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Budget Amendments - SB1100 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Ruff
Project Labor Agreements (language only)

Item 78 #1s

Item 78 #1s

Administration
Department of General Services

Language

Page 76, after line 34, insert:


“G. Notwithstanding § 2.2-4321.2, Code of Virginia, the authorization of any public body, including state or local government, to require bidders to adhere to project labor agreements shall be effective November 1, 2021, and no project labor agreement shall be used on a construction project below $80 million until November 1, 2024. The Department of General Services shall convene a workgroup of stakeholders, including construction industry professionals, local governments, colleges, and other relevant parties deemed appropriate by the Department for the purpose of developing standardized regulations for project labor agreements at the state and local levels, including for all tiered higher education institutions, and to enact such standardized regulations by November 1, 2021.”



Explanation

(This amendment delays the enactment of Project Labor Agreements to November 1, 2021, requires that no Project Labor Agreement shall be used on a construction project below $80 million until November 1, 2024, and requires the Department of General Services to create a work group of construction industry professionals, local governments, colleges and others to enact standardized regulations for Project Labor Agreements at the state, local and all tiered-higher education institutions, and specifies that regulations shall be enacted by November 1, 2021.)