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2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-1s. - Powers and duties re culture and tourism.

(a) On and after July 1, 2011, the Department of Economic and Community Development shall assume all responsibilities of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism pursuant to any provision of the general statutes. The transfer of functions, powers, duties, personnel and obligations, including, but not limited to, contract obligations, the continuance of orders and regulations, the effect upon pending actions and proceedings, the completion of unfinished business, and the transfer of records and property between the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, as said department existed immediately prior to July 1, 2011, and the Department of Economic and Community Development shall be governed by the provisions of sections 4-38d, 4-38e and 4-39.
(b) Any order or regulation of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, which is in force on July 1, 2011, shall continue in force and effect as an order or regulation of the Department of Economic and Community Development until amended, repealed or superseded pursuant to law. Where any order or regulation of said commission or said department conflicts, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may implement policies and procedures consistent with the provisions of this section and sections 3-110f, 3-110h, 3-110i, 4-9a, 4-66aa, 4-89, 4b-53, 4b-60, 4b-64, 4b-66a, 5-198, 7-147a, 7-147b, 7-147c, 7-147j, 7-147p, 7-147q, 7-147y, 8-37
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, 10-382, 10-384, 10-385, 10-386, 10-387, 10-388, 10-389, 10-391, 10-392,10-394, 10-395, 10-396, 10-397, 10-397a, 10-399, 10-400, 10-401, 10-402, 10-403, 10-404, 10-405, 10-406, 10-408, 10-409, 10-410, 10-411, 10-412, 10-413, 10-414, 10-415, 10-416, 10-416a, 10-416b,10a-111a, 10a-112, 10a-112b, 10a-112g, 11-6a, 12-376d, 13a-252, 19a-315b, 19a-315c, 22a-1d, 22a-19b, 22a-27s, 29-259,32-11a and 32-35 while in the process of adopting the policy or procedure in regulation form, provided notice of intention to adopt regulations is printed in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days after implementation. The policy or procedure shall be valid until the time final regulations are effective.
(P.A. 11-48, S. 78; P.A. 13-299, S. 23; P.A. 21-193, S. 24.)
History: P.A. 11-48 effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-299 deleted former Subsecs. (b) and (c) re substitution of terms for Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, redesignated existing Subsec. (d) as Subsec. (b) and amended same to delete reference to Secs. 25-102qq and 25-109q and deleted former Subsec. (e) re the Legislative Commissioners' Office to make necessary technical changes, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 21-193 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting references to Secs. 10-393, 10-425 and 32-6a, effective July 13, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-1t. - Registry of small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans. Annual report.

Section 32-1t is repealed, effective July 13, 2021.
(P.A. 13-247, S. 134; P.A. 14-122, S. 150; P.A. 21-193, S. 26.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-1v. - Small business hotline.

Not later than October 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall establish and operate a state-wide small business hotline to provide prospective and existing small business owners with individualized information and guidance regarding business formation and development, networking resources and technical and financial assistance from the state and quasi-public agencies. The commissioner shall, within available appropriations, operate and staff such hotline during normal business hours. The commissioner may partner with a nonprofit organization to carry out the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 17-158, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-1w. - Identification and coordination of resources to support job growth and academic and training programs.

The Department of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with the Labor Department and Office of Higher Education, may, within available appropriations:
(1) Identify (A) anticipated areas of job growth in the state over the next five and ten years, state-wide and by region, (B) existing or projected needs for certificate programs, degree programs and short-term and long-term noncredit training programs to support areas of job growth, (C) the certificate programs, degree programs and noncredit training programs in the state that are most in demand by employers and students, the percentage of graduates of such programs who are employed in the state two years after graduation and the fields and industries in which such graduates are employed, and (D) the capacity for growth in high-demand academic programs offered by institutions of higher education in the state;
(2) Coordinate with state agencies and quasi-public agencies to prioritize and align state resources to meet the existing and future talent needs of the state, identified pursuant to subdivision (1) of this section; and
(3) Coordinate with municipal leaders to (A) share the results of the analysis performed under subdivision (1) of this section with employers, public and independent institutions of higher education in the state and other stakeholders, and (B) develop a program to award grants to support evidence-based solutions to cultivate, attract, hire and retain workers in high-demand fields and industries. Such program may include, but not be limited to, internship programs, education programs, incentives to attract mid-career workers and fellowship programs to attract and retain recent graduates.
(P.A. 19-128, S. 9.)
History: P.A. 19-128 effective July 12, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-2 and 32-2a. - Expenses; director. Bonding of commission members and employees.

