Bill Text: CT SB00099 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Small Town Economic Assistance Program And The Prevailing Wage Threshold.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-10 - Referred to Joint Committee on Labor and Public Employees [SB00099 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2013-SB00099-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 99
January Session, 2013		LCO No. 508
Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE SMALL TOWN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAM AND THE PREVAILING WAGE THRESHOLD.

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 exempt any public works projects utilizing Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grants from the prevailing wage laws.

Statement of Purpose:

To allow communities receiving STEAP grants to maximize the economic impact of these grants by removing any barriers that the prevailing wage laws may impose on public works projects.