Attachment 15 DOL WD 2015-0034 Education Counselor Revision 14 9 Mar 20.pdf

REGISTER OF WAGE DETERMINATIONS UNDER | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT | EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADMINISTRATION

By direction of the Secretary of Labor | WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION

| WASHINGTON D.C. 20210

| Wage Determination No.: 2015-0034 Daniel W. Simms Division of | Revision No.: 14 Director Wage Determinations| Date Of Last Revision: 03/09/2020 Note: Under Executive Order (EO) 13658, an hourly minimum wage of $10.80 for calendar year 2020 applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2015. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must pay all workers in any classification listed on this wage determination at least $10.80 per hour (or the applicable wage rate listed on this wage determination, if it is higher) for all hours spent performing on the contract in calendar year 2020. The EO minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

States: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington

Area: Alaska Statewide

Alabama Statewide

Arizona Counties of Cochise, Yuma

California County of San Bernardino

Colorado County of El Paso

Florida Counties of Dade, Hillsborough, Okaloosa

Georgia Counties of Chatham, Chattahoochee, Liberty, Richmond

Hawaii Statewide

Kansas Counties of Leavenworth, Riley

Kentucky Counties of Christian, Hardin

Louisiana Parish of Vernon

Maryland Counties of Anne Arundel, Harford, Montgomery

Missouri County of Pulaski

Mississippi County of Forrest

North Carolina County of Cumberland

New Jersey County of Burlington

New York Counties of Jefferson, Kings, Orange

Oklahoma County of Comanche

Pennsylvania County of Cumberland

Puerto Rico Statewide

South Carolina County of Richland

Texas Counties of Bell, Bexar, El Paso

Utah County of Tooele

Virginia Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Newport News, Prince George, Virginia Beach

Washington County of Pierce

**Fringe Benefits Required Follow the Occupational Listing**

OCCUPATION CODE - TITLE FOOTNOTE RATE

(not set) - Education Counselor Alabama 25.35 Alaska 28.35 Arizona - Cochise County 25.62 Arizona: Yuma County 25.35 California: San Bernardino County 28.95 Colorado: El Paso County 25.51 Florida - Counties of Hillsborough, Okaloosa 25.35 Florida - County of Dade 27.00 Georgia: Chatham, Chattahoochee, Liberty, 25.35 Richmond, Counties Hawaii 26.14 Kansas: Leavenworth, County 25.61 Kansas: Riley County 25.35 Kentucky: Christian and Hardin Counties 25.35 Louisiana: Parrish of Vernon 25.35 Maryland: Anne Arundel, Harford, Montgomery, 28.53 Counties Mississippi: Forrest County 25.35 Missouri: Pulaski County 25.61 New Jersey: Burlington, County 27.56 New York: Jefferson County 25.35 New York: Kings County and Orange County 29.29 North Carolina: Cumberland County 26.34 Oklahoma: Comanche County 25.35 Pennsylvania: Cumberland County 25.62 Puerto Rico 25.35 South Carolina: Richland County 25.35 Texas: Bell, Bexar, and El Paso Counties 25.35 Utah:Tooele County 25.35 Virginia - Counties of Newport News, 25.35 Virginia Beach Virginia: Arlington and Fairfax Counties 28.53 Virginia: Prince George County 27.46 Washington: Pierce County 27.77

Note: Executive Order (EO) 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, applies to all contracts subject to the Service Contract Act for which the contract is awarded (and any solicitation was issued) on or after January 1, 2017. If this contract is covered by the EO, the contractor must provide employees with 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours they work, up to 56 hours of paid sick leave each year. Employees must be permitted to use paid sick leave for their own illness, injury or other health-related needs, including preventive care; to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is ill, injured, or has other health-related needs, including preventive care; or for reasons resulting from, or to assist a family member (or person who is like family to the employee) who is the victim of, domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Additional information on contractor requirements and worker protections under the EO is available at www.dol.gov/whd/govcontracts.

ALL OCCUPATIONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS:

HEALTH & WELFARE: $4.54 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $181.60 per week or $786.93 per month

HEALTH & WELFARE EO 13706: $4.22 per hour up to 40 hours per week, or $168.80 per week, or $731.47 per month*

*This rate is to be used only when compensating employees for performance on an SCA-covered contract also covered by EO 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. A contractor may not receive credit toward its SCA obligations for any paid sick leave provided pursuant to EO 13706.