Sections 32-2 and 32-2a are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3537; 1972, P.A. 195, S. 12, 15; June, 1972, P.A. 1, S. 14; P.A. 73-599, S. 39; P.A. 74-338, S. 62, 94.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-3. - Duties of department; Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated.

(a) The department shall:
(1) Study and investigate conditions affecting Connecticut industry, business, commerce, agriculture and recreational and residential facilities and prepare and recommend plans for and promote and encourage the preservation, expansion and development of such industry, business, commerce, agriculture and recreational and residential facilities within and without the state;
(2) Prepare and recommend plans for and promote and encourage the location and development of new industry, business, commerce, agriculture and recreational and residential facilities in the state;
(3) Collect, compile and disseminate information relative to the natural and economic resources of the state;
(4) Cooperate with promotional, planning and research groups and associations, with agencies of the state and its political subdivisions and with agencies of the federal government and other states, in the execution of its duties;
(5) Furnish technical, secretarial and clerical assistance to organizations when it deems that the giving of such assistance will promote the objects of this chapter.
(b) Each officer, board, commission or department of the state government shall assist said department and the corporation in the performance of their duties, and the department and the corporation shall have access to all available information collected by any state agency. The department and the corporation shall assist, as appropriate, other state agencies in their duties upon request and shall make available to them all information collected by them.
(1949 Rev., S. 3538; 1953, S. 1893d; February, 1965, P.A. 492, S. 1; 1972, P.A. 195, S. 16; P.A. 73-599, S. 19; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 152.)
History: 1965 act required commission to prepare and recommend plans to promote and encourage established business and to promote and encourage new business, etc. and required commission to assist other state agencies and make information available to them; 1972 act required commission to carry out provisions of industrial assistance act; P.A. 73-599 replaced Connecticut development commission with department of commerce and Connecticut development authority and divided section into Subsecs., redesignating Subdivs. with numeric indicators accordingly; pursuant to June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, “authority” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “corporation” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2012.
Cited. 150 C. 342.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-3a, 32-3b and 32-4. - Industrial modernization program; advisory committee. Advisory Committee on High Unemployment Areas; appointment; duties. Meetings; regulations; reports; audits.

Sections 32-3a, 32-3b and 32-4 are repealed.
(1949 Rev., S. 3539; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; 1972, P.A. 195, S. 17; 224, S. 1–3; P.A. 73-177, S. 3, 4; 73-599, S. 39; P.A. 75-542, S. 1, 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 609, 610; P.A. 83-487, S. 32, 33.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-4a. - Assistance to Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Incorporated.

Section 32-4a is repealed, effective May 7, 2008.
(P.A. 93-382, S. 54, 69; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 08-34, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-4b. - State Economic Development Advisory Board.

Section 32-4b is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.
(P.A. 93-382, S. 55, 69; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 11-131, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-4e. - “Economic cluster” defined.

As used in section 32-4h, “economic cluster” means a grouping of industries linked together through customer, supplier or other relationships.
(P.A. 96-252, S. 1, 8; P.A. 11-131, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 96-252 effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 11-131 removed reference to Secs. 32-4f and 32-4g, effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-4f. (Formerly Sec. 4-70d). - Connecticut Economic Conference Board. Economic cluster conference and report.

Section 32-4f is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-3, S. 130, 168; P.A. 92-44, S. 1, 2; 92-65, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-196, S. 1, 3; 93-210, S. 2, 3; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; 96-252, S. 2, 8; P.A. 97-238, S. 6; P.A. 11-48, S. 285; 11-131, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-4g. - Economic cluster report by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development.

Section 32-4g is repealed, effective October 1, 2005.
(P.A. 96-252, S. 3, 8; P.A. 05-191, S. 12.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-4h. - Economic cluster bond funds report.

