This chapter presents an up-to-date analysis of prevailing state wage laws that affect educational facility construction or renovation and highlights relevant prevailing wage litigation in many states. Currently, 13 states have no prevailing wage laws for public works. The other 37 states and the District of Columbia do have prevailing wage laws for public works, but considerable inconsistency exists among the different statutes. The specific characteristics of some of these laws and the relevant court decisions are discussed. The analysis reveals that broadly-worded, vague guidelines subject themselves to the continual threat of a legal challenge; however, where state legislatures have enacted specific, nondiscriminatory prevailing wage rates, legal challenges and litigation are minimal. (MLF)