HB4552 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4552

Introduced 02/03/04, by Larry McKeon

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

820 ILCS 130/1

from Ch. 48, par. 39s-1

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Makes technical changes in a Section concerning State policy.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT in relation to employment.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by changing Section 1 as follows:

(820 ILCS 130/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-1)

Sec. 1. State policy. It is the policy of the State of Illinois that a wage of no less than the general prevailing hourly rate as paid for work of a similar character in the locality in which the work is performed, shall be paid to all laborers, workers, and mechanics employed by or on behalf of any and all public bodies engaged in public works.

(Source: P.A. 83-443.)