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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a)(1) Moneys appropriated by the Legislature for purposes of this section in the annual Budget Act during the 2022-23 to 2024-25, inclusive, fiscal years to directly support one or both of the following at the University of California, Riverside, and the University of California, Merced, shall comply with the provisions of paragraph (2):
(A) Campus expansion projects, which may include, but are not limited to, related capital projects.
(B) University of California climate initiatives, which may include, but are not limited to, related capital projects.
(2) These funds shall supplement and not supplant any current or future funding.
(b) Projects that receive funding pursuant to subdivision (a) are a public work for which prevailing wages shall be paid for purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.
(c)(1) For projects that receive funding pursuant to subdivision (a), the University of California shall obtain an enforceable commitment from any contractor performing work in an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades that the contractor and its subcontractors at every tier will individually use a skilled and trained workforce to complete the work.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if all contractors and subcontractors at every tier performing the work will be bound by a project labor agreement that requires the use of a skilled and trained workforce and provides for enforcement of that obligation through an arbitration procedure.
(3) For purposes of this subdivision, the following definitions apply:
(A) “Project labor agreement” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2500 of the Public Contract Code.
(B) “Skilled and trained workforce” has the same meaning as set forth in Chapter 2.9 (commencing with Section 2600) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
(d) The University of California may use moneys appropriated pursuant to subdivision (a) for capital outlay projects, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 92494, only if, for any affected project, facility, building, or other property, the University of California complies with the requirements of subdivision (d) of Section 92495.
(e) Commencing July 1, 2023, the University of California shall submit an annual report to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, and the Department of Finance on the amount of moneys allocated pursuant to subdivision (a) to the University of California, Riverside, and the University of California, Merced, how these funds were used, and outcomes resulting from the use of these funds.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Education Code - EDC § 92180 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/education-code/edc-sect-92180/
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