,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #dejh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjaf    
,mr4 ,norcross 7= himself1 ,mr4         
,pallone1 & ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & !         
,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,ways & ,means1 = a p]iod to be      
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide =       
increases 9 ! ,f$]al m9imum wage & to   
provide a cr$it aga9/ ! employm5t taxes 
( c]ta9 employ]s :o pay m ?an ! ,f$]al  
m9imum wage4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,fair ,wage ,act 4  #b4 
,m9imum wage increases  7a7 ,m9imum wage
  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #f7;a77#a7 ( ! 
,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;a77#a77 is am5d$ to read
 z foll[s3  7#a7 except z o!rwise       
provid$ 9 ?is section1 n less ?an-- 7,a7
 #h4jj an h\r1 beg9n+ #cj days aft] !   

date ( enactm5t ( ! ,fair ,wage ,act or 
,janu>y #a1 #bjag1 :i*ev] date is e>li]2
  7,b7 #i4jj an h\r1 beg9n+ #a ye> aft] 
! date ! wage specifi$ 9 subp>agraph    
7,a7 takes effect2  7,c7 #aj4jj an h\r1 
beg9n+ #b ye>s aft] su* date2  7,d7     
#aa4jj an h\r1 beg9n+ #c ye>s aft] su*  
date2  7,e7 #ab4jj an h\r1 beg9n+ #d    
ye>s aft] su* date2  7,f7 #ac4jj an h\r1
 beg9n+ #e ye>s aft] su* date2  7,g7    
#ad4jj an h\r1 beg9n+ #f ye>s aft] su*  
date2  7,h7 #ae4jj an h\r1 beg9n+ #g    
ye>s aft] su* date2 &  7,i7 beg9n+ #h   
ye>s aft] su* date1 & annually !reaft]1 
! am\nt det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant 
to subsection 7h74  4  7#b7 ,det]m9ation
 bas$ 9 increase 9 consum] price index  
,section #f ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act
 ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7  7#a7   
,ea* ye>1 by n lat] ?an ! date t is #ij 
days be=e a new m9imum wage det]m9$ "u  
subsection 7a77#a77;,i7 is to take      
effect1 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e !      
m9imum wage to be 9 effect pursuant to  

?is subsection = ! subsequ5t #a-ye>     
p]iod4 ,! wage det]m9$ pursuant to ?is  
subsection = a ye> %all be--  7,a7 n    
less ?an ! am\nt 9 effect "u subsection 
7a77#a7 on ! date ( su* det]m9ation2    
7,b7 increas$ f su* am\nt by ! annual   
p]c5tage increase 9 ! ,consum] ,price   
,index = ,urban ,wage ,e>n]s & ,cl]ical 
,work]s 7,unit$ ,/ates city av]age1 all 
items1 n seasonally adju/$71 or its     
successor publication1 z det]m9$ by !   
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics2 &  7,c7     
r\nd$ to ! ne>e/ multiple ( #j4je4  7#b7
 ,9 calculat+ ! annual p]c5tage increase
 9 ! ,consum] ,price ,index = purposes (
 p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 ! ,secret>y %all   
comp>e su* ,consum] ,price ,index = !   
mo/ rec5t mon?1 qu>t]1 or ye> available 
7z select$ by ! ,secret>y prior to !    
fir/ ye> = :i* a m9imum wage is 9 effect
 pursuant to ?is subsection7 ) !        
,consum] ,price ,index = ! same mon? 9 !
 prec$+ ye>1 ! same qu>t] 9 ! prec$+    
ye>1 or ! prec$+ ye>1 respectively4  4  
7b7 ,publication ( notice ,section #f ( 

! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7z   
am5d$ by subsection 7a77 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjf7 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7i7 ,n lat] ?an #fj days prior 
to ! effective date ( any increase 9 !  
m9imum wage det]m9$ "u subsection 7h71 !
 ,secret>y %all publi% 9 ! ,f$]al       
,regi/] & on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,labor a notice ann\nc+ ! adju/$ requir$
 wage4  4  #c4 ,cr$it aga9/ employm5t   
taxes ( c]ta9 employ]s :o pay m ?an !   
,f$]al m9imum wage  7a7 ,9 g5]al        
,sub*apt] ,b ( *apt] #ba ( ! ,int]nal   
,rev5ue ,code ( #aihf is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new section3  #caac4  
,cr$it = c]ta9 employ]s :o pay m ?an !  
,f$]al m9imum wage  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 !   
case ( a qualifi$ employ]1 !re %all be  
all[$ z a cr$it aga9/ ! tax impos$ "u   
section #caaa an am\nt equal to #f4b    
p]c5t ( ! wages paid by su* employ] to  
qualifi$ employees dur+ ! cal5d> ye>4   
7b7 ,qualifi$ employ] ,= purposes ( ?is 
section1 ! t]m qualifi$ employ] means   
any employ] = any cal5d> ye> if ! l[e/  

h\rly wage paid by su* employ] to ! l[e/
 paid employee ( su* employ] 7det]m9$ on
 an h\rly basis7 exce$s ! m9imum h\rly  
wage 9 effect = su* cal5d> ye> "u       
section #f7;a77#a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor     
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich by #a or m p] h\r4  
7c7 ,qualifi$ employee ,= purposes ( ?is
 section1 ! t]m qualifi$ employee means 
any employee ( a qualifi$ employ] if--  
7#a7 su* employee is comp5sat$ 9 wages  
on an h\rly basis1 &  7#b7 su* h\rly    
wage is-- 7,a7 n less ?an #a m p] h\r   
?an ! m9imum h\rly wage 9 effect "u     
section #f7;a77#a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor     
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich1  7,b7 n m ?an #ae  
p] h\r1 &  7,c7 9 ! case ( any employee 
employ$ by su* employ] 9 any prec$+     
cal5d> ye>1 great] ?an ! highe/ h\rly   
wage paid by su* employ] to su* employee
 dur+ any su* prec$+ cal5d> ye>4  7d7   
,special rules ,wages %all be tak5 into 
acc\nt 9 det]m9+ ! am\nt ( ! cr$it all[$
 "u subsection 7a7 only if su* wages are
 paid by ! employ]--  7#a7 ) respect to 
employm5t 7z def9$ 9 section #caba7;b771

 &  7#b7 9 ! ord9>y c\rse ( ! employ]'s 
trade or bus9ess4  4  7b7 ,tru/ funds   
held h>mless ,! am\nt ( any transf]1    
appropriation1 or cr$it to any tru/ fund
 %all be det]m9$ )\t reg>d to ! am5dm5t 
made by subsection 7a74  7c7 ,effective 
date ,! am5dm5t made by subsection 7a7  
%all apply to wages paid aft] ! date t  
is #cj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act or ,janu>y #a1 #bjag1 :i*ev] date 
is e>li]4