1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to labor; requiring prevailing wage documentation for projects utilizing 
1.3 	state financial assistance;amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.871, 
1.4 	subdivision 2.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116J.871, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subd. 2.Prevailing wage required. (a) A state agency may provide financial assistance 
1.8 	to a person only if the person receiving or benefiting from the financial assistance certifies 
1.9 	to the commissioner of labor and industry that laborers and mechanics at the project site 
1.10 	during construction, installation, remodeling, and repairs for which the financial assistance 
1.11 	was provided will be paid the prevailing wage rate as defined in section 177.42, subdivision 
1.12 	6.
1.13 	(b) A person subject to paragraph (a) is additionally required to comply with section 
1.14 	177.30. For purposes of this requirement, the state agency awarding the financial assistance 
1.15 	is considered the contracting authority and the project is considered a public works project.