| 1 | 1 | | BILL AS INTRODUCED H.335 |
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| 5 | 5 | | VT LEG #380274 v.1 |
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| 6 | 6 | | H.335 1 |
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| 7 | 7 | | Introduced by Representatives Logan of Burlington, Casey of Montpelier, 2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Cina of Burlington, Cole of Hartford, Cordes of Bristol, 3 |
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| 9 | 9 | | Headrick of Burlington, Hooper of Randolph, McCann of 4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Montpelier, McGill of Bridport, Priestley of Bradford, and 5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | Tomlinson of Winooski 6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Referred to Committee on 7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | Date: 8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Subject: Public property and supplies; Department of Buildings and General 9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Services; requirements on State construction projects; payroll records 10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to require 11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | employers and subcontractors working on State construction projects to 12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | maintain accurate payroll records, to preserve the records for three years, and 13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | to open the records for inspection by the Commissioner of Labor or the 14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Attorney General. This bill also proposes that the payroll records be subject to 15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | public inspection and copying under the Vermont Public Records Act. 16 |
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| 22 | 22 | | An act relating to payroll records of workers on State construction projects 17 |
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| 23 | 23 | | It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 18 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Sec. 1. 29 V.S.A. § 161 is amended to read: 19 |
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| 25 | 25 | | § 161. REQUIREMENTS ON STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 20 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.335 |
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| 29 | 29 | | VT LEG #380274 v.1 |
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| 30 | 30 | | * * * 1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (d) Subsections (a) through (c) and subsection (g) of this section shall not 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | apply to maintenance or construction projects carried out by the Agency of 3 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Transportation and by the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation. 4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | * * * 5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (g) Employers and subcontractors contracting with the State of Vermont 6 |
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| 36 | 36 | | pursuant to this section shall keep a true and accurate record of all employees 7 |
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| 37 | 37 | | working on the project. 8 |
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| 38 | 38 | | (1) For each employee, the record shall include: 9 |
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| 39 | 39 | | (A) the name of the employee; 10 |
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| 40 | 40 | | (B) the address of the employee; 11 |
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| 41 | 41 | | (C) the hours worked by the employee; 12 |
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| 42 | 42 | | (D) the wages paid to the employee; 13 |
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| 43 | 43 | | (E) the employee’s rate of pay; and 14 |
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| 44 | 44 | | (F) the classification of the employee; the licensed trades shall supply 15 |
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| 45 | 45 | | proof of classification of journey workers and indentured apprentices. 16 |
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| 46 | 46 | | (2) The records described in subdivision (1) of this subsection shall be 17 |
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| 47 | 47 | | submitted weekly by U.S. mail or electronic mail to the State agency 18 |
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| 48 | 48 | | overseeing the construction project. The records shall be accompanied by a 19 |
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| 49 | 49 | | signed statement from the employer or subcontractor verifying the accuracy of 20 |
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| 50 | 50 | | the records. 21 BILL AS INTRODUCED H.335 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (3) Each employer and subcontractor shall preserve the records 1 |
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| 56 | 56 | | described in subdivision (1) of this section for three years from the date of 2 |
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| 57 | 57 | | completion of the State project. The records shall be available for inspection 3 |
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| 58 | 58 | | by the Commissioner of Labor or the Attorney General at any reasonable time 4 |
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| 59 | 59 | | upon request. 5 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (4) The records received pursuant to subdivision (2) of this section shall 6 |
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| 61 | 61 | | be subject to inspection or copying pursuant to 1 V.S.A. §§ 315–320. 7 |
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| 62 | 62 | | Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE 8 |
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| 63 | 63 | | This act shall take effect on July 1, 2025. 9 |
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