Sec. 31-52a. Residents' preference in work on other public facilities.
Sec. 31-52a. Residents' preference in work on other public facilities. (a) In the
employment of mechanics, laborers or workmen in connection with any public works
project, including, but not limited to, construction, remodeling or repairing of any public
facility, structure, except public buildings covered by section 31-52, site preparation or
site improvement, appurtenances or highways or in preparation or improvement of any
land or waterway on or in which a structure is situated or to be constructed by the state
or any of its agents or by persons contracting therewith, preference shall be given to
persons who are residents of the state, and, if they cannot be obtained in sufficient
numbers, then to residents of other states. Nothing herein shall abrogate or supersede
any provision regarding residence requirements in a collective bargaining agreement
to which the contractor is a party. Any contractor who knowingly and wilfully employs
any person in violation of any provision of this section shall be fined two hundred dollars
for each week or a fraction of a week each such person is employed.
(b) Each contract for any such project covered by this section under the supervision
of the state or any of its agents shall contain the following provision: "In the employment
of mechanics, laborers or workmen to perform the work specified herein, preference
shall be given to residents of the state who are, and continuously for at least six months
prior to the date hereof have been, residents of this state, and if no such person is available
then to residents of other states."
(1967, P.A. 757, S. 2.)