H-8109

   Amend Senate File 574, as passed by the Senate, as follows:
   1.  Page 3, line 6, after <project.> by inserting <Additionally, if construction services are provided for in the contract, “contractor” means a person who utilizes employees that participate in or have completed an apprenticeship program registered and certified with the United States department of labor, pays the employees of the contractor at least one hundred forty percent of the qualifying wage threshold, provides comprehensive benefits to each employee working on the project, demonstrates a safety record that minimizes employee exposure to occupation hazards, and utilizes a high proportion of materials from suppliers in this state.>
   2.  Page 4, line 27, after <project.> by inserting <Additionally, if construction services are provided for in the contract with the contractor, “subcontractor” means a person who utilizes employees that participate in or have completed an apprenticeship program registered and certified with the United States department of labor, pays the employees of the subcontractor at least one hundred forty percent of the qualifying wage threshold, provides comprehensive benefits to each employee working on the project, demonstrates a safety record that minimizes employee exposure to occupation hazards, and utilizes a high proportion of materials from suppliers in this state.>

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