SB 276: "An Act relating to project labor agreements."
00 SENATE BILL NO. 276 01 "An Act relating to project labor agreements." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 36.30 is amended by adding a new section to read: 04 Sec. 36.30.405. Project labor agreements. (a) A construction contract on a 05 project in which the state acts as a market participant may require that a contractor 06 commit to negotiate, before construction, a project labor agreement to the maximum 07 extent permitted by law. 08 (b) A project labor agreement under (a) of this section must, to the extent 09 permitted by law, include a requirement that each employee eligible to earn fringe 10 benefits because of the agreement may sign a declaration of benefits. The declaration 11 must allow the employee to elect that, if an employer makes any contribution of fringe 12 benefits on the employee's behalf in connection with the project, the employer shall 13 make the contribution to a fringe benefits program selected by the employee from 14 among fringe benefits programs participated in or administered by 15 (1) the employer who makes the contribution;
01 (2) another employer of the employee; or 02 (3) the labor representative that negotiated the project labor agreement. 03 (c) In this section, 04 (1) "contractor" means a person who executes a contract with the state; 05 (2) "project labor agreement" means a comprehensive collective 06 bargaining agreement between the contractor or the contractor's representative and the 07 appropriate labor representatives to ensure expedited construction with labor stability 08 for the project by qualified residents of the state; 09 (3) "state" has the meaning given to "agency" in AS 36.30.990. 10 * Sec. 2. AS 43.90.130(17) is amended to read: 11 (17) commit to negotiate, before construction, a project labor 12 agreement to the maximum extent permitted by law; a project labor agreement 13 under this paragraph must, to the extent permitted by law, include a requirement 14 that each employee who is eligible to receive fringe benefits because of the 15 agreement may sign a declaration of benefits; the declaration must allow the 16 employee to elect that, if an employer makes any contribution of fringe benefits 17 on the employee's behalf in connection with the project, the employer shall make 18 the contribution to a fringe benefits program selected by the employee from 19 among fringe benefits programs participated in or administered by (A) the 20 employer who makes the contribution, (B) another employer of the employee, or 21 (C) the labor representative that negotiated the project labor agreement; in this 22 paragraph, "project labor agreement" means a comprehensive collective bargaining 23 agreement between the licensee or its agent and the appropriate labor representatives 24 to ensure expedited construction with labor stability for the project by qualified 25 residents of the state; 26 * Sec. 3. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 27 read: 28 APPLICABILITY. (a) AS 36.30.405, added by sec. 1 of this Act, applies to 29 construction contracts under AS 36.30 for which the deadline to submit responsive proposals 30 to the state occurs 10 days or more after the effective date of this Act. 31 (b) AS 43.90.130(17), amended by sec. 2 of this Act, applies to construction contracts
01 under AS 43.90 for which the application period closes 10 days or more after the effective 02 date of this Act.