HOUSE BILL No. 4328


     February 22, 2001, Introduced by Reps. Richner, Gosselin and Kuipers and referred to the Committee on Employment Relations, Training and
Safety.


        A bill to amend 1964 PA 154, entitled

   "Minimum wage law of 1964,"

   by amending the title and section 3 (MCL 408.383).

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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                                    TITLE

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           An act to fix minimum wages for employees within this state;

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      to prohibit wage discrimination; TO PROHIBIT CERTAIN LOCAL UNITS

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      OF GOVERNMENT FROM IMPOSING CERTAIN MINIMUM WAGE REQUIREMENTS; to

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      provide for the administration and enforcement of this act; and

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      to prescribe penalties for the violation of this act.

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           Sec. 3.  (1)  No  AN employer shall NOT pay  any  AN

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      employee at a rate  of  THAT IS less than THE APPLICABLE RATE

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      prescribed in this act.

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           (2) A LOCAL UNIT OF GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT ENACT, MAINTAIN, OR

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      ENFORCE BY CHARTER, ORDINANCE, PURCHASE AGREEMENT, CONTRACT,


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      REGULATION, RULE, OR RESOLUTION, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, A

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      MINIMUM WAGE RATE THAT IS GREATER THAN THE APPLICABLE RATE PRE-

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      SCRIBED IN THIS ACT.  THIS SUBSECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT A LOCAL

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      UNIT OF GOVERNMENT FROM ENACTING, MAINTAINING, OR ENFORCING

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      THROUGH A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT OR OTHER MEANS A MINI-

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      MUM WAGE REQUIREMENT GOVERNING COMPENSATION PAID BY THAT LOCAL

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      UNIT OF GOVERNMENT TO EMPLOYEES OF THAT LOCAL UNIT OF

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      GOVERNMENT.  AS USED IN THIS SUBSECTION:

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           (A) "CONTRACT" DOES NOT INCLUDE A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

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      AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED BETWEEN A LOCAL UNIT OF GOVERNMENT AND THE

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      BARGAINING REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LOCAL UNIT OF GOVERNMENT'S

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      EMPLOYEES, PURSUANT TO 1947 PA 336, MCL 423.201 TO 423.217.

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           (B) "LOCAL UNIT OF GOVERNMENT" MEANS A CITY, COUNTY, TOWN-

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      SHIP, VILLAGE, SCHOOL DISTRICT, INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR

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      ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THIS STATE.

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           (3) SUBSECTION (2) SHALL NOT LIMIT, RESTRICT, OR EXPAND A

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      PREVAILING WAGE REQUIRED UNDER 1965 PA 166, MCL 408.551 TO

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      408.558.





















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