Connecticut 2011 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05092 Introduced / Bill

Filed 01/05/2011

                    General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5092
January Session, 2011  LCO No. 162
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5092 

January Session, 2011

LCO No. 162

Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees 

Introduced by:

REP. PISCOPO, 76th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING CHANGES TO THE PREVAILING WAGE FOR PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

 That section 31-53 of the general statutes be amended to provide that the prevailing wage shall not apply to public works projects for new construction where the total cost is less than one million dollars or for remodeling, refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration or repair where the total cost is less than five hundred thousand dollars.

Statement of Purpose: 

To increase the prevailing wage thresholds for public works projects.