An Act to Amend the Laws Governinq Waqe and Benefit Records of Persons Wortinq on Public worts Projects Further amend the bill by striking out all of section I and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 26MRSA§1311, as amended by PL 1997, c. 757, §9, is further amended to read: §1311. Waqe and benefit record of contractor The contractor and each subcontractor in charge of the construction of a public work shall keep an accurate record showing the names and occupation of eaeR--aas all laborers, workers and mechanics employed by them and all independent contractors working under contract with them in connection with the construction on the public works 6R9wiaEJ. The record must also show for all laborers, workers, mechanics and independent contractors the hours worked, the title of the job, the hourly rate or other method of remuneration and the actual wages or other compensation paid to each of the laborers, workers aRS..L mechanics and independent contractors. A copy of such a record must be kept at the job site and must be open at all reasonable hours to the inspection of the Bureau of Labor Standards and the public authority that let the contract T and its officers and agents. It is not necessary to preserve those records for a period longer than years after the termination of the Page I-LR1501(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 0361
Committee Amendment CA_A_H93 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ,,/fIt to H.P. 281, L.D. 
Act To Amend the Laws Governing Wage and Benefit 
Contractors Working on Public Works Projects" 
361, Bill, "An 
Records Kept by 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act to Amend the Laws Governinq Waqe and Benefit Records of 
Persons Wortinq on Public worts Projects' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section I and 
inserting in its place the following: 
'Sec. 1. 26MRSA§1311, as amended by PL 1997, c. 757, §9, is 
further amended to read: 
§1311. 
Waqe and benefit record of contractor 
The 
contractor 
and each subcontractor in charge of the 
construction of a public work shall keep an accurate record 
showing 
the names 
and occupation of eaeR--aas all laborers, 
workers 
and mechanics 
employed 
by 
them 
and all 
independent 
contractors working under contract with them in connection with 
the construction on the public works 6R9wiaEJ. 
The record must 
also show for all laborers, workers, mechanics and independent 
contractors the hours worked, the title of the job, the hourly 
rate or other method of remuneration and the actual wages or 
other compensation paid to each of the laborers, workers aRS..L 
mechanics and independent contractors. 
A copy of such a record 
must be kept at the job site and must be open at all reasonable 
hours to the inspection of the Bureau of Labor Standards and the 
public authority that let the contract T 
and its officers and 
agents. 
It is not necessary to preserve those records for a 
period 
longer 
than 
years 
after 
the 
termination 
of 
the 
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contract. 
A copy of each such record must also be filed monthly 
with the public authority that let the contract. 
The filed 
record is a public record pursuant to Title 1, chapter 13, except 
that the public authority letting a contract shall adopt rules to 
protect the privacy of personal information contained in the 
records filed with the public authority under this section, such 
as Social Security numbers and taxpayer identification numbers. 
The rules may not prevent the disclosure of information regarding 
the classification of workers or independent contractors and the 
remuneration they receive. 
Such rules are routine technical 
rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. I 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment replaces the bill and 
provides that the 
records kept by contractors and subcontractors on public works 
construction projects must include information about independent 
contractors 
as well 
as 
information about employees of those 
contractors 
and 
subcontractors. 
It 
also 
requires 
that 
the 
records be filed with the public agency that let the construction 
contract monthly rather than weekly, as the bill proposed. 
It provides that the records filed with the public authority 
are public records, but the public authority must adopt rules to 
prevent the disclosure of certain personal information, such as a 
person's Social Security number or taxpayer identification number. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 03/27 /03 ~ac:.. 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD361 
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Wage and Benefit Records Kept 
by Contractors Working on Public Works Projects 
LR 1501(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - General Fund 
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