General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5249
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 770
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5249
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 770
Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees
Introduced by:
REP. LAVIELLE, 143rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS AND CHANGES TO THE PREVAILING WAGE.
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 increase the threshold amount for construction projects required to abide by the prevailing wage laws to one million dollars for new construction and five hundred thousand dollars for remodeling work.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide financial relief to the state and municipalities by increasing the threshold amount required to pay prevailing wages on public works projects.