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<section article="gsf" article_name="State Finance and Procurement" number="18-102" title_number="18" title_name="Living Wage" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>This title applies to an employee of an employer for the duration of a contract subject to this title if at least one–half of the employee’s time during any workweek relates to a State contract for services or a subcontract for services under a State contract.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>This title does not apply to an employee of an employer if the employee:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>is 17 years of age or younger for the duration of a contract subject to this title; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>works less than 13 consecutive weeks for the duration of a contract subject to this title and during that period works full time.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>This title does not apply to a contract:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>for services needed immediately to prevent or respond to an imminent threat to public health or safety;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>with a public service company;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>with a nonprofit organization;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>between units; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>between a unit and a county or Baltimore City.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>If the unit responsible for a State contract determines that application of this title would conflict with any applicable federal program requirement, this title does not apply to the contract or program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The head of the unit responsible for a State contract  subject to this title shall determine if contract services valued at  50% or more of the total value of the contract will be performed in  the Tier 1 area or the Tier 2 area and shall provide that  determination on the invitation for a bid.</text>
  </level>
</section>