Not later than August 1, 1997, and annually thereafter, the chairperson of the board of directors of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the Department of Economic and Community Development, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, which details the amount of bond funds expended during the previous fiscal year on each economic cluster in the state by the quasi-public agency administered by such chairperson.
(P.A. 96-252, S. 4, 8; P.A. 07-171, S. 5; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 158.)
History: P.A. 96-252 effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 07-171 removed Commissioner of Economic and Community Development as entity responsible for report; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 deleted “the chairperson of the board of directors of the Connecticut Development Authority and”, effective July 1, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-4j. - Connecticut first-time homebuyers account.

There is established a Connecticut first-time homebuyers account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Funds segregated by the Commissioner of Revenue Services, pursuant to section 32-4k, shall be deposited in the account. An amount equal to the amount deposited in the account shall be available to the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development for payments to participants in the program established pursuant to section 32-4i. The State Treasurer shall invest the proceeds of the account, and investment earnings, after paying any costs incurred by the State Treasurer in administering the account, shall be credited to the General Fund. On or before September 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the State Treasurer shall notify the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development of the total amount deposited in the account. Any funds segregated on behalf of a participant that are not used for the purchase of a first home shall be transferred to the General Fund.
(P.A. 11-140, S. 31.)
History: P.A. 11-140 effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-4k. - Learn Here, Live Here program. Segregation of income taxes.

As part of the Learn Here, Live Here program established pursuant to section 32-4i, for taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2014, the Commissioner of Revenue Services shall segregate the income taxes paid by a participant in said program during a period not exceeding ten taxable years following the year of graduation. Upon the request of such participant, the commissioner shall segregate an annual amount of such tax liability, up to a maximum of two thousand five hundred dollars per year. The total amount segregated for all program participants shall not exceed one million dollars in any calendar year. The commissioner shall deposit such segregated amounts into the Connecticut first-time homebuyers account established pursuant to section 32-4j.
(P.A. 11-140, S. 32.)
History: P.A. 11-140 effective July 1, 2011.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-4p. - Requests for proposals and competitive grant program re major projects.

(a) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2022, to June 30, 2024, inclusive, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, in coordination with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may, for the purposes of implementing the state's Economic Action Plan, use bond funds, funding received as a result of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, P.L. 117-2, as amended from time to time, and available resources, to provide (1) not more than one hundred million dollars for major projects selected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and (2) matching grants pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
(b) On and after July 1, 2021, and until July 1, 2024, the Department of Economic and Community Development may develop and issue requests for proposals for major projects in the state. The department shall develop criteria consistent with the purposes of the state's Economic Action Plan to (1) evaluate proposals submitted pursuant to this subsection, and (2) select proposals for funding pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) On and after July 1, 2021, and until July 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may establish a competitive grant program to provide matching grants of not more than ten million dollars for major projects selected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Each major project selected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall be eligible for a matching grant under this subsection not more than two times a year. The commissioner shall establish eligibility criteria, an application process, evaluation criteria and reporting requirements for the competitive grant program.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 488.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-4s. - Local Youth Service Corps program requirements.

Each municipality of a priority school district, as described in section 10-266p, selected to receive a Youth Service Corps program grant pursuant to section 32-4r shall operate, establish or demonstrate plans to establish a local Youth Service Corps program that has the following characteristics:
(1) Youth participation in the local Youth Service Corps program shall be by referral only. Such referral shall be made by a school official, juvenile probation officer, the Commissioner of Children and Families, or the commissioner's designee, or an employee of a community organization designated by the municipality or the municipality's Youth Service Corps program administrator to make such referrals. Participants in a local Youth Service Corps program shall be youths or young adults between the ages of sixteen and twenty-four, inclusive, who are showing signs of disengagement or disconnection from school, the workplace or the community;
(2) The local Youth Service Corps program shall focus on youth or young adults who are involved with the justice system, involved with the Department of Children and Families, in foster care or experiencing homelessness;
(3) The local Youth Service Corps program shall be administered by a local community-based organization with expertise in providing youth or young adult services and workforce development programs. Such organization shall work with local municipal officials to identify potential local service project opportunities for such program;
(4) Each youth or young adult participant in a local Youth Service Corps program shall develop an individual success plan in which such participant shall identify goals relating to education, workforce or behavioral development. In support of such goals, the local Youth Service Corps program shall provide (A) year-long, part-time employment with flexible hours with public or private employers screened and approved by the administrator of the program, (B) community-based service learning projects selected by the administrator of the program, (C) a transition plan for such participant detailing such goals and steps to be taken to accomplish such goals, and (D) other activities approved by the administrator of the program; and
(5) Each Youth Service Corps program administrator shall evaluate each youth and young adult participant using performance indicators applicable to such participant, including, but not limited to, education outcomes, career competency development, training completion and positive behavior changes to measure whether the goals for such participant are being achieved.
(P.A. 22-47, S. 61.)
History: P.A. 22-47 effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-5. - Receipts.

