H. B. 3267


(By Delegates Overington, Schadler, Evans and Roberts)
[Introduced March 25, 2005; referred to the
Committee on Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business then the Judiciary.]




A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §21-5A-12, relating to exempting construction performed on behalf of educational authorities from prevailing wage requirements.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §21-5A-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §21-5A-12, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5A. WAGES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.

§21-5A-12. Exemption
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The provisions of this article do not apply to construction performed on behalf of any educational authority, including, but not limited to, a county board of education, the Higher Education Policy Commission and the school building authority.


NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to exempt construction performed on behalf of any educational authority from the prevailing wage laws.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.