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SENATE BILL NO. 1336 – Wage rate report, Labor Dept

SENATE BILL NO. 1336

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S1336.......................................by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES
WAGE RATE REPORT - Adds to existing law to provide for reports by the
Department of Labor on wage rates paid in the state; to define terms; and
to provide for an adjustment for inflation.
                                                                        
02/16    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/17    Rpt prt - to Com/HuRes

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1336
                                                                        
                         BY COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO REPORTING OF JOB WAGE RATES; AMENDING CHAPTER 13, TITLE 72,  IDAHO
  3        CODE,  BY  THE  ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 72-1337A, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE
  4        LEGISLATIVE INTENT, TO PROVIDE FOR REPORTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,  TO
  5        DEFINE TERMS AND TO PROVIDE FOR AN ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  1.  That  Chapter  13,  Title 72, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
  8    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
  9    ignated as Section 72-1337A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        72-1337A.  REPORTING  OF  JOBS BY WAGE. (1) In order to improve the effec-
 11    tiveness of economic  policy and to further the goal of raising  living  stan-
 12    dards  for working families, the legislature finds it necessary to collect and
 13    analyze information regarding jobs and wages in the state of Idaho.
 14        (2)  The department shall annually report to the legislature the number of
 15    jobs  in  Idaho  that  are  classified  entry  level  wage,  individual  self-
 16    sufficiency wage, family self-sufficiency wage or above average job wage.
 17        (3)  As used in this section:
 18        (a)  "Entry level wage" means a compensation rate equal  to  or  exceeding
 19        the federal minimum wage.
 20        (b)  "Individual self-sufficiency wage" means a compensation rate equal to
 21        or  exceeding  ten dollars and thirteen cents ($10.13) per hour or equiva-
 22        lent. This is the wage necessary for  a  single  worker  to  attain  self-
 23        sufficiency.
 24        (c)  "Family  self-sufficiency wage" means a compensation rate equal to or
 25        exceeding thirteen dollars and eighty cents ($13.80) per hour  or  equiva-
 26        lent.  This  is  the  wage  necessary  for a worker supporting a family to
 27        attain self-sufficiency.
 28        (d)  "Above average job wage"  means  a  compensation  rate  equal  to  or
 29        exceeding fifteen dollars and fifty cents ($15.50) per hour or equivalent.
 30        At  this wage, which is above average, a worker supporting a family should
 31        have some discretionary money.
 32          (4)  The  department  shall  annually   adjust  the   individual   self-
 33    sufficiency  wage  rate,  the  family self-sufficiency wage rate and the above
 34    average job wage rate based on the consumer price index as  published  by  the
 35    United States department of labor.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                        STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                              RS 14063

This bill authorizes the Department of Labor to include
compensation rates in reports the department currently receives
from Idaho employers. The department is required to assemble that
information and report to the Legislature annually the numbers of
jobs for each respective wage level defined in the bill.




                            FISCAL IMPACT



The department currently administers and receives reports from
each Idaho employer. Adding an additional information item would
have a negligible cost which should not require an increase in the
department s budget.



Contact
Name:    Senator Mike Burkett
Phone: 331-1000
Mia Crosthwaite Phone 377-1230

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                       S 1336