The department is authorized to receive and to pay over to the State Treasurer any moneys from any source, including contributions made for the purposes of said department by individuals, corporations or associations, or any amounts from the sale of any printed matter or other material. Such receipts when so turned over to the State Treasurer shall become part of the General Fund of the state, provided any such contributions shall be deemed to be appropriated for the purposes designated by the contributors and shall be allotted in accordance with law. The department is further empowered to enter into a contract or contracts from time to time for the purposes of this chapter, such obligations to be met from any appropriation or other funds made available to it, as herein provided. No provision of this chapter shall be construed to restrict or prohibit the department from receiving or accepting funds from any source, including funds from federal, state or municipal governments or from private sources, for any of the purposes, or activities related thereto, of this chapter.
(1949 Rev., S. 3540; 1959, P.A. 355, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 232, S. 1; 492, S. 2; P.A. 73-599, S. 20.)
History: 1959 act removed power of commission to expend receipts and provided for appropriation of contributions and allotment in accordance with law; 1965 acts specified commission's right to receive and accept funds from any source; P.A. 73-599 replaced Connecticut development commission with department of commerce, here referred to simply as “department”, (P.A. 77-614 replaced commerce department with department of economic development).
See Sec. 32-8 re administration of federal funds.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-5b. - Deadlines for approval or disapproval of applications for financial assistance.

Not later than July 1, 1996, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing deadlines for the approval or disapproval of applications for financial assistance by the Department of Economic and Community Development.
(P.A. 95-249, S. 1, 4; 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: P.A. 95-249 effective July 1, 1995; 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-5c. - Preference for prequalified contractors and subcontractors for bond guaranty program.

The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall give priority to any contractor or substantial subcontractor who is prequalified under section 4a-100 for participation in the Department of Economic and Community Development's bond guaranty program under public act 79-607*.
(P.A. 13-304, S. 3.)
*Note: Public act 79-607 is entitled “An Act Concerning Urban Action and Establishing a State Historic Preservation Board”. (See Reference Table captioned “Public Acts of 1979” in Volume 16 which lists the sections amended, created or repealed by the act.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-5d. - Commissioner of Economic and Community Development required to give priority for financial assistance to certain applicants.

(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Dislocated worker” has the same meaning as provided in the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014, P.L. 113-128, as amended from time to time;
(2) “Economic development financial assistance” means any grant, loan or loan guarantee, or combination thereof, provided to a business for the purpose of economic development;
(3) “Low-income individual” means an individual whose family income is less than three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level for the prior calendar year;
(4) “Minority” means an individual whose race is defined as other than white, or whose ethnicity is defined as Hispanic or Latino by the federal Office of Management and Budget for use by the Bureau of Census of the United States Department of Commerce;
(5) “Nontraditional employment” means occupations or fields of work for which individuals from one gender comprise less than twenty-five per cent of the individuals employed in each such occupation or field of work; and
(6) “Veteran” means any person who is a member of, was honorably discharged from or released under honorable conditions from active service in the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103.
(b) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall give priority to applicants for economic development financial assistance who demonstrate a willingness, as determined by the commissioner, to make jobs available to unemployed individuals, low-income individuals, dislocated workers, individuals training for nontraditional employment, veterans, minorities, women and individuals with disabilities to the extent consistent with any state or regional economic development strategy.
(P.A. 21-188, S. 2.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-6a. - Committee for the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut. Grants. Eligibility of greenways projects. Regulations. “Historical asset” defined.

Section 32-6a is repealed, effective July 13, 2021.
(S.A. 77-47, S. 8, 65; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 79-338, S. 1, 2; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; 95-335, S. 4, 26; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 00-148, S. 16; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 210(e); P.A. 04-20, S. 3; 04-205, S. 5; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-2, S. 30; P.A. 11-48, S. 173; P.A. 21-193, S. 26.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-6h. - One-stop business licensing center.

