THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY KAMPF, LAWRENCE, ROSS, AUMENT, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BLOOM, BOYD, R. BROWN, CAUSER, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, DENLINGER, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GRELL, GROVE, HENNESSEY, HICKERNELL, KAUFFMAN, MAJOR, MASSER, METCALFE, MILLER, MILNE, MOUL, PERRY, PICKETT, RAPP, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SIMMONS, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TOEPEL, TRUITT AND WATSON, FEBRUARY 16, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND INDUSTRY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011  

AN ACT

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

"An act relating to public works contracts; providing for

prevailing wages; imposing duties upon the Secretary of Labor

and Industry; providing remedies, penalties and repealing

existing laws," further providing for definitions; and

providing for school district options.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

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

987, No.442), known as the Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act, is

amended to read:

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

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(4)  "Public body" means [the] any of the following:

(i)  The Commonwealth [of Pennsylvania, any of its].

(ii)  A political [subdivisions, any] subdivision. Except as

set forth in section 13.1, this subparagraph does not include a

school district or an authority, agency or instrumentality

established by one or more school districts.

(iii)  An authority created by the General Assembly [of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and any].

(iv)  An instrumentality or agency of the Commonwealth [of

Pennsylvania].

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

Section 13.1.  School District Option.--Notwithstanding any

provision of this act, a school district or an authority, agency

or instrumentality established by one or more school districts

may elect, by resolution, to be a public body and to subject

itself to this act.

Section 3.  All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar

as they are inconsistent with this act.

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