Second Regular Session
Seventy-fourth General Assembly
STATE OF COLORADO
INTRODUCED
LLS NO. 24-0323.01 Megan McCall x4215
HOUSE BILL 24-1245
House Committees Senate Committees
Business Affairs & Labor
A BILL FOR AN ACT
C
ONCERNING REQUIREMENTS TH AT PROJECTS FOR BROADBAND101
DEPLOYMENT RECEIVING MONEY DISTRIBUTED BY THE102
C
OLORADO BROADBAND OFFICE COMPLY WITH CERTAIN FAIR103
LABOR PRACTICES.104
Bill Summary
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
http://leg.colorado.gov
.)
The Colorado broadband office (office) is authorized to seek or
apply for, accept, and expend money from the federal government for
broadband deployment. The bill requires that for federal money that the
HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
Story,
SENATE SPONSORSHIP
Gonzales,
Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. office distributes, or for state money that it distributes as matching
funding for federal money, it must give substantial weight, but not less
than 25% weight, to fair labor practices by establishing evaluation metrics
for applicants. Additionally, for projects that receive an award of over
$500,000, workers involved in the projects must be paid prevailing wages
for the project to receive the award.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-37.5-903, add (6)2
as follows:3
24-37.5-903. Colorado broadband office - creation -4
responsibilities - gifts, grants, or donations. (6) (a) T
HE BROADBAND5
OFFICE SHALL GIVE SUBSTANTIAL WEIGHT , BUT NOT LESS THAN6
TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT WEIGHT , TO FAIR LABOR PRACTICES BY7
ESTABLISHING APPROPRIATE EVALUATION METRICS FOR APPLICANTS FOR8
FEDERAL MONEY THAT THE BROADBAND OFFICE DISTRIBUTES PURSUANT9
TO THE AUTHORIZATION TO SEEK OR APPLY FOR , ACCEPT, AND EXPEND10
FEDERAL MONEY SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION (3)(h)(II) OF THIS SECTION,11
AND FOR STATE MONEY THAT THE BROADBAND OFFICE DISTRIBUTES AS12
MATCHING FUNDING FOR FEDERAL MONEY . ADDITIONALLY, FOR PROJECTS13
THAT RECEIVE AN AWARD OF OVER FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ,14
THE BROADBAND OFFICE SHALL REQUIRE THAT WORKERS I NVOLVED IN THE15
PROJECTS ARE PAID PREVAILING WAGES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 24-92-20116
(6).17
(b) (I) T
HE EVALUATION METRICS ESTABLISHED BY THE18
BROADBAND OFFICE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (6)(a) OF THIS SECTION19
MUST INCLUDE COMPLIANCE BY APPLICANTS WITH SPECIFIED LABOR20
PRACTICES NOT OTHERWISE EXCLUDED UNDER LAW , AND A COMMITMENT21
TO ONGOING COMPLIANCE, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:22
HB24-1245-2- (A) USING A DIRECTLY EMPLOYED WORKFORCE ;1
(B) P
ROVIDING ROBUST IN-HOUSE TRAINING;2
(C) P
ROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY WAGES AND BENEFITS ;3
(D) D
EMONSTRATING A COMMITMENT TO RETAINING A4
LOCALLY-BASED WORKFORCE OR ESTABLISHING PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE5
TRAINING AND HIRING PROCESSES FOR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES6
AND A COMMITMENT TO SUCH PROGRAMS ;7
(E) U
SING PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS OR LABOR PEACE8
AGREEMENTS;9
(F) U
SING AN APPROPRIATELY SKILLED AND APPROPRIATELY10
CREDENTIALED WORKFORCE ;11
(G) H
AVING A COMMITMENT TO UNION NEUTRALITY ;12
(H) T
AKING STEPS TO PREVENT THE MISCLASSIFICATION OF13
WORKERS;14
(I) R
EQUIRING COMMITMENTS FROM ANY SUBCONTRACTORS FOR15
THE SAME LEVEL OF LABOR PRACTICES ; AND16
(J) H
AVING ROBUST RECORDS OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE STATE 'S17
LABOR LAWS.18
(II) T
HE BROADBAND OFFICE MAY WEIGH SPECIFIED LABOR19
PRACTICES FOR THE EVALUATION METRICS EQUALLY OR DIFFERENTLY ;20
EXCEPT THAT EVALUATION METRICS REGARDING LABOR PRACTICES21
DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FUNDED PROJECT , AS OPPOSED TO22
EVALUATION METRICS REGARDING PAST RECORDS OF COMPLIANCE , MUST23
COMPOSE AT LEAST TWENTY PERCENT OF THE WEIGHT .24
SECTION 2. Applicability. This act applies to federal money25
that the broadband office seeks or applies for, accepts, and expends as26
authorized by section 24-37.5-903 (3)(h)(II), C.R.S., and to state money27
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after the effective date of this act.2
SECTION 3. Safety clause. The general assembly finds,3
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate4
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for5
the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state6
institutions.7
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