Kentucky House Bill 73 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-01-13 - posted in committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #4) [PDF]

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 336 establish definitions and to require contractors in public works projects over $250,000 to have 51% of its employees be Kentucky residents and 15% of its employees be apprentices in an approved apprenticeship program for the entirety of the project; require, for public works projects under $250,000, contractors to have at least one apprentice in an approved apprenticeship program; require a public authority to include the employment requirements in the bid and contract for the public works project and provide written notice of the requirements; grant the Department of Workplace Standards enforcement authority over violations by public authorities or contractors; amend KRS 336.990 to provide civil penalties for violation; designate the Act as the "Kentucky Jobs Act."

AN ACT relating to Kentucky jobs.

Rep. Rick Nelson [D]	Rep. Tom Riner [D]	Rep. Linda Belcher [D]	Rep. Will Coursey [D]
Rep. Charles Miller [D]	Rep. Susan Westrom [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-13	House	posted in committee
2016-01-05	House	to Labor & Industry (H)
2016-01-05	House	introduced in House
2015-10-14	House	Prefiled by the sponsor(s).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB73.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB73/bill.doc
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB73/bill.pdf
Supplement	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/16RS/HB73/LM.pdf