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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE BILL NO. 646
BY SENATOR PETERSON
EMPLOYMENT. Requires public contractors to pay certain minimum wages to employees.
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AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 38:2301 and R.S. 39:1555, relative to wages; to require public contractors to2
pay certain prevailing minimum wages; to provide for the inclusion of certain3
language in public contacts; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 38:2301 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 6
PART VI. PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGES7
§2301. Prevailing wage; requirement of contractors8
A. No person awarded a public contract pursuant to the provisions of9
this Title shall pay any employee wages in an amount less than the prevailing10
minimum wage set forth as follows:11
(1) Beginning January 1, 2015, the amount of the minimum wage shall12
be eight dollars and twenty-five cents per hour.13
(2) Beginning January 1, 2016, the amount of the minimum wage shall14
be nine dollars and twenty-five cents per hour.15
(3) Beginning January 1, 2017, the amount of the minimum wage shall16
be ten dollars and twenty-five cents per hour.17 SB NO. 646
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B. Every public contract and bidding document executed pursuant to1
the provisions of this Title shall include a statement advising that by signing the2
contract, the contractor agrees to pay the prevailing wage as provided for in this3
Section.4
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any political5
subdivision as provided for in Article VI of the Constitution of Louisiana and6
as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana.7
Section 2. R.S. 39:1555 is hereby enacted to read as follows:8
§1555. Prevailing wage; requirement of procurement contracts9
A. No person awarded a procurement contract pursuant to the10
provisions of this Title shall pay any employee wages in an amount less than the11
prevailing minimum wage set forth as follows:12
(1) Beginning January 1, 2015, the amount of the minimum wage shall13
be eight dollars and twenty-five cents per hour.14
(2) Beginning January 1, 2016, the amount of the minimum wage shall15
be nine dollars and twenty-five cents per hour.16
(3) Beginning January 1, 2017, the amount of the minimum wage shall17
be ten dollars and twenty-five cents per hour.18
B. Every public contract, invitation to bid, or request for proposal19
pursuant to the provisions of this Title shall include a statement advising an20
applicant that by signing the contract, bid document, or proposal, the applicant21
agrees that the applicant will pay the prevailing wage as provided for in this22
Section.23
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any political24
subdivision as provided for in Article VI of the Constitution of Louisiana and25
as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana.26 SB NO. 646
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Carla S. Roberts.
DIGEST
Peterson (SB 646)
Proposed law provides that no person awarded a public contract shall pay any employee a
minimum wage which is less than the following:
(1)Beginning January 1, 2015, the amount of the minimum wage shall be $8.25 per
hour.
(2)Beginning January 1, 2016, the amount of the minimum wage shall be $9.25.
(3)Beginning January 1, 2017, the amount of the minimum wage shall be $10.25.
Proposed law provides that every contract, invitation to bid, or request for proposal shall
include a statement advising that by signing the contract, the contractor agrees to pay the
prevailing minimum wage.
Proposed law provides that the proposed law shall not apply to a parish, municipality, and
any other unit of local government, including a school board and a special district,
authorized by law to perform local governmental functions.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 38:2301 and R.S. 39:1555)