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CT Gen Stat § 32-41nn (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-41nn - Bond authorization for Regenerative Medicine Research Fund.

 (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate ten million dollars.(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, for the purposes of the Regenerative Medicine Research Fund established by section 32-41kk.(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.(P.A. 14-98, S. 22; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 453.)History: P.A. 14-98 effective July 1, 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 amended Subsec. (a) by reducing the authorization from $40,000,000 to $10,000,000 and deleting Subdivs. (1), (2), and (3) re effective dates of authorization, effective October 31, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 32-41o (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-41o - Bond issue for technology deployment.

 (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate five million five hundred thousand dollars.(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the corporation as follows: (1) Three million dollars for the program established in section 32-41j; (2) five hundred thousand dollars for the program established in section 32-41k; (3) one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars for the program established and for the eligible business consortium approved in section 32-41l; and (4) seven hundred fifty thousand dollars for the program established and for the eligible business consortium approved in section 32-41m.(c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.(P.A. 93-382, S. 38, 69; P.A. 95-272, S. 18, 29.)History: P.A. 93-382 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-272 amended Subsec. (a) to increase authorization from $5,000,000 to $5,500,000, Subsec. (b)(3) to increase amount from $1,000,000 to $1,250,000 and Subsec. (b)(4) to increase amount from $500,000 to $750,000 and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 32-41oo (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-41oo - Program to incentivize formation of new venture capital funds.

 The chief executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated may establish a program to incentivize the formation of at least one new venture capital fund in the state. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated may invest up to ten million dollars only if private investors invest at least one and one-half times the amount Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated pledges to invest in a new fund. Any such fund shall be subject to the following requirements:(1) The amounts invested by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated pursuant to this section shall be invested in start-up and growth stage companies located in the state. Such requirement shall not apply to the amounts invested by private investors pursuant to this section;(2) The investor or the managing venture capital firm managing such fund shall have an office located in the state; and(3) Any partner in a fund established under this subdivision may buy, after five years from the date of the establishment of the fund, Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated's equity stake in the fund plus interest at an annual rate agreed upon by the partner and the executive director.(P.A. 18-178, S. 49.)History: P.A. 18-178 effective July 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 32-41p (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-41p - Workplace center of excellence program.

 (a) There is established a workplace center of excellence program to be administered by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated for the purpose of developing and deploying ergonomic technology solutions and knowledge. During the three-month period beginning on July 1, 1994, the corporation shall accept applications from eligible institutions in a form and manner prescribed by the corporation for state funding for the establishment and operation of a workplace center of excellence.(b) On or before January 1, 1995, the corporation shall review all applications timely received pursuant to this section, approve one such application and provide the approved institution with such financial assistance as the corporation may determine will promote the purposes of this section. In approving such application the corporation shall assess scientific and economic factors concerning the proposed center, including but not limited to, the following:(1) The formal participation in, and financial support of, the center by employers, insurers, and enterprises actively engaged in developing and deploying ergonomics solutions and related activities;(2) The likelihood that the center will result in substantial and timely deployment of advanced technology solutions to existing businesses in the state;(3) The center's plan to involve employers, labor, institutions of higher education and other interested parties in its decision-making;(4) The adequacy of the center's financial plan, including the matching of any state grant funds to implement specific projects with at least an equal amount of funding from private sources;(5) The center's plan to involve urban residents and urban-based businesses; and(6) The adequacy of the center's mechanisms for evaluating its progress.(P.A. 94-45, S. 2, 3.)History: P.A. 94-45 effective July 1, 1994.
CT Gen Stat § 32-41pp (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-41pp - Program to encourage development of technologies and techniques concerning crumbling concrete foundations.

 (a) There is established a program to encourage the development of technologies and techniques regarding the prevention, identification and repair of properties that have, or may suffer from, crumbling foundations due to the presence of pyrrhotite.(b) Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, shall administer the program established under subsection (a) of this section within existing resources and, in conjunction with a volunteer panel of subject matter experts convened by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, develop criteria for the program established under subsection (a) of this section.(c) Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, may administer the program established under subsection (a) of this section in coordination with the coordinating agency from another state or other states.(P.A. 19-192, S. 13.)History: P.A. 19-192 effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 32-41qq (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-41qq - Plan to collect data re crumbling concrete foundations.

