The former facilities director for the Lawrence Union Free School District allegedly steered more than $2 million in public heating and air conditioning contracts to a company he ran with a friend, an indictment unsealed Wednesday morning in Nassau County Court states.

The proposed legislation would require school districts in Nassau and Suffolk counties starting next year to enter into what’s known as a project labor agreement, or PLA, for any construction or improvement projects costing $1 million or more.

"Do not let this workforce fall further behind," said Sexton, the national vice president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, which represents LIRR train operators.