SB 332 - This act modifies the definitions of "construction", "maintenance work" and "Public body" under the prevailing wage law. Further, it limits the individuals who are eligible to receive the benefits of the prevailing wage law to those engaged in actual construction or reconstruction of public works and expressly removes individuals engaged in repairs from being eligible to receive the benefits of the prevailing wage law.

When no wages are reported for a particular locality the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations shall use the appropriate federal hourly wage rate as provided for in section 290.502 RSMo.

This act removes the requirement that the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations when determining the prevailing wage consider the applicable wage rate established by a collective bargaining agreement. Further, it removes all provisions dealing with collective bargaining in determining and adjusting the annual wage rates.

This act removes the requires that contractors and subcontractors engaged in public works include in their records the names of their workmen. Further, it removes subsections three and four, these subsections require contractors and subcontractors engaged in the construction of public works to have certain information affixed on certain motor vehicles and motorized self-propelled pieces of equipment.

This act makes each subsequent day where a willful violation occurs a separate offense under this section.
RICHARD MOORE