 (a) The Chief Data Officer shall, in consultation with the Department of Housing, the State Geologist, the captive insurance company established pursuant to section 38a-91vv, and the volunteer panel convened pursuant to subsection (b) of section 32-41pp, develop and implement a plan to collect the data necessary to conduct research regarding crumbling foundations.(b) Any data collected under the plan developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be confidential and exempt from the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, except that the Chief Data Officer may make such data available for research purposes subject to data sharing agreements that maintain the confidentiality of personally identifying information and the specific location of any property.(P.A. 19-192, S. 14.)History: P.A. 19-192 effective July 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 32-41r (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-41r - Short title: Economic Recovery Act of 1996.

 This section, section 32-40, subsection (a) of section 32-41q, and sections 32-41s, 32-229 and 32-450 shall be known and may be cited as the “Economic Recovery Act of 1996”.(P.A. 96-264, S. 1, 8; P.A. 08-162, S. 2.)History: P.A. 96-264 effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 08-162 deleted reference to Sec. 32-285(k), effective June 12, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 32-41t (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-41t - High technology research and development program: Definitions.

 As used in this section and section 32-41u:(1) “Corporation” means Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated as created under section 32-35; and(2) “Eligible participant” means a member of the faculty or a researcher engaged in applied research and development at any Connecticut college or university that agrees to participate in a high technology research and development program established by the corporation.(P.A. 00-187, S. 55, 75.)History: P.A. 00-187 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 32-41u (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-41u - High technology research and development program: Establishment and purpose.

 (a) There is established a high technology research and development program to be administered by the corporation for the purpose of promoting collaboration between businesses and colleges and universities in this state in advanced materials, aerospace, bioscience, energy and environmental systems, information technology, applied optics, microelectronics and other high technology fields. The corporation may accept applications to the program from eligible participants in a form and manner prescribed by the corporation.(b) In approving any application the corporation shall assess the collaborative nature of the proposal as well as scientific and economic factors, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) The formal participation in the proposal by businesses actively engaged in the commercial use of advanced materials, aerospace, bioscience, energy and environmental systems, information technology, applied optics, microelectronics and other high technology fields;(2) The likelihood that a proposal will result in the development or commercialization of high technology products or processes in this state; and(3) The likelihood that a proposal will result in long-term, sustainable economic growth for this state.(c) The corporation shall provide financial aid, as defined in subdivision (4) of section 32-34, to eligible participants whose proposals have been approved by the corporation as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.(d) The corporation may establish other programs, including financial programs, in order to attract and retain residents with postsecondary education in science, engineering, mathematics and other disciplines that are essential or advisable to the development and application of technology.(P.A. 00-187, S. 56, 75.)History: P.A. 00-187 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 32-41v (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-41v - Connecticut New Opportunities Fund.

 (a) As used in this section:(1) “Corporation” means Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated; and(2) “Fund” means the Connecticut New Opportunities Fund.(b) Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall establish a fund to be known as the Connecticut New Opportunities Fund, for the purpose of investing in seed stage and emerging growth companies in the state. The corporation, or a subsidiary created by the corporation for the purposes of this section, shall serve as general partner or managing member of the fund and shall determine whether the fund should be organized as a limited partnership or a limited liability company. The general partner or managing member of the fund shall be reimbursed from the fund for its management costs, which shall not exceed two per cent, annually, of the committed capital of the fund.(c) Investors in the fund may include pension funds, foundations and private entities. Such investors shall participate as limited partners or nonmanaging members of the fund. The committed capital of the fund shall not exceed fifty million dollars.(d) The moneys in the fund shall be invested as follows: (1) Not more than twenty-five per cent in seed stage companies, and (2) not more than seventy-five per cent in not more than twenty emerging growth companies. Not more than three million dollars shall be invested in any single seed stage or emerging growth company. Fund investments shall be in the form of equity or similar instruments. An emerging growth company may be eligible for an investment if the company projects high growth, has a strong management team, has current and prospective customers, has had difficulty raising early stage venture capital and is a strong market driver but is facing entry barriers.(e) The fund shall have a term of ten years, provided it may be extended for three one-year periods if necessary to complete liquidation of the fund's investments. Upon such liquidation, each investor shall be entitled to a return of the investment made, plus eighty per cent of all net realized gains of the fund. The state shall provide a first loss guarantee at the end of the tenth year, if needed, of not more than twenty-five million dollars. The state shall be entitled to ten per cent of all net realized gains of the fund and the general partner or managing member of the fund shall also be entitled to ten per cent of all such net realized gains.(P.A. 05-129, S. 1.)History: P.A. 05-129 effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 32-41w (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-41w - Early-stage venture capital program.

