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HOUSE BILL 1035


State of Washington	65th Legislature	2017 Regular Session

By Representatives Manweller and Short

Prefiled 12/13/16. Read first time 01/09/17. Referred to Committee on Labor & Workplace Standards.

AN ACT Relating to ensuring the accuracy of prevailing wage survey data provided by interested parties; and amending RCW 39.12.026.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 39.12.026 and 2015 3rd sp.s. c 40 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) In establishing the prevailing rate of wage under RCW 39.12.010, 39.12.015, and 39.12.020, all data collected by the department of labor and industries may be used only in the county for which the work was performed.

(2) The department of labor and industries must provide registered contractors with the option of completing a wage survey electronically.

(3) When an interested party submits a wage survey form on behalf of a contractor or employer and the contractor or employer has not signed the survey form, the department shall send a copy of the form to the contractor or employer whose hours and wages are included in the survey form and notify the contractor or employer of the following:

(a) If the contractor or employer does not dispute the accuracy of the data on the form, the contractor or employer need not respond to the notification and no action is required on the part of the contractor or employer; and

(b) If the contractor or employer disputes the accuracy of the data on the form, the contractor or employer may notify the department of the dispute. If the contractor or employer intends to provide the department with certified payroll records, it must provide the records within thirty days of receiving the department's notice.

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