VACATION: 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor, 3 weeks after 10 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (See 29 CFR 4.173)

HOLIDAYS: A minimum of ten paid holidays per year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans' Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. (A contractor may substitute for any of the named holidays another day off with pay in accordance with a plan communicated to the employees involved.) (See 29 CFR 4.174)

VACATION (Hawaii): 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year of service with a contractor or successor; 3 weeks after 10 years, and 4 weeks after 15 years. Length of service includes the whole span of continuous service with the present contractor or successor, wherever employed, and with the predecessor contractors in the performance of similar work at the same Federal facility. (Reg. 29 CFR 4.173)

HEALTH & WELFARE (Hawaii): $1.94 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $77.60 per week, or $336.27 per month for all employees on whose behalf the contractor provides health care benefits pursuant to the Hawaii prepaid Health Care Act. For those employees who are not receiving health care benefits mandated by the Hawaii prepaid Health Care Act, the new health and welfare benefit rate will be $4.54 per hour, up to 40 hours per week.

HEALTH & WELFARE (Hawaii EO 13706): $1.63 per hour, up to 40 hours per week, or $65. 20 per week, or $282.53 per month for all employees on whose behalf the contractor provides health care benefits pursuant to the Hawaii prepaid Health Care Act. For those employees who are not receiving health care benefits mandated by the Hawaii prepaid Health Care Act, the new health and welfare benefit rate will be $4.22 per hour, up to 40 hours per week. *

*This rate is to be used only when compensating employees for performance on an SCA-covered contract also covered by EO 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors. A contractor may not receive credit toward its SCA obligations for any paid sick leave provided pursuant to EO 13706.

** UNIFORM ALLOWANCE **

If employees are required to wear uniforms in the performance of this contract (either by the terms of the Government contract, by the employer, by the state or local law, etc.), the cost of furnishing such uniforms and maintaining (by laundering or dry cleaning) such uniforms is an expense that may not be borne by an employee where such cost reduces the hourly rate below that required by the wage determination. The Department of Labor will accept payment in accordance with the following standards as compliance:

The contractor or subcontractor is required to furnish all employees with an adequate number of uniforms without cost or to reimburse employees for the actual cost of the uniforms. In addition, where uniform cleaning and maintenance is made the responsibility of the employee, all contractors and subcontractors subject to this wage determination shall (in the absence of a bona fide collective bargaining agreement providing for a different amount, or the furnishing of contrary affirmative proof as to the actual cost), reimburse all employees for such cleaning and maintenance at a rate of $3.35 per week (or $.67 cents per day). However, in those instances where the uniforms furnished are made of "wash and wear" materials, may be routinely washed and dried with other personal garments, and do not require any special treatment such as dry cleaning, daily washing, or commercial laundering in order to meet the cleanliness or appearance standards set by the terms of the Government contract, by the contractor, by law, or by the nature of the work, there is no requirement that employees be reimbursed for uniform maintenance costs.

** SERVICE CONTRACT ACT DIRECTORY OF OCCUPATIONS **

The duties of employees under job titles listed are those described in the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations", Fifth Edition (Revision 1), dated September 2015, unless otherwise indicated.

** REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION AND WAGE RATE, Standard Form 1444 (SF-1444) **

Conformance Process:

The contracting officer shall require that any class of service employee which is not listed herein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination), be classified by the contractor so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e., appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(i)). Such conforming procedures shall be initiated by the contractor prior to the performance of contract work by such unlisted class(es) of employees (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)). The Wage and Hour Division shall make a final determination of conformed classification, wage rate, and/or fringe benefits which shall be paid to all employees performing in the classification from the first day of work on which contract work is performed by them in the classification. Failure to pay such unlisted employees the compensation agreed upon by the interested parties and/or fully determined by the Wage and Hour Division retroactive to the date such class of employees commenced contract work shall be a violation of the Act and this contract. (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(v)). When multiple wage determinations are included in a contract, a separate SF-1444 should be prepared for each wage determination to which a class(es) is to be conformed.

The process for preparing a conformance request is as follows:

1) When preparing the bid, the contractor identifies the need for a conformed occupation(s) and computes a proposed rate(s).

