DEL VALLE-MUNOZ-LIGHTFORD-RADOGNO. (DELGADO-SILVA-MCKEON-SHARP-BOLAND) New Act Creates the Day Labor Services Act. Provides that day labor service agencies shall post a list of all employers that are seeking day laborers and provide a detailed description of the work. Contains requirements concerning notices, meals, transportation, safety equipment, clothing, accessories, payment of wages, and other matters. Provides that day labor service agencies shall register with the Department of Labor and pay a registration fee. Provides for adoption of rules by the Department and for penalties for violations of the Act or rules. Effective January 1, 2000. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that descriptions of work shall be provided upon re- quest. Deletes language requiring notices to be given in specified languages, and adds language requiring the Department of Labor to re- commend that day labor service agencies (in counties with a population of 500,000 or more) employ personnel who can effectively communicate information to day laborers in specified languages. Makes other changes. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes provisions requiring a day labor service agency to post a list of all employers seeking day laborers. Inserts provisions requiring a day labor service agency to give a day laborer, upon request, a statement concerning the work to be performed, the wages offered, the destination of the person employed, the terms of transportation, and whether a meal and equipment is provided. Prohibits a day labor service agency from sending any day laborer to any place where a strike, a lockout, or other labor trouble exists without first notifying the day laborer of the conditions. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Deletes provisions concerning notices to day laborers. Provides that, when a day labor service agency sends one or more persons to work as day laborers, the day labor service agency shall, upon request by a day laborer, provide to the day laborer a statement containing the following items: "Name and nature of the work to be performed", "wages offered", "destination of the person employed", "terms of transportation", and whether a meal and equipment is provided, either by the day labor service or the third party employer, and the cost of the meal and equipment, if any. Provides that no day labor service agency may send any day laborer to any place where a strike, a lockout, or other labor trouble exists without first notifying the day laborer of the conditions. Provides that the Department of Labor shall recommend to day labor service agencies that those agencies employ personnel who can effectively communicate the above information to day laborers in Spanish, Polish, or any other language that is generally used in the locale of the day labor agency. In references to "temporary labor", "temporary assignment", and "temporary work", deletes the word "temporary". HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that "day labor" does not include labor or employment of a professional or clerical nature. Eliminates criminal penalties for violations of the Act. 99-01-27 S FIRST READING 99-01-27 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-03 S ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE COMM & INDUST 99-02-24 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR MUNOZ 99-02-24 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR LIGHTFORD 99-02-26 S POSTPONED 99-03-04 S HELD IN COMMITTEE 99-03-04 S AMENDMENT NO. 01-COMM & INDUS S 99-03-04 S ADOPTED 99-03-11 S AMENDMENT NO. 02-COMM & INDUS S 99-03-11 S ADOPTED 99-03-11 S DO PASS AS AMENDED 008-000-000 SCED 99-03-11 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 2ND READING 99-03-16 99-03-18 S SECOND READING 99-03-18 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-19 99-03-18 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-03-18 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-DEL VALLE 99-03-18 S AMENDMENT REFERRED TO SRUL 99-03-22 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-DEL VALLE 99-03-22 S RULES REFERS TO SCED 99-03-24 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR RADOGNO 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-DEL VALLE 99-03-24 S BE APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION SCED/009-000-000 99-03-24 S RECALLED TO SECOND READING 99-03-24 S AMENDMENT NO. 03-DEL VALLE 99-03-24 S ADOPTED 99-03-24 S PLACED ON CALENDAR ORDER OF 3RD READING 99-03-25 99-03-25 S THIRD READING - PASSED 059-000-000 99-03-25 H ARRIVE IN HOUSE 99-03-25 H HOUSE SPONSOR DELGADO 99-03-25 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SILVA 99-03-25 H FIRST READING 99-03-25 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-04-14 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE LABOR COMERCE 99-04-22 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 015-000-000 HLBC 99-04-22 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-04-27 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR MCKEON 99-05-04 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-04 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-06 H RECALLED TO SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-06 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DELGADO 99-05-06 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 99-05-06 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-05-11 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DELGADO 99-05-11 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/003-002-000 99-05-11 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SHARP 99-05-11 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-DELGADO 99-05-11 H ADOPTED 99-05-11 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-05-12 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 116-000-000 99-05-12 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR BOLAND 99-05-12 S SECRETARYS DESK - CONCURRENCE 01 99-05-13 S FILED WITH SECRETARY 99-05-13 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/DEL VALLE 99-05-13 S MOTION REFERRED TO SRUL 99-05-17 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/DEL VALLE 99-05-17 S RULES REFERS TO SCED 99-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/DEL VALLE 99-05-19 S BE ADOPTED SCED/006-000-000 99-05-19 S MOTION TO CONCUR - HOUSE AMENDMENT NO 01/DEL VALLE 99-05-19 S SEN CONCURS IN HSE AMENDMENTS (NO.) 01/059-000-000 99-05-19 S PASSED BOTH HOUSES 99-06-17 S SENT TO THE GOVERNOR 99-08-14 S GOVERNOR APPROVED 99-08-14 S EFFECTIVE DATE 00-01-01 99-08-14 S PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0579 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary