General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 94 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 358 Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees Introduced by: SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 94 January Session, 2011 LCO No. 358 Referred to Committee on Labor and Public Employees Introduced by: SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS AND 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 raise the prevailing wage threshold for new construction and remodeling, refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration and repairs performed on public works projects. Statement of Purpose: To raise the prevailing wage threshold to accurately reflect the cost of doing business in today's market.