2SSB 6732 -
By Committee on Commerce & Labor
NOT CONSIDERED 03/05/2008
On page 16, after line 12, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 11 (1)(a) Three staff members, one being a
working supervisor, must be added to the department of labor and
industries' fraud audit infraction and revenue contractor fraud team.
(b) The department of labor and industries and the employment
security department shall hire more auditors to assist with their
enforcement activities relating to the underground economy in the
construction industry. At a minimum, the department of labor and
industries shall hire three more auditors.
(2) If funds are made available in the 2008 supplemental budget,
money must be dedicated to the attorney general's office to be used in
the enforcement of contractor compliance cases."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
EFFECT: Requires: (1) The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) to add three staff to the FAIR (Fraud Audit Infraction and Revenue) contractor fraud team; (2) L&I and the Employment Security Department to hire more auditors, with L&I to hire at least three more auditors; and (3) if funds are available in the 2008 supplemental budget, dedication of funds to the Attorney General's Office to be used for contractor compliance cases.