Ohio Rev. Code § 153.83

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§ 153.83. Hearings related to contractor labor agreements

Official statutory text

September 29, 2015 House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly (A) As used in this section, "public improvement" means any of the following: (1) A road, bridge, highway, street, or tunnel; (2) A waste water treatment system or water supply system; (3) A solid waste disposal facility or a storm water and sanitary collection, storage, and treatment facility; (4) Any structure or work constructed by a state agency or by another person on behalf of a state agency pursuant to a contract with the state agency. (B) Before a state agency may issue a bid specification for a proposed public improvement that requires a contractor or subcontractor to enter into a project labor agreement, the state agency shall hold a public hearing on the matter. (C) The state agency shall publish notice of the hearing not less than thirty days before the date of the hearing. (D) A state agency shall decide whether to include the requirement described in division (B) of this section for a proposed public improvement not earlier than thirty days after the hearing required under that division.

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