California Assembly Bill AB966 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 966INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Baker FEBRUARY 26, 2015 An act to amend Section 1770 of the Labor Code, relating to public works. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 966, as introduced, Baker. Public works: prevailing wage. Existing law requires the body awarding any contract for public work, or otherwise undertaking any public work, to obtain the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work in the locality in which the public work is to be performed for each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to execute the contract from the Director of Industrial Relations. Existing law requires the Director of Industrial Relations to determine the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in accordance with specified standards. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to the that provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 1770 of the Labor Code is amended to read: 1770. The Director of  the Department of  Industrial Relations shall determine the general prevailing rate of per diem wages in accordance with the standards set forth in Section  1773, and the   1773. The  director's determination in the matter shall be final except as provided in Section 1773.4.  Nothing in this article, however,   However, this article  shall  not  prohibit the payment of more than the general prevailing rate of wages to any  workman   worker  employed on  a  public work.  Nothing in this   This  act shall  not  permit any overtime work in violation of Article 3  of this chapter.   (commencing with Section 1810).