Arizona 2023 Regular Session

Arizona House Bill HB2614 Compare Versions

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1	1	REFERENCE TITLE: state broadband grant program State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-sixth Legislature First Regular Session 2023 HB 2614 Introduced by Representative Sun An Act amending title 41, chapter 10, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1511.01; relating to the Arizona commerce authority. (TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
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68	68	amending title 41, chapter 10, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1511.01; relating to the Arizona commerce authority.
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78	78	Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona: Section 1. Title 41, chapter 10, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1511.01, to read: START_STATUTE41-1511.01. State broadband grant program A. The state broadband grant program is established to promote broadband infrastructure development and provide broadband access in this state. The authority shall administer the grant program. Applicants shall submit an application on a form PRESCRIBED by the authority. The authority shall prioritize applicants that: 1. Are able to demonstrate that they have robust training programs with requirements that are tied to titles, uniform wage scales and skill codes recognized in the industry and require Occupational safety and health administration training. 2. Will perform work funded by the program using a workforce that is directly employed. 3. Demonstrate that the workforce performing the work will receive high quality wages and benefits. 4. Have robust records of compliance with this state's Labor laws, the occupational safety and health act of 1970 (P.L. 91-593; 84 Stat. 1590), the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1060; 29 United States Code section 201), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352; 78 Stat. 241) and all other applicable labor or employment laws in the past five years or have mitigated violations with labor compliance agreements and measures to ensure future labor compliance. B. Participants in the state broadband grant program shall submit a monthly report to the authority that describes all of the following: 1. Whether the workforce will be directly employed by the contractor or whether work will be performed by a subcontracted workforce. 2. The specific entities the contractor plans to subcontract with in carrying out the proposed work. 3. The job titles and size of the workforce that is required to carry out the proposed work over the course of the project. 4. A description of all of the following for each job title that is required to carry out the work: (a) The wages, benefits and applicable wage scales, including overtime rates, and a description of how wages are calculated. (b) Any in-house training program, including whether the training program is tied to titles, uniform wage scales and skill codes recognized in the industry. (c) Applicable safety training, certification and licensure requirements, including whether employees are required to have completed OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION TRAINING or any other training required by law. (d) The entity that employs the workforce in each job title. C. The authority shall conduct QUARTERLY reviews of all program participants to ensure compliance with this section and may take any appropriate measures to enforce this section. D. If an APPLICANT is a public agency, the public agency is subject to the requirements of this section regardless of its status as a public agency, including as to any further subgranting the public agency conducts, consistent with the contracting requirements of the public agency. E. If an applicant fails to meet the Program Requirements prescribed by this section or falsifies information regarding such requirements, the Authority shall investigate the applicant and issue an appropriate action, including a determination that the applicant is ineligible for future participation in the program. END_STATUTE
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82	82	Section 1. Title 41, chapter 10, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1511.01, to read:
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84	84	START_STATUTE41-1511.01. State broadband grant program
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86	86	A. The state broadband grant program is established to promote broadband infrastructure development and provide broadband access in this state. The authority shall administer the grant program. Applicants shall submit an application on a form PRESCRIBED by the authority. The authority shall prioritize applicants that:
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94	94	4. Have robust records of compliance with this state's Labor laws, the occupational safety and health act of 1970 (P.L. 91-593; 84 Stat. 1590), the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1060; 29 United States Code section 201), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352; 78 Stat. 241) and all other applicable labor or employment laws in the past five years or have mitigated violations with labor compliance agreements and measures to ensure future labor compliance.
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96	96	B. Participants in the state broadband grant program shall submit a monthly report to the authority that describes all of the following:
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106	106	(a) The wages, benefits and applicable wage scales, including overtime rates, and a description of how wages are calculated.
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108	108	(b) Any in-house training program, including whether the training program is tied to titles, uniform wage scales and skill codes recognized in the industry.
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110	110	(c) Applicable safety training, certification and licensure requirements, including whether employees are required to have completed OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION TRAINING or any other training required by law.
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112	112	(d) The entity that employs the workforce in each job title.
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114	114	C. The authority shall conduct QUARTERLY reviews of all program participants to ensure compliance with this section and may take any appropriate measures to enforce this section.
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116	116	D. If an APPLICANT is a public agency, the public agency is subject to the requirements of this section regardless of its status as a public agency, including as to any further subgranting the public agency conducts, consistent with the contracting requirements of the public agency.
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118	118	E. If an applicant fails to meet the Program Requirements prescribed by this section or falsifies information regarding such requirements, the Authority shall investigate the applicant and issue an appropriate action, including a determination that the applicant is ineligible for future participation in the program. END_STATUTE