2) After contract award, the contractor prepares a written report listing in order the proposed classification title(s), a Federal grade equivalency (FGE) for each proposed classification(s), job description(s), and rationale for proposed wage rate(s), including information regarding the agreement or disagreement of the authorized representative of the employees involved, or where there is no authorized representative, the employees themselves. This report should be submitted to the contracting officer no later than 30 days after such unlisted class(es) of employees performs any contract work.

3) The contracting officer reviews the proposed action and promptly submits a report of the action, together with the agency's recommendations and pertinent information including the position of the contractor and the employees, to the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, for review (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(ii)).

4) Within 30 days of receipt, the Wage and Hour Division approves, modifies, or disapproves the action via transmittal to the agency contracting officer, or notifies the contracting officer that additional time will be required to process the request.

5) The contracting officer transmits the Wage and Hour Division's decision to the contractor.

6) Each affected employee shall be furnished by the contractor with a written copy of such determination or it shall be posted as a part of the wage determination (See 29 CFR 4.6(b)(2)(iii)).

Information required by the Regulations must be submitted on SF-1444 or bond paper.

When preparing a conformance request, the "Service Contract Act Directory of Occupations" should be used to compare job definitions to ensure that duties requested are not performed by a classification already listed in the wage determination. Remember, it is not the job title, but the required tasks that determine whether a class is included in an established wage determination. Conformances may not be used to artificially split, combine, or subdivide classifications listed in the wage determination (See 29 CFR 4.152(c)(1)).

** OCCUPATIONS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SCA DIRECTORY OF OCCUPATIONS **

Education Counselor

Positions in this series require the application of professional knowledge of education to educational and vocational testing and counseling, and the application of the administrative policies and procedures of the education service program. Employees apply this knowledge in providing guidance and assistance to training program enrollees seeking to develop their full potential by pursuing jo-related instruction or self-improvement courses. The work involves furnishing support to programs of general education for adults, including occupational specialty related courses, basic academic courses, and other adult programs. These positions may be found in military organizations, correctional institutions, or other organizations. Organizations generally structure education services positions similar to the five examples below. While many positions fall into one or another of these types, others may reflect different combinations of duties. The examples are not intended to be restrictive or all-inclusive. Positions that involve administering education services programs. Employees - manage, and may establish, an education services program or center; conduct surveys to determine the educational needs and preference of the population served;

develop potential programs in response to assessed educational needs; assess the ability and willingness of available educational and training institutions to provide educational opportunities, and make arrangements with them to do so; monitor the quality and cost effectiveness of the educational service program, and assure the adequacy of equipment and facilities used; and advise managers and staff members on matters related to the education service program. 2. Positions that involve educational and vocational testing and counseling. Employees -- select, administer, and interpret tests to give program participants information on their vocational aptitudes and interests, and their educational strengths and weaknesses; counsel participants in establishing career goals, on available educational and training opportunities, and on making appropriate plans; assist participants in selecting courses and completing application and registration procedures; and may teach courses in such areas as adult basic education. 3. Positions that involve conducting liaison with the education community to enhance military recruitment. Employees - provide information to prospective and active duty military personnel on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVB) and specific service tests; advise them on armed services occupational education and training programs available; provide similar information to civilian placement officials, school guidance personnel, career education coordinators, school administrators, and classroom teachers; and advise managers and staff of military career education programs on including educational and occupational counseling. 4. Positions that involve evaluating the effectiveness of education services programs. Employees - develop policies procedures and regulations; advise on improving education and training program opportunities; and analyze and consolidate financial plans; budgets; and requirements for staff, facilities, equipment and supplies. 5. Positions that involve monitoring pertinent developments in the field of educational and vocational counseling. Employee - establish and maintain liaison with State and Federal educational officials on matters concerning education service programs; analyze and advise on national, regional and local trends that affect education services programs; prepare statements of work for potential contractors that reflect agency education policies, and develop such policies when necessary; monitor contractor performance and adherence to specification; and maintain contact with recognized experts in appropriate educational fields, and contract for their services in conducting professional seminars and workshops. TITLES Education Services Specialist is the title for the nonsupervisory positions that involve directing or managing a local or departmental education services program; performing liaison activities between military recruitment functions and the civilian community; or maintaining contacts with State, local and professional education associations. Guidance Counselor is the title for nonsupervisory positions that involve counseling individuals on their potential educational and vocational capabilities, needs, and available means of meeting them, and analyzing and interpreting test data for application to individual educational plans.