1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor; modifying the prevailing wage determination method; 
1.3 	instructing the commissioner of employment and economic development to 
1.4 	complete a benefits survey as part of its Occupational Employment Statistics 
1.5 	survey;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 177.42, subdivision 6.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 177.42, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 6.Prevailing wage rate. "Prevailing wage rate" means the median hourly 
1.9 	basic rate of pay plus the median contribution for health and welfare benefits, vacation 
1.10 	benefits, pension benefits, and any other economic benefit paid to the largest number of 
1.11 	workers engaged in the same class of labor within the area and includes, for the purposes 
1.12 	of section  177.44, rental rates for truck hire paid to those who own and operate the 
1.13 	truck. The prevailing wage rate may not be less than a reasonable and living wage.
1.14 	The prevailing wage rate must be determined by using wage statistics published in the 
1.15 	Occupational Employment Statistics survey prepared by the Department of Employment 
1.16 	and Economic Development.

1.17 	Sec. 2. OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS SURVEY; BENEFITS 
1.18 	INFORMATION.
 1.19 	The commissioner of employment and economic development shall include statistics 
1.20 	on employer contributions for employee health and welfare benefits, vacation benefits, 
1.21 	pension benefits, and any other economic benefits paid to employees as a part of its 
1.22 	Occupational Employment Statistics survey.