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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY WAUGH, ALLOWAY, BAKER, BRUBAKER, FOLMER, PICCOLA, SMUCKER AND M. WHITE, MARCH 19, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 19, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of August 15, 1961 (P.L.987, No.442), entitled |
2 | "An act relating to public works contracts; providing for |
3 | prevailing wages; imposing duties upon the Secretary of Labor |
4 | and Industry; providing remedies, penalties and repealing |
5 | existing laws," excluding political subdivisions from the |
6 | act; authorizing optional prevailing wage ordinances; and |
7 | making repeals. |
8 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
9 | hereby enacts as follows: |
10 | Section 1. Section 2(4) of the act of August 15, 1961 |
11 | (P.L.987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage |
12 | Act, is amended to read: |
13 | Section 2. Definitions.--As used in this act-- |
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15 | (4) "Public body" means the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, |
16 | [any of its political subdivisions,] any authority created by |
17 | the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and any |
18 | instrumentality or agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, |
19 | but shall not include a political subdivision or any authority, |
20 | agency or instrumentality created by one or more political |
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1 | subdivisions. |
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3 | Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read: |
4 | Section 13.1. Local Option.--Notwithstanding any provision |
5 | of this act, a political subdivision may elect, by ordinance or |
6 | resolution, to place itself within the jurisdiction of this act. |
7 | Section 3. Repeals are as follows: |
8 | (1) The General Assembly declares that the repeal under |
9 | paragraph (2) is necessary to effectuate this act. |
10 | (2) Section 752 of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, |
11 | No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is repealed. |
12 | (3) All other acts and parts of acts are repealed |
13 | insofar as they are inconsistent with this act. |
14 | Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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