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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 137
February Session, 2024
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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
(LAB)
AN ACT CONCERNING GAS, ELECTRIC, SEWER AND WATER
DELIVERY WORK.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) As used in this section 1
and sections 2 to 4, inclusive, of this act: 2
(1) "Public utility project" means a project to which a gas company, 3
pipeline company, water company, sewage company or electric 4
distribution company is a party; 5
(2) "Contractor" means any individual or business entity that is 6
awarded, or is a subcontractor under, a public utility project contract; 7
(3) "Electric distribution company" has the same meaning as 8
provided in section 16-1 of the general statutes; 9
(4) "Gas company" has the same meaning as provided in section 16-1 10
of the general statutes; 11
(5) "Pipeline company" has the same meaning as provided in section 12
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(6) "Sewage company" has the same meaning as provided in section 14
16-1 of the general statutes; and 15
(7) "Water company" has the same meaning as provided in section 16-16
1 of the general statutes. 17
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) Any contractor who has 18
entered into a contract for public utility project shall provide (1) 19
apprenticeship training through an apprenticeship program registered 20
with the Labor Department, or (2) a preapprenticeship training 21
program. For purposes of this section, "preapprenticeship program" 22
means a program approved pursuant to sections 31-22m to 31-22v, 23
inclusive, of the general statutes; 24
(b) A contractor shall certify, in a form and manner prescribed by the 25
Labor Commissioner, that such contractor currently (1) participates in 26
apprenticeship training through an apprenticeship program registered 27
with the Labor Department, or (2) participates in a preapprenticeship 28
program. Such contractor or subcontractor shall submit such 29
certification to the Labor Commissioner not later than thirty days after 30
entering into a contract for a public utility project. 31
(c) Any certification submitted pursuant to subsection (b) of this 32
section shall be considered a public document that shall be made 33
available without redaction on the Labor Department's Internet web site 34
not later than seven days after being submitted to the Labor 35
Commissioner. 36
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) Any contractor that 37
intentionally submits a certification pursuant to subsection (b) of section 38
2 of this act that contains false, misleading or materially inaccurate 39
information shall be in violation of this section. 40
(b) Any contractor that violates the provisions of this section may be 41
assessed penalties and sanctions by the Labor Commissioner. 42
(c) The Labor Commissioner may refer for debarment any contractor 43
that violates the provisions of this section. Any contractor the 44 Raised Bill No. 137
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commissioner refers for debarment may request a hearing before the 45
commissioner. Such hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the 46
provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes. 47
(d) The Labor Commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance 48
with the provisions of chapter 54 of the general statutes, establishing the 49
penalties and sanctions applicable to a violation of this section. 50
Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) (a) Each contractor who has 51
entered into a contract for a public utility project shall (1) pay each 52
construction employee on the project wages and benefits that are not 53
less than the prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates prescribed in 54
section 31-53 of the general statutes for the corresponding classification 55
in which the employee is employed, and (2) be subject to all reporting 56
and compliance requirements in accordance with section 31-53 of the 57
general statutes. 58
(b) Any contractor that violates this section shall be subject to 59
penalties and sanctions in accordance with section 31-53 of the general 60
statutes. 61
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 2 October 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 3 October 1, 2024 New section
Sec. 4 October 1, 2024 New section
Statement of Purpose:
To require any contractor that enters into a contract for a public utility
project to offer apprenticeship or preapprenticeship training programs
and pay prevailing wage rates.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
underlined.]