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<ns0:ActionText>INTRODUCED</ns0:ActionText>
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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Berman</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to add Section 2011 to the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Public contracts: local agencies: responsive bidders.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law governs the procurement process for contracts of specified public entities. Existing law requires a local agency that requires that contracts be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder meeting, or making a good faith effort to meet, participation goals for minority, women, or disabled veteran business enterprises to provide in the general conditions under which bids will be received that any person making a bid or offer to perform a contract shall include specified information in that bid or offer.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would require a contractor, as a condition of submitting a bid to a local agency, as specified, to fully disclose any history of wage-and-hour violations and provide supporting documentation, as described. The bill would authorize a contractor that fails to provide the required disclosures and supporting materials to be
disqualified from the bid.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 2011 is added to the
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(a)
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(1)
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As a condition of submitting a bid to a local agency pursuant to this chapter, a contractor shall fully disclose any history of wage-and-hour violations and provide supporting documentation.
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(2)
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At a minimum, the contractor shall submit all of the following:
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(A)
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A written disclosure of any federal, state, or local wage-and-hour violations within the past five years, including, but not limited to, violations involving unpaid wages, overtime, meal or rest break violations, or misclassification of employees or independent contractors.
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(B)
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(i)
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Documents demonstrating that
each disclosed wage-and-hour violation has been corrected or otherwise resolved.
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(ii)
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The documentation shall include, but is not limited to, copies of court orders, judgments, settlement agreements, or final administrative determinations, along with proof that all fines, penalties, or back wages have been paid in full.
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(C)
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A written statement describing all actions taken to prevent future wage-and-hour violations, which may include revised payroll practices, employee training, compliance monitoring procedures, or implementation of internal audits.
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(b)
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Failure to provide the required disclosures and supporting materials pursuant to this section may result in disqualification of the bid.
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