PRINTER'S NO. 368
No. 353 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY WAUGH, HELFRICK, ARMSTRONG, MADIGAN, ORIE,
RAFFERTY, CORMAN, WENGER, MOWERY, PUNT, WONDERLING, PICCOLA
AND THOMPSON, MARCH 3, 2003
REFERRED TO LABOR AND INDUSTRY, MARCH 3, 2003
AN ACT
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--
14 * * *
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
1 subdivisions.
2 * * *
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. (a) Section 752 of the act of March 10, 1949
8 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
9 repealed.
10 (b) All other acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar as
11 they are inconsistent with this act.
12 Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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