Rep. Patrick J. Verschoore

Filed: 11/16/2010

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1509

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1509 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Project Labor Agreements Act.
 
6    Section 5. Findings.
7    (a) The State of Illinois has a compelling interest in
8awarding public works contracts so as to ensure the highest
9standards of quality and efficiency at the lowest responsible
10cost.
11    (b) A project labor agreement, which is a form of pre-hire
12collective bargaining agreement covering all terms and
13conditions of employment on a specific project, can ensure the
14highest standards of quality and efficiency at the lowest
15responsible cost on appropriate public works projects.
16    (c) The State of Illinois has a compelling interest that a

 

 

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1highly skilled workforce be employed on public works projects
2to ensure lower costs over the lifetime of the completed
3project for building, repairs, and maintenance.
4    (d) Project labor agreements provide the State of Illinois
5with a guarantee that public works projects will be completed
6with highly skilled workers.
7    (e) Project labor agreements provide for peaceful,
8orderly, and mutually binding procedures for resolving labor
9issues without labor disruption, preventing significant
10lost-time on construction projects.
11    (f) Project labor agreements allow public agencies to
12predict more accurately the actual cost of the public works
13project.
14    (e) The use of project labor agreements can be of
15particular benefit to complex construction projects.
 
16    Section 10. Public works projects. On a project-by-project
17basis, a State department, agency, authority, board, or
18instrumentality, that is under the control of the Governor,
19shall include a project labor agreement on a public works
20project when that department, agency, authority, board, or
21instrumentality has determined that the agreement advances the
22State's interests of cost, efficiency, quality, safety,
23timeliness, skilled labor force, labor stability, or the
24State's policy to advance minority-owned and women-owned
25businesses and minority and female employment.
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. Public works projects funded with federal
2funds. When it has been determined that a project labor
3agreement is appropriate, and in furtherance of the President's
4Executive Order 13502, the State department, agency,
5authority, board, or instrumentality responsible for awarding
6the project may include a project labor agreement on a public
7works project funded in whole or in part with federal funds.
 
8    Section 20. Negotiation of agreement. When it has been
9determined that a project labor agreement is appropriate for a
10particular public works project, the State department, agency,
11authority, board, or instrumentality responsible for awarding
12the project shall in good faith negotiate a project labor
13agreement with labor organizations engaged in the construction
14industry. If the State department, agency, authority, board, or
15instrumentality and the labor organizations engaged in the
16construction industry ("the parties") cannot agree to the terms
17of the project labor agreement, the Governor shall appoint a
18designee to assist the parties in reaching an agreement.
 
19    Section 25. Contents of agreement. Pursuant to this Act,
20any project labor agreement shall:
21            (a) Set forth effective, immediate, and mutually
22    binding procedures for resolving jurisdictional labor
23    disputes and grievances arising before the completion of

 

 

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1    work.
2            (b) Contain guarantees against strikes, lockouts,
3    or similar actions.
4            (c) Ensure a reliable source of skilled and
5    experienced labor.
6            (d) Further public policy objectives as to
7    improved employment opportunities for minorities and women
8    in the construction industry to the extent permitted by
9    State and federal law.
10            (e) Permit the selection of the lowest qualified
11    responsible bidder, without regard to union or non-union
12    status at other construction sites.
13            (f) Bind all contractors and subcontractors on the
14    public works project through the inclusion of appropriate
15    bid specifications in all relevant bid documents.
16            (g) Include such other terms as the parties deem
17    appropriate.
 
18    Section 30. Publicly disclosed finding. Any decision to use
19a project labor agreement in connection with a public works
20project by a State department, agency, authority, board, or
21instrumentality shall be supported by a written, publicly
22disclosed finding by such department, agency, authority,
23board, or instrumentality, setting forth the justification for
24use of the project labor agreement.
 

 

 

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1    Section 35. Compliance. All State departments, agencies,
2authorities, boards, and instrumentalities shall ensure that
3all public works projects are implemented in a manner
4consistent with the terms of this Act and are in full
5compliance with all statutes, regulations, and Executive
6Orders.
 
7    Section 40. Severability. Nothing in this Act shall be
8construed to contravene any state or federal law or to
9jeopardize the State's entitlement to federal funding. If any
10provision of this Act or its application to any person or
11circumstance is held invalid by any court of competent
12jurisdiction, this invalidity does not affect any other
13provision or application of this Act that can be given effect
14without the invalid provision or application. To achieve this
15purpose, the provisions of this Act are declared to be
16severable.
 
17    Section 45. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by
18changing Section 30-45 as follows:
 
19    (30 ILCS 500/30-45)
20    Sec. 30-45. Other Acts. This Article is subject to
21applicable provisions of the following Acts:
22        (1) the Prevailing Wage Act;
23        (2) the Public Construction Bond Act;

 

 

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1        (3) the Public Works Employment Discrimination Act;
2        (4) the Public Works Preference Act (repealed on June
3    16, 2010 by Public Act 96-929);
4        (5) the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works
5    Act;
6        (6) the Public Contract Fraud Act;and
7        (7) the Illinois Construction Evaluation Act; and
8        (8) the Project Labor Agreements Act.
9(Source: P.A. 90-572, eff. date - See Sec. 99-5; revised
1010-19-10.)
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.".