Bill Text: CT SB00304 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Maximizing Jobs For State Workers By Requiring Local Construction Hiring Reports By Recipients Of Economic Development Funds.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-23 - Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate [SB00304 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2014-SB00304-Comm_Sub.html
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February Session, 2014 |
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AN ACT MAXIMIZING JOBS FOR STATE WORKERS BY REQUIRING LOCAL CONSTRUCTION HIRING REPORTS BY RECIPIENTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 32-462 of the general statutes is amended by adding subsections (d) to (f), inclusive, as follows (Effective October 1, 2014):
(NEW) (d) Any recipient of a notification of approval for financial assistance from the Department of Economic and Community Development in an amount greater than or equal to that in subsection (b) or (c) of this section, as applicable, shall, not later than thirty days after the date of such notification, provide said department with a letter of intent to take reasonable steps to contract with Connecticut businesses for any construction-related portion of a facility construction or expansion project funded in whole or in part by such assistance. Such letter shall include a list of proposed steps such recipient intends to take to contract with Connecticut businesses.
(NEW) (e) Not more than twelve months after beginning the construction-related portion of any such project, any recipient of financial assistance that submits a letter pursuant to subsection (d) of this section shall file a report with the Labor Department and the Department of Economic and Community Development that shall include: (1) The names of businesses contracted by such recipient to perform the construction-related portion of such project; (2) the number of Connecticut residents employed on the construction-related portion of such project; (3) the number of and total combined wages and benefits paid to full-time employees to be utilized in the construction-related portion of such project; and (4) any other information required on a form prescribed by the Labor Department and the Department of Economic and Community Development.
(NEW) (f) Not later than February first, annually, the Department of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with the Labor Department, shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, a report to the Governor and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce and labor. Such report shall summarize the reports filed in the preceding calendar year pursuant to subsection (e) of this section, and shall include, but not be limited to: (1) A list of the businesses included in any report filed pursuant to subsection (e) of this section; (2) the number of Connecticut residents employed on each such project, and in the aggregate; (3) the total combined wages and benefits paid to full-time employees utilized in the construction-related portion of each such project and in the aggregate; and (4) any other information required pursuant to subsection (e) of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
October 1, 2014 |
32-462 |
CE |
Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO |
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LAB |
Joint Favorable |