Bill Text: CT SB00078 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Increasing The Prevailing Wage Threshold For Public Works Projects.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-10 - Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees [SB00078 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00078-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 78
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 483
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

AN ACT INCREASING THE PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLD FOR PUBLIC WORKS 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 increase the threshold amount for construction projects required to abide by prevailing wage laws to one million dollars and to provide a mechanism to adjust the prevailing wage standards in order to keep pace with the inflation rate.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide financial relief to the state and municipalities by increasing the threshold amount for public works projects required to pay prevailing wages and to ensure that future prevailing wage rates are indexed to the inflation rate.