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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5950
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1055
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
REP. ZULLO, 99th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING PUBLIC ENTITIES TO EVALUATE AND
DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENTS ON
THE PUBLIC.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That subsection (a) of section 31-56b of the general statutes be 1
amended as follows: "Project labor agreements for public works 2
projects. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of any general statute, 3
regulation or requirement regarding procurement of goods or services, 4
a public entity may require a project labor agreement for any public 5
works project when such public entity has determined in writing, on a 6
project-by-project basis and acting within its discretion, that it is in the 7
public's interest to require such an agreement. In making such 8
determination, the public entity [may] shall consider, evaluate and 9
determine the effects a project labor agreement may have on (1) the 10
efficiency, cost and direct and indirect economic benefits to the public 11
entity and the public; (2) the availability of a skilled workforce to 12
complete the public works project; (3) the prevention of construction 13
delays; (4) the safety and quality of the public works project; (5) the 14
advancement of minority and women-owned businesses; and (6) 15 Proposed Bill No. 5950
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employment opportunities for the community. In the event the public 16
entity elects to utilize a project labor agreement for the public works 17
project, the analysis and determination supporting such use by the 18
public entity shall be made available to the public."19
Statement of Purpose:
To require public entities to evaluate and determine the effects of project
labor agreements on the public and make such evaluations and
determinations available to the public.