FORTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
                        FIRST SESSION, 1997              SB 559/a
  
  
                                                February 26, 1997
  
  
  Mr. President:
  
      Your CORPORATIONS & TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, to
  whom has been referred
  
                          SENATE BILL 559
  
  has had it under consideration and reports same with recommendation
  that it DO PASS, amended as follows:
  
      1.  On page 1, line 13, strike "TWICE-MONTHLY" and insert in
  lieu thereof "BIWEEKLY", and before the semicolon insert "UNDER
  CERTAIN PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS OR PROJECTS".
  
      2.  On page 1, line 19, strike the underscored "TWICE-MONTHLY".
  
      3.  On page 2, line 11, remove the brackets and line-through
  and on line 12, strike the underscored "twice a month" and insert in
  lieu thereof "for contracts and projects of two hundred fifty
  thousand dollars ($250,000) or more or biweekly for contracts or
  projects of less than that amount".
  
      4.  On page 4, line 4, strike the comma and the underscored
  word, strike all of line 5 and strike line 6 up to the semicolon.
  
      5.  On page 5, line 3, after the period, insert "For purposes
  of this section, a written agreement between a contractor,
  subcontractor, employer or person acting as a contractor and his
  employee providing for a direct payment to the employee for any of
  the benefits listed in this subparagraph shall be deemed to be an
  enforceable commitment to carry out a financially responsible plan
  or program pursuant to this subparagraph.".,
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  and thence referred to the PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE. 
               
                               Respectfully submitted,
  
  
  
                               __________________________________
                               Roman M. Maes, III, Chairman 
  
  
  
  Adopted_______________________   Not Adopted_______________________
            (Chief Clerk)                          (Chief Clerk)
  
  
                    Date ________________________
  
  
  The roll call vote was  9  For  1  Against
          Yes:    9
          No:     Griego
               Excused:     None
          Absent: None
  
  
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