,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cgdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #ab1         
#bjac,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide = an increase 9
 ! ,f$]al m9imum wage4  #a4 ,%ort title 
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,fair ,m9imum 
,wage ,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,m9imum wage   
increases  7a7 ,m9imum wage  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,section #f7;a77#a7 ( ! ,fair     
,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi         
,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7;a77#a77 is am5d$ to read
 z foll[s3  7#a7 except z o!rwise       
provid$ 9 ?is section1 n less ?an-- 7,a7
 #h4ej an h\r1 beg9n+ on ! fir/ day ( ! 
?ird mon? t beg9s aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ! ,fair ,m9imum ,wage ,act ( #bjac   
,act2  7,b7 #aj4jj an h\r1 beg9n+ #a ye>
 aft] t fir/ day2  7,c7 #aa4jj an h\r1  
beg9n+ #b ye>s aft] t fir/ day2 &  7,d7 
beg9n+ on ! date t is #c ye>s aft] t    
fir/ day1 & annually !reaft]1 ! am\nt   
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant to      

subsection 7h72  4  7#b7 ,det]m9ation   
bas$ on increase 9 ! consum] price index
 ,section #f ( ! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds    
,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjf7 is    
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7h7   
7#a7 ,ea* ye>1 by n lat] ?an ! date t is
 #ij days be=e a new m9imum wage det]m9$
 "u subsection 7a77#a77;,d7 is to take  
effect1 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e !      
m9imum wage to be 9 effect pursuant to  
?is subsection = ! subsequ5t #a-ye>     
p]iod4 ,! wage det]m9$ pursuant to ?is  
subsection = a ye> %all be-- 7,a7 n less
 ?an ! am\nt 9 effect "u subsection     
7a77#a7 on ! date ( su* det]m9ation2    
7,b7 increas$ f su* am\nt by ! annual   
p]c5tage increase 9 ! ,consum] ,price   
,index = ,urban ,wage ,e>n]s & ,cl]ical 
,work]s 7,unit$ ,/ates city av]age1 all 
items1 n seasonally adju/$71 or its     
successor publication1 z det]m9$ by !   
,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics2 &  7,c7     
r\nd$ to ! ne>e/ multiple ( #j4je4  7#b7
 ,9 calculat+ ! annual p]c5tage increase
 9 ! ,consum] ,price ,index = purposes (

 p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 ! ,secret>y %all   
comp>e su* ,consum] ,price ,index = !   
mo/ rec5t mon?1 qu>t]1 or ye> available 
7z select$ by ! ,secret>y prior to !    
fir/ ye> = :i* a m9imum wage is 9 effect
 pursuant to ?is subsection7 ) !        
,consum] ,price ,index = ! same mon? 9 !
 prec$+ ye>1 ! same qu>t] 9 ! prec$+    
ye>1 or ! prec$+ ye>1 respectively4  4  
7b7 ,base m9imum wage = tipp$ employees 
,section #c7m77#a7 ( ! ,fair ,labor     
,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjc7m77#a77 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3 
7#a7 ! ca% wage paid su* employee1 :i* =
 purposes ( su* det]m9ation %all be n   
less ?an-- 7,a7 = ! #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+ 
on ! fir/ day ( ! ?ird mon? t beg9s aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,fair ,m9imum    
,wage ,act ( #bjac1 #c4jj an h\r2  7,b7 
= ea* succe$+ #a-ye> p]iod until ! h\rly
 wage "u ?is p>agraph equals #gj p]c5t (
 ! wage 9 effect "u section #f7;a77#a7 =
 su* p]iod1 an h\rly wage equal to !    
am\nt det]m9$ "u ?is p>agraph = ! prec$+
 ye>1 increas$ by ! less] (-- 7i7 #j4ie2

 or  7ii7 ! am\nt necess>y = ! wage 9   
effect "u ?is p>agraph to equal #gj     
p]c5t ( ! wage 9 effect "u section      
#f7;a77#a7 = su* p]iod1 r\nd$ to ! ne>e/
 multiple ( #j4je2 &  7,c7 = ea* succe$+
 #a-ye> p]iod aft] ! ye> 9 :i* ! h\rly  
wage "u ?is p>agraph fir/ equals #gj    
p]c5t ( ! wage 9 effect "u section      
#f7;a77#a7 = ! same p]iod1 ! am\nt      
necess>y to ensure t ! wage 9 effect "u 
?is p>agraph rema9s equal to #gj p]c5t (
 ! wage 9 effect "u section #f7;a77#a71 
r\nd$ to ! ne>e/ multiple ( #j4je2 &  4 
7c7 ,publication ( notice ,section #f ( 
! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7z   
am5d$ by subsection 7a77 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjf7 is fur!r am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+3  7i7 ,n lat] ?an #fj days prior 
to ! effective date ( any increase 9 !  
m9imum wage det]m9$ "u subsection 7h7 or
 requir$ = tipp$ employees 9 accordance 
) subp>agraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 ( section    
#c7m77#a71 z am5d$ by ! ,fair ,m9imum   
,wage ,act ( #bjac1 ! ,secret>y %all    
publi% 9 ! ,f$]al ,regi/] & on ! website

 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor a notice ann\nc+
 ! adju/$ requir$ wage4  4  7d7         
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by     
subsections 7a7 & 7b7 %all take effect  
on ! fir/ day ( ! ?ird mon? t beg9s aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4