Sen. David Koehler

Filed: 2/29/2012

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3232

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3232 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by changing
5Section 11a as follows:
 
6    (820 ILCS 130/11a)  (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-11a)
7    Sec. 11a. The Director of the the Department of Labor shall
8publish in the Illinois Register no less often than once each
9calendar quarter a list of contractors or subcontractors found
10to have disregarded their obligations to employees under this
11Act. The Department of Labor shall determine the contractors or
12subcontractors who, on 2 separate occasions within 5 years,
13have been determined to have violated the provisions of this
14Act. Upon such determination the Department shall notify the
15violating contractor or subcontractor. Such contractor or
16subcontractor shall then have 10 working days to request a

 

 

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1hearing by the Department on the alleged violations. Failure to
2respond within the 10 working day period shall result in
3automatic and immediate placement and publication on the list.
4If the contractor or subcontractor requests a hearing within
5the 10 working day period, the Director shall set a hearing on
6the alleged violations. Such hearing shall take place no later
7than 45 calendar days after the receipt by the Department of
8Labor of the request for a hearing. The Department of Labor is
9empowered to promulgate, adopt, amend and rescind rules and
10regulations to govern the hearing procedure. No contract shall
11be awarded to a contractor or subcontractor appearing on the
12list, or to any firm, corporation, partnership or association
13in which such contractor or subcontractor has an interest until
144 years have elapsed from the date of publication of the list
15containing the name of such contractor or subcontractor.
16    A contractor or subcontractor convicted or found guilty
17under Section 5 or 6 of this Act shall be subject to an
18automatic and immediate debarment, thereafter prohibited from
19participating in any public works project for 4 years, with no
20right to a hearing.
21(Source: P.A. 97-571, eff. 1-1-12.)".