PRINTER'S NO.  703

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

SENATE BILL

 

No.

648

Session of

2009

  

  

INTRODUCED BY WAUGH, ALLOWAY, BAKER, BRUBAKER, FOLMER, PICCOLA, SMUCKER AND M. WHITE, MARCH 19, 2009

  

  

REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 19, 2009  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), entitled

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"An act relating to public works contracts; providing for

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prevailing wages; imposing duties upon the Secretary of Labor

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and Industry; providing remedies, penalties and repealing

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existing laws," excluding political subdivisions from the

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act; authorizing optional prevailing wage ordinances; and

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making repeals.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 2(4) of the act of August 15, 1961

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(P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage

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Act, is amended to read:

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Section 2.  Definitions.--As used in this act--

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(4)  "Public body" means the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

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[any of its political subdivisions,] any authority created by

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the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and any

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instrumentality or agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,

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but shall not include a political subdivision or any authority,

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agency or instrumentality created by one or more political

 


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subdivisions.

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Section 2.  The act is amended by adding a section to read:

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Section 13.1.  Local Option.--Notwithstanding any provision

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of this act, a political subdivision may elect, by ordinance or

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resolution, to place itself within the jurisdiction of this act.

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Section 3.  Repeals are as follows:

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(1)  The General Assembly declares that the repeal under

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paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate this act.

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(2)  Section 752 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30,

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No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is repealed.

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(3)  All other acts and parts of acts are repealed

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insofar as they are inconsistent with this act.

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Section 4.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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