Section 32-6h is repealed, effective July 1, 1995.
(P.A. 86-329, S. 1, 3; P.A. 93-382, S. 68, 69.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-6i. - Connecticut Economic Information System Steering Committee.

Section 32-6i is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.
(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-4, S. 2, 5; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-9, S. 28, 50; P.A. 11-51, S. 76; 11-131, S. 5.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-6j. - Assistance of Labor Commissioner in job-training activities.

In the assessment and provision of job training for employers, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development and the chief executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall request the assistance of the Labor Commissioner. Upon receipt of a request for job training pursuant to this section, the Labor Commissioner shall notify the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, or his or her designee, of such request. The president, or his or her designee, shall determine if a training program exists or can be designed at a regional community-technical college to meet such training need and shall notify the Labor Commissioner of such determination. The Labor Commissioner shall to the extent possible make arrangements for the participation of the regional community-technical colleges, the Connecticut State University System, other institutions of higher education, other postsecondary institutions, adult education programs and the Technical Education and Career System in implementing the program. Nothing in this section shall preclude the Labor Commissioner from considering or choosing other providers to meet such training need.
(P.A. 96-190, S. 3, 8; P.A. 11-48, S. 284; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 152; P.A. 13-123, S. 6; P.A. 16-15, S. 40; P.A. 17-237, S. 109.)
History: P.A. 96-190 effective July 1, 1996; P.A. 11-48 replaced “chancellor of the regional community-technical colleges” with “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” and made conforming and technical changes, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “regional vocational-technical schools” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high schools”, effective July 1, 2012; pursuant to June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, “Connecticut Development Authority” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 13-123 changed “executive director” to “chief executive officer”, effective June 18, 2013; P.A. 16-15 replaced “president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education” with “president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 17-237 replaced “state technical high schools” with “the Technical Education and Career System”, effective July 1, 2017.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-6k. - Impact statements submitted to the Connecticut Transportation Strategy Board.

Section 32-6k is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-5, S. 6, 18; P.A. 02-78, S. 1; P.A. 06-136, S. 26; P.A. 11-61, S. 188.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-6l. - Promotion of market areas surrounding rail and bus terminals, airports and ports around the state.

The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, shall collaborate with the towns and cities in the state to promote and market areas of retail sales and services surrounding rail, bus terminals, airports and ports around the state. The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may use the services of the Connecticut Economic Resource Center and any other entity it deems necessary.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-5, S. 7, 18.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-5 effective July 2, 2001.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-6n. - Electronic business portal.

Any electronic business portal established by the Department of Economic and Community Development shall include, but not be limited to, (1) specific branding to reflect a state-wide branding program developed at the direction of the office of the Governor, (2) alignment with the Connecticut Economic Resource Center's online business assistance technology platform, and (3) functionality that allows municipalities to promote local resources on such portal, provided each municipality shall be responsible for providing and maintaining its content on such portal.
(P.A. 13-46, S. 1.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-6t. - Promotion of locations designated as Connecticut Treasures or state-owned and operated museums.

On or before October 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with the State Historian, shall develop a program to designate locations in the state with cultural, educational or historical significance as “Connecticut Treasures”. Such program shall promote locations designated as Connecticut Treasures or state-owned and operated museums, and shall integrate existing programs of the Department of Economic and Community Development and the State Historian in the promotion of such locations to adults and children. Such program shall include a “Connecticut Treasures Passport”, which shall provide free or reduced admission to locations designated as Connecticut Treasures and all state-owned and operated museums for children younger than eighteen years of age who are accompanied by an adult.
(June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 207; P.A. 21-193, S. 13.)
History: June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 21-193 replaced references to Culture and Tourism Advisory Committee with State Historian, effective July 13, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-6u. - Connecticut antiques trail. Promotional program.

The Department of Economic and Community Development shall, within available appropriations, establish a Connecticut antiques trail to identify and market sites in the state where antiques are sold. The department shall develop criteria to identify (1) major antique dealers, (2) communities that feature a high concentration of antique dealers, (3) auction houses that have annual sales in excess of one million dollars, and (4) antique dealers located within municipally designated antiques corridors for inclusion in the antiques trail. The department shall develop a program to promote the antiques trail, including, but not limited to, (A) directional and other signs and notices pertaining to the sites identified by the department, and (B) an Internet web site for the antiques trail.
(P.A. 13-231, S. 2; P.A. 16-202, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 16-202 added Subdiv. (4) re antique dealers located within municipally designated antiques corridors, effective June 7, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-6v. - Promotion of bioscience and biotechnology businesses in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. Program.

