Ohio Code 153.83 – Hearings related to contractor labor agreements
(A) As used in this section, “public improvement” means any of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 153.83
- Another: when used to designate the owner of property which is the subject of an offense, includes not only natural persons but also every other owner of property. See Ohio Code 1.02
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
(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.