99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB1288

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

820 ILCS 130/1 from Ch. 48, par. 39s-1

Amends the Prevailing Wage Act. Makes a technical change in a Section

concerning State policy.

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A BILL FOR

HB1288

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1 AN ACT concerning employment.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Prevailing Wage Act is amended by changing

5 Section 1 as follows:

6 (820 ILCS 130/1) (from Ch. 48, par. 39s-1)

7 Sec. 1. It is the~~the~~ policy of the State of Illinois that

8 a wage of no less than the general prevailing hourly rate as

9 paid for work of a similar character in the locality in which

10 the work is performed, shall be paid to all laborers, workers

11 and mechanics employed by or on behalf of any and all public

12 bodies engaged in public works.

13 (Source: P.A. 83-443.)