(a) Not later than February 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall establish and administer a program to promote and support the development of bioscience and biotechnology businesses in the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region designated pursuant to section 16a-4a. The commissioner shall develop such program in consultation with Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, Connecticut United for Research Excellence, Inc., the Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region, the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut and other organizations in the region with experience in the formation of or assistance to start-up businesses, fundraising, networking and marketing. Such program shall include:
(1) Outreach efforts to entrepreneurs, regional community and business leaders and experts in the bioscience and biotechnology fields to determine the needs and objectives of such individuals, and to inform such individuals of state programs and resources to assist in the formation of bioscience and biotechnology businesses in said planning region;
(2) A marketing plan for bioscience and biotechnology development in said planning region, including: (A) An identification of assets, including the facilities and talent pool located in said planning region, (B) marketing tools to advertise such assets, (C) goals for such marketing plan, and (D) a timetable and budget for such marketing plan; and
(3) A working group that shall consist of not less than ten nor more than fifteen business and community leaders from said planning region to (A) encourage networking and planning between professionals from different fields, (B) support the development and occupancy of the incubator at CURE Innovation Commons, (C) assess the program established pursuant to this section, and (D) make recommendations to the commissioner concerning the development and implementation of such program; and
(c) Not later than February 1, 2017, the commissioner shall include in the annual report, pursuant to section 32-1m, a report on the program established pursuant to this section.
(P.A. 14-217, S. 212.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-6w. - Display of temporary signage or flags by business on Connecticut antiques trail.

Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or any municipal zoning ordinance or regulation, except those ordinances or regulations pertaining to the size of signage or flags, a business identified by the Department of Economic and Community Development as being on the Connecticut antiques trail, established pursuant to section 32-6u, may display temporary signage or flags, for not more than sixteen hours each day, indicating that the business is on such trail.
(P.A. 16-202, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 16-202 effective June 7, 2016.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-7e. - Regional Economic Development Assistance Revolving Fund.

(a) There is established a fund to be known as the “Regional Economic Development Assistance Revolving Fund”. Repayment of principal and interest on loans made for regional economic development activities pursuant to chapters 130, 132, 588a and section 4-66c shall be credited to the fund and shall become part of the assets of the fund. The Regional Economic Development Assistance Revolving Fund may include other separate accounts. Any balance remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the fund for the next fiscal year succeeding.
(b) All moneys received in consideration of financial assistance for regional economic development activities, including payments of principal and interest on any loans, shall be credited to the fund. The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may deposit any federal, private or other moneys received by the state in connection with regional economic development activities into the fund. The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may allow funds to be retained by regional entities and not repaid to the fund.
(c) The commissioner may provide financial assistance from the assets of the fund to regional entities in the form of individual loans or grants. Regional entities may provide loans to nonprofit businesses or communities, not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars per individual loan, from a regional fund established by the entity. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, payment of any administrative expenses or other costs incurred by the department in carrying out the purposes of chapters 130, 132, 588a and section 4-66c, with respect to regional economic development activities, may be paid from the fund established in this section.
(P.A. 98-253, S. 11.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-7f. - Economic development grants program.

(a) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall establish an economic development grants program to provide grants for the following programs and purposes:
(1) To develop a small business incubator program to entities operating incubator facilities, as defined in section 32-34;
(2) To promote, retain and expand hydrogen and fuel cell industries in Connecticut;
(3) To promote supply chain integration and encourage the adoption of digital manufacturing and information technologies;
(4) To provide training for small and medium-sized businesses in high-performance work practices;
(5) To support the development of marine science, maritime and homeland security defense industries;
(6) To promote research innovation and nanotechnology; and
(7) To provide technical assistance to small business owners.
(b) The Department of Economic and Community Development may enter into an agreement, pursuant to chapter 55a, with a person, firm, corporation or other entity to operate the grants program developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The commissioner shall prescribe the manner in which an entity shall submit an application for a grant awarded as part of the grants program developed pursuant to this section, provided such application procedure includes (1) a request for proposal, or (2) a competitive award process.
(P.A. 11-61, S. 162.)
History: P.A. 11-61 effective July 1, 2012.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-7h. - Small business express assistance account.

