of 2 members shall serve an initial term of 4 years. Of the 3 remaining groups, one group shall serve an initial term of one year, one group shall serve an initial term of 2 years, and one group shall serve an initial term of 3 years. The length of the initial terms of the 3-person groups shall be determined by lot. Successors shall serve a term of 4 years. If a vacancy occurs, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a person to serve the unexpired portion of the term.

(d) Organization. The Task Force shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson who may not be members of the same political party. Six members of the Task Force constitute a quorum. The chairperson or, in the absence of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson shall have the right to convene a Task Force meeting and call the meeting to order. The Task Force shall meet at least one time each calendar quarter.

(e) Compensation. Members of the Task Force shall not receive compensation for performance of their duties, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the duties associated with the Task Force from moneys appropriated for that purpose.

(f) Administrative support. The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative and staff support to the Task Force.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.".