General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6214 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1309 *01309* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. FERRARO, 117th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6214 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1309 *01309* Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES Introduced by: REP. FERRARO, 117th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLDS. 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 construction projects required to abide by prevailing wage laws to one million dollars for new construction and four hundred thousand dollars for remodeling, refinishing, refurbishing, rehabilitation, alteration or repair work. Statement of Purpose: To update the prevailing wage thresholds to reflect current construction costs.