(a) There is established an account to be known as the “small business express assistance account” which will be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Repayment of principal and interest on loans shall be credited to such fund and shall become part of the assets of the fund. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Department of Economic and Community Development for the purposes of the Small Business Express program established pursuant to section 32-7g. Except as provided in subsection (d) of section 32-7g, all moneys received for the purposes of the Small Business Express program and payments of principal and interest on any loans given under said program shall be credited to the account.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (d) of section 32-7g, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development may provide for the payment of any administrative expenses or other costs incurred by the department or its lender partners in carrying out the purposes of the Small Business Express program not to exceed five per cent of funding from this program from the account established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, provided one per cent shall be dedicated to develop capacity for capital construction projects for minority business enterprises.
(June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 201; P.A. 13-123, S. 7; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 407; P.A. 16-128, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2, S. 285.)
History: June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 effective June 15, 2012; P.A. 13-123 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective June 18, 2013; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 amended Subsec. (b) by increasing maximum payment for administrative costs from 4 per cent to 5 per cent and adding provision re 1 per cent to be dedicated to developing capacity for capital construction projects for minority business enterprises, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 16-128 added “Except as provided in subsection (g) of section 32-7g,” and made conforming changes, effective June 9, 2016; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-2 replaced references to Sec. 32-7g(g) with references to Sec. 32-7g(d), effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-7m. - Definitions.

As used in this section and sections 32-7n and 32-7o:
(1) “Administrative costs” means the costs paid or incurred by the administrator, including, but not limited to, peer review costs, professional fees, allocated staff costs and other out-of-pocket costs attributable to the administration and operation of the Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund;
(2) “Administrator” means the Department of Economic and Community Development;
(3) “Advisory board” means the Manufacturing Innovation Advisory Board established pursuant to section 32-7n;
(4) “Eligible recipient” means (A) an aerospace, medical device or other company or nonprofit organization specializing in or providing technologically advanced commercial products or services; (B) an entity desiring to leverage federal grant funds to support advancements in manufacturing; or (C) a state or federally certified education and training program designed to meet an anticipated demand for appropriately skilled and trained workers;
(5) “Financial assistance” means any and all forms of grants, extensions of credit, loans or loan guarantees, equity investments or other forms of financing; and
(6) “Return on investment” means any and all forms of principal or interest payments, guarantee fees, returns on equity investments, royalties, options, warrants and debentures and all other forms of remuneration to the administrator in return for any financial assistance offered or provided.
(P.A. 14-98, S. 47.)
History: P.A. 14-98 effective May 22, 2014.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › Chapter 578 - Department of Economic and Community Development › Section 32-7q. - Minority Business Initiative Advisory Board. Duties. Membership.

(a) There is established a Minority Business Initiative Advisory Board, which shall be within the Department of Economic and Community Development. The advisory board shall: (1) Advise the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development with regard to increasing the availability of technical assistance, access to capital and access to state contracts to minority-owned businesses; and (2) develop and administer programs to foster financial literacy, minority employment and entrepreneurship, which may include, but need not be limited to, internship and externship programs, apprenticeship programs, entrepreneurship programs and subsidies to employers for job creation.
(b) The advisory board shall consist of the following members:
(1) Four appointed by the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, in consultation with members of the minority business community. Each such appointee shall: (A) Have skill, knowledge and experience in business and business development, procurement, and state and federal contracting; (B) have skill, knowledge and experience in developing minority-owned businesses; (C) be a member of or hold an office in a community organization serving minority populations that has economic development, including, but not limited to, business and entrepreneurial development, as part of its mission; (D) have business development education and training expertise; (E) represent a business or organization that primarily engages in business development; or (F) own a business;
(2) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(3) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;
(4) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate; and
(6) The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, or the commissioner's designee.
(c) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than September 1, 2017. Members shall serve a two-year term and may not serve more than three such terms consecutively, except that each member shall hold office until a successor is appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
(d) The commissioner shall schedule the first meeting of the advisory board not later than September 30, 2017. The advisory board shall elect a chairperson from among its members. The advisory board shall meet at such times as the chairperson deems necessary.
(e) No member of the advisory board shall receive compensation for such member's services.
(P.A. 17-219, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 17-219 effective July 11, 2017.