CSSB 276(STA): "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 fringe benefits because of that project labor agreement to select the fringe benefits program to which the employer shall contribute the employee's fringe benefits."
00 CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 276(STA) 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 fringe benefits because of that project labor agreement to select the fringe benefits 06 program to which the employer shall contribute the employee's fringe 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 fringe 02 benefits because of the agreement may sign a declaration of benefits. The declaration 03 must allow the employee to elect that, if an employer makes any contribution of fringe 04 benefits on the employee's behalf in connection with the project, the employer shall 05 make the contribution to a fringe benefits program selected by the employee from 06 among fringe benefits 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 fringe 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 fringe benefits 13 program 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 fringe benefits because of the 26 agreement may sign a declaration of benefits; the declaration must allow the 27 employee to elect that, if an employer makes any contribution of fringe benefits 28 on the employee's behalf in connection with the project, the employer shall make 29 the contribution to a fringe benefits program selected by the employee from 30 among fringe benefits programs participated in or administered by (A) the 31 employer who makes the contribution, (B) another employer of the employee, or
01 (C) the labor representative that negotiated the project labor agreement; an 02 employer or labor representative who administers a fringe benefits program that 03 is available for selection by an employee under this paragraph shall provide the 04 employee with a written description of the fringe benefits program within seven 05 days after a request by the employee; in this paragraph, "project labor agreement" 06 means a comprehensive collective bargaining agreement between the licensee or its 07 agent and the appropriate labor representatives to ensure expedited construction with 08 labor stability for the project by qualified 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.