The primary state officer/agency responsible for enforcing prevailing wage laws and issuing civil wage-and-penalty assessments on public works is the:

解析

Labor Code §1741 authorises the Labor Commissioner, who heads the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement inside the DIR, to issue a civil wage and penalty assessment after investigating a prevailing wage violation. The Division of Apprenticeship Standards polices the §1777.5 apprenticeship duties, a separate programme with its own penalties. The CSLB disciplines licences and may act on a §7110 referral, but it does not assess wages or §1775 penalties. The Attorney General may litigate on the state's behalf but issues no assessment.