General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5440 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 476 *00476* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5440 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 476 *00476* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. ACKERT, 8th Dist. AN ACT EXEMPTING CERTAIN MUNICIPAL PROJECTS FROM PREVAILING WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to exempt municipal projects from the prevailing wage requirements unless the state contributes twenty-five per cent or more of the funds necessary for such municipal project. Statement of Purpose: To exempt municipal projects from the prevailing wage requirements unless the municipality receives at least twenty-five per cent of the funding for the project from the state.