Bill Summary for S 542 (2023-2024)
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AN ACT TO MAKE OMNIBUS CHANGES TO THE LABOR LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA, TO MAKE OTHER TECHNICAL CHANGES, AND TO MODIFY ELEVATOR BIDDING SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ON PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.Intro. by Galey, Barnes, Corbin.
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Conference report to the 3rd edition makes the following changes.
Section 2.1
Amends the definition of boiler in GS 95-69.9 (definitions pertaining to the uniform boiler and pressure valve act).
Section 8.1
Repeals GS 95-255 (pertaining to certain reports due to the Commissioner of Labor under GS Chapter 95, Article 22, relating to health and safety) and GS 95-255.1 (pertaining to technical assistance to certain employers falling under GS 95-255).
Section 8.2
Makes conforming changes to GS 95-250 (definitions provision pertaining to health and safety) to remove reference to GS 95-255.
Section 10.1
Amends GS 133-3 (concerning specifications to carry competitive items, substitution of materials) as follows. Directs that specifications for the purposes of competitively bidding components, systems, construction services, or maintenance services that relate to elevators under State or local government work: (1) cannot list preferred brands as an alternate to the base bid; (2) cannot require a specified time greater than five years that a bidder must have conducted business within this State; (3) must include the statement, "Cited examples are used only to denote the quality standard of product desired and do not restrict bidders to a specific brand, make, manufacturer or specific name.", when utilizing brand name specification; and (4) must include a reference to GS 143-59 (State preference requirements in contracting). Makes technical changes.
Removes the following provisions:
- Section 8.5 (Amendments to the definition in GS 130A-247 of the term "bar" as it is used in Part 6, Regulation of Food and Lodging Facilities, of the Chapter as well as conforming changes to GS 130A-250.)
- Section 9.1 (Amendments to Section 1.7, SL 2019-251, to direct funds remaining of the $30 million appropriation to Department of Transportation (DOT) for Hurricane Dorian recovery be used to continue DOT's Resilience Program.)
- Section 10.1 (Amendments to GS 143-134 to exempt from the public contracting laws of Article 8 public building contracts entered into by the DOT for facilities jointly occupied by personnel from the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the Highway Patrol.)
- Section 11.1 (Amendments to GS 143-299.2 (limitations on payments by the State under State Tort Claims Act) and DOT’s powers set forth in GS 136-18)
- Section 12.1 (Requiring the DMV to study how to modernize and improve dealer license plates it issues, including the process for issuance, format, and design of the plates.)
- Section 13.1 (Adding new GS 20-79.1B, printing on-demand temporary registration plates.)
- Section 14.1 (Adding new GS 136-44.40, limitations on transportation liability to S-Line Corridor acquisition.)
- Section 15.1 (Enacting new Article 33, the Rail Transportation Corridor Authority Act, to GS Chapter 160A and conforming changes to GS 160A-20.)
Makes organizational changes and conforming changes to the act's long title.