CSHB 391(L&C): "An Act authorizing certain state contracts to require project labor agreements and requiring that project labor agreements negotiated under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, and certain project labor agreements negotiated under the State Procurement Code, include terms allowing each employee who is eligible to receive benefits because of that project labor agreement to select the benefits program to which the employer shall contribute the employee's benefits."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 391(L&C) 01 "An Act authorizing certain state contracts to require project labor agreements and 02 requiring that project labor agreements negotiated under the Alaska Gasline 03 Inducement Act, and certain project labor agreements negotiated under the State 04 Procurement Code, include terms allowing each employee who is eligible to receive 05 benefits because of that project labor agreement to select the benefits program to which 06 the employer shall contribute the employee's benefits." 07 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 08 * Section 1. AS 36.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 09 Sec. 36.30.405. Project labor agreements. (a) A construction contract on a 10 project in which the state acts as a market participant may require that a contractor 11 commit to negotiate, before construction, a project labor agreement to the maximum 12 extent permitted by law. 13 (b) A project labor agreement under (a) of this section must, to the extent
01 permitted by law, include a requirement that each employee eligible to earn benefits 02 because of the agreement may sign a declaration of benefits. The declaration must 03 allow the employee to elect that, if an employer makes any contribution of benefits on 04 the employee's behalf in connection with the project, the employer shall make the 05 contribution to a benefits program selected by the employee from among benefits 06 programs participated in or administered by 07 (1) the employer who makes the contribution; 08 (2) another employer of the employee; or 09 (3) the labor representative that negotiated the project labor agreement. 10 (c) An employer or labor representative who participates in or administers a 11 benefits program that is available for selection by an employee under (b) of this 12 section shall provide to the employee a written description of the benefits program 13 within seven days after a request by the employee. 14 (d) In this section, 15 (1) "contractor" means a person who executes a contract with the state; 16 (2) "project labor agreement" means a comprehensive collective 17 bargaining agreement between the contractor or the contractor's representative and the 18 appropriate labor representatives to ensure expedited construction with labor stability 19 for the project by qualified residents of the state; 20 (3) "state" has the meaning given to "agency" in AS 36.30.990. 21 * Sec. 2. AS 43.90.130(17) is amended to read: 22 (17) commit to negotiate, before construction, a project labor 23 agreement to the maximum extent permitted by law; a project labor agreement 24 under this paragraph must, to the extent permitted by law, include a requirement 25 that each employee who is eligible to receive benefits because of the agreement 26 may sign a declaration of benefits; the declaration must allow the employee to 27 elect that, if an employer makes any contribution of benefits on the employee's 28 behalf in connection with the project, the employer shall make the contribution 29 to a benefits program selected by the employee from among benefits programs 30 participated in or administered by (A) the employer who makes the contribution, 31 (B) another employer of the employee, or (C) the labor representative that
01 negotiated the project labor agreement; an employer or labor representative who 02 administers a benefits program that is available for selection by an employee 03 under this paragraph shall provide the employee with a written description of the 04 benefits program within seven days after a request by the employee; in this 05 paragraph, "project labor agreement" means a comprehensive collective bargaining 06 agreement between the licensee or its agent and the appropriate labor representatives 07 to ensure expedited construction with labor stability for the project by qualified 08 residents of the state; 09 * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 10 read: 11 APPLICABILITY. (a) AS 36.30.405, added by sec. 1 of this Act, applies to 12 construction contracts under AS 36.30 for which the deadline to submit responsive proposals 13 to the state occurs 10 days or more after the effective date of this Act. 14 (b) AS 43.90.130(17), amended by sec. 2 of this Act, applies to construction contracts 15 under AS 43.90 for which the application period closes 10 days or more after the effective 16 date of this Act.