1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor; requiring prevailing wage documentation for projects utilizing 
1.3 	state financial assistance;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.871, 
1.4 	subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116J.871, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Prevailing wage required. (a) A state agency may provide financial assistance 
1.8 	to a person only if the person receiving or benefiting from the financial assistance certifies 
1.9 	to the commissioner of labor and industry that laborers and mechanics at the project site 
1.10 	during construction, installation, remodeling, and repairs for which the financial assistance 
1.11 	was provided will be paid the prevailing wage rate as defined in section 177.42, subdivision 
1.12 	6. The person receiving or benefiting from the financial assistance is also subject to the 
1.13 	requirements and enforcement provisions of sections 177.27, 177.30, 177.32, 177.41 to 
1.14 	177.435, and 177.45.
1.15 	(b) For purposes of complying with section 177.30, paragraph (a), clauses (6) and (7), 
1.16 	the state agency awarding the financial assistance is considered the contracting authority 
1.17 	and the project is considered a public works project. The person receiving or benefiting 
1.18 	from the financial assistance shall notify all employers on the project of the record keeping 
1.19 	and reporting requirements in section 177.30, paragraph (a), clauses (6) and (7). Each 
1.20 	employer shall submit the required information to the contracting authority.