Connecticut 2017 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05279 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/05/2017

                            General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 5279
January Session, 2017  LCO No. 540
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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. HARDING, 107th Dist.

General Assembly

Proposed Bill No. 5279 

January Session, 2017

LCO No. 540

*00540*

Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES 

Introduced by:

REP. HARDING, 107th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING PREVAILING WAGES FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSPORTATION 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 impose a three-year moratorium on the application of prevailing wage rates for essential school and transportation projects undertaken by municipalities.

Statement of Purpose: 

To provide property tax relief to towns and to ensure that maximum funding is made available for local school and transportation projects.