| 16 | | - | An Act to require proof of workers' compensation insurance for contractors of public 1 |
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| 17 | | - | improvements . 2 |
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| 18 | | - | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 3 |
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| 19 | | - | Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 5-18B: 4 |
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| 20 | | - | A contract for a public improvement, as defined in § 5-18A-1, between a contractor 5 |
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| 21 | | - | and a purchasing agency, as defined in § 5-18A-1, must contain a provision requiring 6 |
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| 22 | | - | verification that the contractor and all subcontractors on the project have obtained 7 |
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| 23 | | - | workers' compensation insurance. Any public improvement that is subsidized by a 8 |
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| 24 | | - | government entity, including through a grant or tax increment financing, is subject to the 9 |
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| 25 | | - | requirements of this Act, regardless of whether the government entity directly contracts 10 |
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| 26 | | - | for the public improvement. 11 |
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| 27 | | - | Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 5-18B: 12 |
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| 28 | | - | The Department of Labor and Regulation and the purchasing agency have authority 13 |
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| 29 | | - | to investigate and monitor the status of workers' compensation insurance coverage and 14 |
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| 30 | | - | payment of premiums by any contractor or subcontractor for a public improvement. The 15 |
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| 31 | | - | contractor must provide, at the request of the department or purchasing agency: 16 |
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| 32 | | - | (1) A list of all subcontractors involved with the public improvement; 17 |
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| 33 | | - | (2) Payroll records of employees of the contractor and any subcontractors involved 18 |
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| 34 | | - | with the public improvement; and 19 |
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| 35 | | - | (3) Any other information necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of 20 |
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| 36 | | - | this Act or to prevent the occurrence of workers' compensation fraud in connection 21 |
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| 37 | | - | with the public improvement. 22 |
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| 16 | + | An Act to address labor trafficking in South Dakota . 1 |
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| 17 | + | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA: 2 |
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| 18 | + | Section 1. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 5-18B: 3 |
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| 19 | + | A contract for a public improvement, as defined in § 5-18A-1, between a contractor 4 |
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| 20 | + | and a purchasing agency, as defined in § 5-18A-1, must contain a provision requiring 5 |
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| 21 | + | verification that the contractor and all subcontractors on the project have obtained 6 |
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| 22 | + | workers' compensation insurance. Any public improvement that is subsidized by a 7 |
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| 23 | + | government entity, including through a grant or tax increment financing, is subject to the 8 |
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| 24 | + | requirements of this Act, regardless of whether the government entity directly contracts 9 |
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| 25 | + | for the public improvement. 10 |
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| 26 | + | Section 2. That a NEW SECTION be added to chapter 5-18B: 11 |
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| 27 | + | The Department of Labor and Regulation and the purchasing agency have authority 12 |
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| 28 | + | to investigate and monitor the status of workers' compensation insurance coverage and 13 |
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| 29 | + | payment of premiums by any contractor or subcontractor for a public improvement. The 14 |
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| 30 | + | contractor must provide, at the request of the department or purchasing agency: 15 |
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| 31 | + | (1) A list of all subcontractors involved with the public improvement; 16 |
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| 32 | + | (2) Payroll records of employees of the contractor and any subcontractors involved 17 |
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| 33 | + | with the public improvement; and 18 |
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| 34 | + | (3) Any other information necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of 19 |
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| 35 | + | this Act or to prevent the occurrence of workers' compensation fraud in connection 20 |
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| 36 | + | with the public improvement. 21 |
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