Rep. Christian L. Mitchell

Filed: 3/27/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3859

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3859 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Illinois Public Subsidies Living Wage Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions.
7    "Covered worker" means full-time employees and new
8employees claimed by the taxpayer as satisfying the
9requirements of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy
10Tax Credit Act necessary for the taxpayer to receive a credit
11under that Act. "Covered worker" also includes all employees of
12the taxpayer employed in projects described under Section 5-20
13of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit
14Act, including employees of contractors and subcontractors
15employed by, or providing services to, the taxpayer.
16    "Credit" has the meaning provided in Section 5-5 of the

 

 

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1Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act.
2    "Full-time employee" has the meaning provided in Section
35-5 of the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax
4Credit Act.
5    "New employee" has the meaning provided in Section 5-5 of
6the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act.
7    "Taxpayer" has the meaning provided in Section 5-5 of the
8Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax Credit Act.
9"Taxpayer" also includes any contractor or subcontractor
10employed or used by the taxpayer in fulfillment of a project
11described under Section 5-20 of the Economic Development for a
12Growing Economy Tax Credit Act.
 
13    Section 10. Scope. For agreements entered into on or after
14the effective date of this Act, any taxpayer that receives a
15credit under the Economic Development for a Growing Economy Tax
16Credit Act, must, for covered workers, pay a living wage and
17provide benefits as set forth in this Section:
18        (1) Living wage. For job sites located in a
19    Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Office of
20    Management and Budget within the Executive Office of the
21    President of the United States, the average hourly wage
22    paid to non-managerial workers at the project site must be
23    no lower than 100% of the State rate for the industry, as
24    most recently established by the United States Bureau of
25    Labor Statistics. For job sites located outside of a

 

 

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1    Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the Office of
2    Management and Budget within the Executive Office of the
3    President of the United States, the average weekly wage
4    paid to non-managerial employees must be no lower than 100%
5    of the rate for the industry in the county where the
6    project site is located, as most recently established by
7    the United States Department of Commerce.
8        (2) Benefits. The taxpayer must offer health insurance
9    coverage and at least half of the cost of the insurance
10    premium must be paid by the taxpayer. Nothing in this
11    subsection shall be construed to prevent a taxpayer from
12    paying a greater portion of the insurance premium.
13        (3) Paid time off. Each employee must receive not less
14    than 12 days per year of paid time off. Nothing in this
15    subsection shall be construed to prevent a taxpayer from
16    providing additional paid time off to employees.
 
17    Section 100. The Economic Development for a Growing Economy
18Tax Credit Act is amended by changing Section 5-65 as follows:
 
19    (35 ILCS 10/5-65)
20    Sec. 5-65. Noncompliance; notice; assessment. If the
21Director determines that a Taxpayer who has received a Credit
22under this Act is not complying with the requirements of the
23Agreement, all of the provisions of the Illinois Public
24Subsidies Living Wage Act, or all of the provisions of this

 

 

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1Act, the Director shall provide notice to the Taxpayer of the
2alleged noncompliance, and allow the Taxpayer a hearing under
3the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
4If, after such notice and any hearing, the Director determines
5that a noncompliance exists, the Director shall issue to the
6Department of Revenue notice to that effect, stating the
7Noncompliance Date.
8(Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.)".