Bill Text: CT SB00401 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Workforce Diversity Standards Of Contractors Performing Work At Southern Connecticut State University.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-24 - Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Government Administration and Elections [SB00401 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-SB00401-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 401
February Session, 2014		LCO No. 2202
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Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING WORKFORCE DIVERSITY STANDARDS OF CONTRACTORS PERFORMING WORK AT SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 46a-68c of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):

In addition to the provisions of section 4a-60, each contractor with fifty or more employees awarded a public works contract in excess of fifty thousand dollars in any fiscal year, but not subject to the provisions of section 46a-68d, shall develop and file with the commission an affirmative action plan which shall comply with regulations adopted by said commission provided contractors awarded a public works contract at Southern Connecticut State University shall also comply with the workforce diversity standards set forth in section 3 of this act. Failure to develop an approved affirmative action plan pursuant to this section shall act as a bar to bidding on or the award of future contracts until such requirement has been met. When the commission approves an affirmative action plan pursuant to this section, it shall issue a certificate of compliance to the contractor. This certificate shall be prima facie proof of the contractor's eligibility to bid or be awarded contracts for a period of two years from the date of the certificate. Such certificate shall not excuse the contractor from monitoring by the commission or from the reporting and record-keeping requirements of sections 46a-68e and 46a-68f. The commission may revoke the certificate of a contractor if the contractor does not implement its affirmative action plan in compliance with this section and sections 4a-60, 4a-60g, 4a-62, 46a-56, 46a-68b, 46a-68d, as amended by this act, and 46a-68e to 46a-68k, inclusive.

Sec. 2. Section 46a-68d of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):

In addition to the provisions of section 4a-60, every public works contract subject to the provisions of part II of chapter 60 shall also be subject to the provisions of this section. After a bid has been accepted but before a contract is awarded, the successful bidder shall file and have approved by the commission an affirmative action plan. The affirmative action plan filed by a successful bidder awarded a contract at Southern Connecticut State University shall also comply with the workforce diversity standards set forth in section 3 of this act. The commission may provide for conditional acceptance of an affirmative action plan provided written assurances are given by the contractor that it will amend its plan to conform to affirmative action requirements. The state shall withhold two per cent of the total contract price per month from any payment made to such contractor until such time as the contractor has developed an affirmative action plan, and received the approval of the commission. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a contractor subject to the provisions of this section may file a plan in advance of or at the same time as its bid. The commission shall review plans submitted pursuant to this section within sixty days of receipt and either approve, approve with conditions or reject such plan. When the commission approves an affirmative action plan pursuant to this section, it shall issue a certificate of compliance to the contractor as provided in section 46a-68c, as amended by this act.

Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2014) Each contractor awarded a public works contract to perform work at Southern Connecticut State University shall comply with the following workforce diversity standards: For each class of work listed in the contractor's general bid for such contract, (1) not less than twenty-five per cent of the individuals working in such class of work shall be from a minority group, and (2) not less than six and nine-tenths per cent of the individuals working in such class of work shall be female.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	July 1, 2014	46a-68c
Sec. 2	July 1, 2014	46a-68d
Sec. 3	July 1, 2014	New section

HED

Joint Favorable C/R

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