General Assembly

 

Proposed Bill No. 5279

 

January Session, 2017

 

LCO No. 540

 

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Referred to Committee on LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES

 

Introduced by:

 

REP. HARDING, 107th Dist.

 

AN ACT CONCERNING PREVAILING WAGES FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL AND TRANSPORTATION 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 impose a three-year moratorium on the application of prevailing wage rates for essential school and transportation projects undertaken by municipalities.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide property tax relief to towns and to ensure that maximum funding is made available for local school and transportation projects.