General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 345 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1222 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. SEN. HARP, 10th Dist. REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. REP. HOLDER-WINFIELD, 94th Dist. REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. REP. MEGNA, 97th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 345 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 1222 Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: SEN. LOONEY, 11th Dist. SEN. HARP, 10th Dist. REP. DILLON, 92nd Dist. REP. WALKER, 93rd Dist. REP. HOLDER-WINFIELD, 94th Dist. REP. CANDELARIA, 95th Dist. REP. LEMAR, 96th Dist. REP. MEGNA, 97th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND STATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to update the affirmative action laws to reflect the results of the recent disparities study and to create an enforcement mechanism to ensure that affirmative action standards are met on state construction projects. Statement of Purpose: To ensure that Connecticut residents, minorities and women are represented on state construction projects.