Sec. 31-362g. Defense diversification. Alternative use committees.
Sec. 31-362g. Defense diversification. Alternative use committees. (a) As used
in this section, "defense contract" includes any contract for the production or manufacture of weapons or other defense equipment to be used by the military or naval forces of
this state or the United States, "defense contractor" means any contractor, subcontractor,
manufacturer or service company which is a party to a defense contract and has agreed to
produce or manufacture weapons or defense equipment under such contract and "value"
means gross value.
(b) Each defense contractor which (1) performs one or more defense contracts in
this state, the combined value of which exceeds one million dollars in any one year, and
(2) after October 1, 1994, is the recipient of state assistance or other funds from the
Department of Economic and Community Development shall establish an alternative
use committee. The committee shall consist of representatives of employees and employers. The employees of such contractor who are represented by a collective bargaining organization shall be represented on such committee by a representative of such
organization. The employees of such contractor who are not represented by a collective
bargaining organization shall designate a person to serve as their representative. The
committee may invite representatives of the community to participate in committee
meetings. The committee shall prepare a plan to reduce or eliminate the dependence of
the contractor on defense contracts. The plan shall include: (A) Alternative products
that are feasible to produce and marketable; and (B) retraining resources needed to
produce such products in order to avoid dislocation of the current workforce. The Labor
Commissioner shall adopt regulations pursuant to chapter 54 to administer the establishment and composition of alternate use committees and the committee's duty to establish
plans pursuant to this subsection.
(P.A. 94-234; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 08-34, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 08-34 amended Subsec. (b)(2) to delete
reference to Sec. 32-222a, effective May 7, 2008.