 (a) There is established an early-stage venture capital program to be administered by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, to provide preseed financing, seed financing, start-up financing, early or first-stage financing and expansion financing to companies in the state.(b) In support of the program established in subsection (a) of this section, the corporation shall establish criteria for awarding such financing and shall develop and implement a plan to market the program.(c) The board of the corporation shall review and approve each application for such financing.(d) Funds provided for this section shall be allocated as follows: (1) Not less than five per cent for preseed financing; (2) not less than ten per cent for seed financing; (3) not less than ten per cent for start-up financing; (4) not less than fifteen per cent for early or first stage financing; and (5) not less than forty per cent and not more than sixty per cent on expansion financing, as such terms are defined in section 32-34. The corporation shall use not more than three per cent of such funds for administration and marketing of such financial aid.(e) The corporation shall adopt procedures, pursuant to section 1-121, to implement the provisions of this section.(P.A. 06-83, S. 4.)History: P.A. 06-83 effective July 1, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 32-41x (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-41x - Preseed financing account and program.

 (a) There is established an account to be known as the “preseed financing account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, for the purposes of providing preseed financing pursuant to the program established in subsection (b) of this section.(b) Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, shall establish a program to provide preseed financing for Connecticut businesses, which shall include, but not be limited to, financial assistance for the development of proof of concepts and support services. Financial assistance shall not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars per eligible business. An eligible business shall (1) be principally located in Connecticut, (2) have not less than seventy-five per cent of its employees working in Connecticut, and (3) demonstrate private investment dollars of not less than fifty cents for every dollar of financial assistance sought from the program established pursuant to this section. For the purposes of this subsection, “private investment dollars” shall include funds from a public institution of higher education, except those funds derived from state appropriations or student tuition and fees, that are used to assist in the commercialization of technology owned by a public university.(c) The corporation may enter into an agreement, pursuant to chapter 55a, with a nonprofit corporation providing services and resources to entrepreneurs and businesses to operate such program.(P.A. 10-75, S. 12; P.A. 11-218, S. 1.)History: P.A. 10-75 effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-218 amended Subsec. (b) by adding definition of “private investment dollars”, effective July 13, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 32-42 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-42 - Examination. Audits.

 The corporation shall be subject to examination by the State Treasurer. The accounts of the corporation shall be subject to annual audits by the State Auditors of Public Accounts.(1972, P.A. 248, S. 11; P.A. 93-382, S. 8, 69.)History: P.A. 93-382 deleted requirement that corporation report annually to governor, effective July 1, 1993.
CT Gen Stat § 32-43 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-43 - State pledge.

 The state of Connecticut does hereby pledge to and agree with any person with whom the corporation may enter into contracts pursuant to the provisions of this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the rights hereby vested in the corporation until such contracts and the obligations thereunder are fully met and performed on the part of the corporation, provided nothing herein contained shall preclude such limitation or alteration if adequate provision shall be made by law for the protection of such persons entering into contracts with the corporation.(1972, P.A. 248, S. 12.)
CT Gen Stat § 32-44 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-44 - Powers to be interpreted broadly.

 The powers enumerated in this chapter shall be interpreted broadly to effectuate the purposes thereof and shall not be construed as a limitation of powers.(1972, P.A. 248, S. 13.)
CT Gen Stat § 32-45 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development|Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated|Section 32-45 - Inconsistent provisions of law.

 To the extent that the provisions of this chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed controlling.(1972, P.A. 248, S. 14.)