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This bill proposes to modify existing Connecticut state law by excluding school construction projects from two specific labor requirements: the prevailing wage requirement and the use of a project labor agreement. A prevailing wage is a mandated minimum pay rate for workers on public construction projects, typically set at the average wage for similar work in a specific geographic area. A project labor agreement (PLA) is a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with labor unions that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project. By removing these requirements for school construction projects, the bill could potentially reduce the cost of school construction by allowing more flexible labor arrangements and potentially lowering labor expenses. The change would apply to subsection (a) of section 4-261 of the Connecticut general statutes, which currently requires prevailing wages or project labor agreements for certain public construction projects. The goal appears to be making school construction more economically feasible by reducing regulatory requirements and associated costs.

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