General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5688 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1838 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. WILLIAMS, 68th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5688 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1838 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. WILLIAMS, 68th Dist. AN ACT INCREASING THE PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLDS 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 increase the threshold amount for public works projects required to abide by the prevailing wage laws to eight hundred thousand dollars for new construction and two hundred thousand dollars for remodeling. Statement of Purpose: To increase the prevailing wage threshold for new construction and remodeling, refinishing, refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration or repair of any public works project.