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H0497.......................................by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS - Amends existing law to provide that as a condition for licensure of public works contractors licenses, the licensee shall provide health insurance to each of its employees that is equivalent or superior to the coverage the state of Idaho provides for its employees; to provide that when applying for and renewing a license, the holder of the license shall show proof of insurance; and to provide that failure to maintain the required health insurance coverage for its employees shall subject the licensee to license suspension or revocation. 02/08 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/11 Rpt prt - to Bus
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2008IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 497 BY COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTORS LICENSES; AMENDING SECTION 54-1904, IDAHO 3 CODE, TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION OF LICENSURE REGARDING HEALTH 4 INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES. 5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 SECTION 1. That Section 54-1904, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 7 amended to read as follows: 8 54-1904. CLASSES OF LICENSES -- RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER LICENSES -- FEES. 9 There shall be six (6) classes of licenses issued under the provisions of this 10 chapter which are hereby designated as Classes AAA, AA, A, B, C and D, the 11 maximum fee for which shall be as hereinafter specified. Each applicant for a 12 license shall specify the class of license applied for in his application. 13 For the purpose of licensing public works contractors under this chapter 14 the board may adopt rules necessary to determine the classification according 15 to their responsibility, and the type and scope of the operations of a 16 licensed contractor to those in which he is classified and qualified to engage 17 as in this chapter provided. 18 Class "AAA" license. Any contractor whose qualifications, ability and 19 responsibility to execute contracts for public works involving an estimated 20 cost of more than three million dollars ($3,000,000) may, upon his application 21 and the payment of a license fee not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), be 22 granted a Class "AAA" license and be so classified by the board in accordance 23 with the provisions of this chapter. The holder of a Class "AAA" license shall 24 be entitled to engage in the public works contracting business in the state as 25 provided in said license. The renewal fee for a Class "AAA" license shall not 26 exceed five hundred dollars ($500). 27 Class "AA" license. Any contractor whose qualifications, ability and 28 responsibility to execute contracts for public works involving an estimated 29 cost of not more than three million dollars ($3,000,000) may, upon his appli- 30 cation and the payment of a license fee not to exceed four hundred dollars 31 ($400), be granted a Class "AA" license and be so classified by the board in 32 accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The holder of a Class "AA" 33 license shall be entitled to engage in the public works contracting business 34 in the state as provided in said license. The renewal fee for a Class "AA" 35 license shall not exceed four hundred dollars ($400). 36 Class "A" license. Any contractor whose qualifications, ability and 37 responsibility to execute contracts for public works involving an estimated 38 cost of not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) may, upon his applica- 39 tion and the payment of a license fee not to exceed three hundred dollars 40 ($300), be granted a Class "A" license and be so classified by the board in 41 accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The holder of a Class "A" 42 license shall be entitled to engage in the public works contracting business 43 in the state as provided in said license. The renewal fee for a Class "A" 2 1 license shall not exceed three hundred dollars ($300). 2 Class "B" license. Any contractor whose qualifications, ability and 3 responsibility to execute contracts for public works involving an estimated 4 cost of not more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), may, upon his 5 application and the payment of a license fee not to exceed one hundred fifty 6 dollars ($150) be granted a Class "B" license and be so classified by the 7 board in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The holder of a Class 8 "B" license shall be entitled to engage in the public works contracting busi- 9 ness in the state as provided in said license. The renewal fee for a Class 10 "B" license shall not exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150). 11 Class "C" license. Any contractor whose qualifications, ability and 12 responsibility to execute contracts for public works involving an estimated 13 cost of not more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), may, upon his 14 application and the payment of a license fee not to exceed one hundred dollars 15 ($100), be granted a Class "C" license and be so classified by the board in 16 accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The holder of a Class "C" 17 license shall be entitled to engage in the public works contracting business 18 in the state as provided in said license. The renewal fee for a Class "C" 19 license shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100). 20 Class "D" license. Any contractor whose qualifications, ability and 21 responsibility to execute contracts for public works involving an estimated 22 cost of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), may, upon his applica- 23 tion and the payment of a license fee not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00), be 24 granted a Class "D" license and be so classified by the board in accordance 25 with the provisions of this chapter. The holder of a Class "D" license shall 26 be entitled to engage in the public works contracting business in the state as 27 provided in said license. The renewal fee for a Class "D" license shall not 28 exceed fifty dollars ($50.00). 29 The board shall be vested with the power to fix annually the amount of the 30 original and renewal license fees for each class of license for the ensuing 31 license year. The amount of the license fee so fixed shall not exceed the max- 32 imum fee set forth in this section. 33 Each license issued by the administrator shall clearly indicate the type 34 and scope of work for which the licensee is qualified and licensed. The holder 35 of the license shall be permitted to submit proposals for and perform only 36 those types of work specified in each license. The administrator may extend 37 the permissible type or scope of work to be done under any license when it is 38 determined by the administrator that the applicant meets all of the require- 39 ments of this chapter to qualify him to do such other work. 40 As a condition of licensure, the licensee shall provide health insurance 41 to each of its employees that is equivalent or superior to the coverage the 42 state of Idaho provides for its employees in terms of services covered, 43 deductibles and copayments. When applying for and renewing a license, the 44 holder of the license shall show proof of insurance. Failure to maintain the 45 required health insurance coverage for its employees shall subject the licen- 46 see to license suspension or revocation and shall be deemed a material breach 47 of contract for any public works project the licensee is undertaking for the 48 state of Idaho or any political subdivision of the state.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 17848
This legislation amends the public works contractor licensing
requirements to include contractor provided comprehensive health
insurance as an additional condition.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to the General Fund.
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Representative Branden Durst
Representative John Rusche
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 497