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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 1c - Personal Data › Section 32-1c-5 - Maintenance of personal data-disclosure

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Within four business days of receipt of a written request therefor, the Department shall mail or deliver to the requesting individual a written response in plain language, informing him/her as to whether or not it maintains personal data on that individual, the category and location of the personal data maintained on that individual and procedures available to review the records.
(b) Except where nondisclosure is required or specifically permitted by law, the Department shall disclose to any person upon written request all personal data concerning that individual which is maintained by it. The procedures for disclosure shall be in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. Sections 1-15 through 1-21K. If the personal data is maintained in coded form, the Department shall transcribe the data into a commonly understandable form before disclosure.
(c) The Department is responsible for verifying the identity of any person requesting access to his/her own personal data.
(d) The Department is responsible for ensuring that disclosure made pursuant to the Personal Data Act is conducted so as not to disclose any personal data concerning persons other than the person requesting the information.
(e) The Department may refuse to disclose to a person medical, psychiatric or psychological data on that person if the Agency determines that such disclosure would be detrimental to that person.
(f) In any case where the Department refuses disclosure, it shall advise that person of his/her right to seek judicial relief pursuant to the Personal Data Act.
(g) If the Department refuses to disclose medical, psychiatric or psychological data to a person based on its determination that disclosure would be detrimental to that person and nondisclosure is not mandated by law, it shall, at the written request of such person, permit a qualified medical doctor to review the personal data contained in the person's records to determine if the personal data should be disclosed. If disclosure is recommended by the person's medical doctor, the Department shall disclose the personal data to such person; if nondisclosure is recommended by such person's medical doctor, the Department shall not disclose the personal data and shall inform such person of the judicial relief provided under the Personal Data Act.
(h) The Department shall maintain a complete log of each person, individual, agency or organization who has obtained access to, or to whom disclosure has been made of, personal data under the Personal Data Act, together with the reason for each such disclosure or access. This log shall be maintained for not less than five years from the date of such disclosure or access or for the life of the personal data record, whichever is longer.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 1c - Personal Data › Section 32-1c-6 - Contesting the content of personal data records

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person who believes that the Department is maintaining inaccurate, incomplete or irrelevant personal data concerning him/her may file a written request with the Department for correction of said personal data.
(b) Within 30 days of receipt of such request, the Department shall give written notice to that person that it will make the requested correction, or if the correction is not to be made as submitted, the Department shall state the reason for its denial of such request and notify the person of his/her right to add his/her own statement to his/her personal data records.
(c) Following such denial by the Department, the person requesting such correction shall be permitted to add a statement to his or her personal data record setting forth what that person believes to be an accurate, complete and relevant version of the personal data in question. Such statements shall become a permanent part of the Department's personal data system and shall be disclosed to any individual, agency or organization to which the disputed personal data is disclosed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 1c - Personal Data › Section 32-1c-7 - Uses to be made of the personal data

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Employees of the Department who are assigned personnel and payroll responsibilities use the personal data contained in the Department's personnel records in processing promotions, reclassifications, transfers to another agency, retirement, and other personnel actions. Supervisors use the personal data when promotion, career counseling, or disciplinary action against such employee is contemplated, and for other employment-related purposes.
(b) All employees of the Department use retirement system participant records for the purpose of making an accurate determination of the retirement benefit to which such participants may be eligible, or the amount payable to such participant upon application for a refund of his/her retirement contributions.
(c) The Department retains personnel records according to schedules published by the Public Records Administrator, Connecticut State Library; it retains retirement system participant data permanently.
(d) When an individual is asked to supply personal data to the Department, it shall disclose to that individual, upon request, it's name and the division which is requesting the data, the legal authority under which it is empowered to collect and maintain the personal data, the individual's rights pertaining to such records under the Personal Data Act and the Department's regulations, the known consequences arising from supplying or refusing to supply the requested personal data, and the proposed use to be made of the requested personal data.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 5a - Standards for Repayment of Loans or Grants Made to Business Organizations that Relocate Out of State › Section 32-5a-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) "Award of a Grant" means the date of receipt by a business organization of the proceeds of any grant made to it by the department or the date specified in a contract, agreement or audit executed by the department and a business organization in connection with the provision of a grant.
(b) "Business Organization" means any private sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or other entity, with twenty-five (25) employees or more, duly engaged in for-profit activities in the State of Connecticut, which receives a loan or grant directly from the department or indirectly through a municipality.
(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of economic development.
(d) "Department" means the department of economic development.
(e) "Legitimate Hardship" means any combination of factors which adversely impact upon a business organization, including but not limited to labor, financial, regulatory, or market conditions, and which, in the sole discretion of the commissioner, are of such magnitude that a deferral of repayment of any loan or grant is necessary to ensure the continued operations of the business organization or to ensure continued employment by such business organization of its employees within the state.
(f) "Relocate" means the physical transfer of the operations of a business organization in its entirety, or of any division of a business organization which independently receives any grant or loan from the state, from the location such business or division occupied at the time it accepted the grant or loan to another location.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 5a - Standards for Repayment of Loans or Grants Made to Business Organizations that Relocate Out of State › Section 32-5a-2 - Terms and conditions of repayment of a loan or grant

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A business organization shall pay to the department the outstanding balance of any loan, including interest thereon, or the full amount of any grant made to it under any program administered by the department if such business organization or division thereof relocates outside of the state during the term of such loan or prior to the expiration of three years after the award of such grant, or such longer period of years specified in any agreement or contract for the provision of such grant.
(b) Payment shall be made to the department no later than thirty days after a business organization relocates outside of the state.
If payment is not received by the department within such thirty day period, such business organization shall pay interest monthly on the amount due and owing the department at a rate to be determined by the commissioner not to be less than one percent (1%) above the interest paid by the State of Connecticut on the latest general obligation bonds issued prior to the date such payment was due to be made to the department. Interest shall be charged on the outstanding balance until payment is made in full to the department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 5a - Standards for Repayment of Loans or Grants Made to Business Organizations that Relocate Out of State › Section 32-5a-3 - Legitimate hardship

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Upon the determination of a legitimate hardship, as defined in Section 32-5a-1(e) of these Regulations, the repayment of the outstanding balance of any loan, including interest thereon, or the full amount of any grant made to a business organization may be deferred for a period not to exceed five (5) years from the date of relocation.
(b) During the period that repayment of a loan or grant is deferred, the commissioner may require the business organization to provide appropriate security for such loan or grant, including but not limited to a lien on real property or a security interest in goods, equipment, inventory or other property.
If the business organization is required to provide security, it shall be enforceable against the business organization until repayment is made in full to the department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 5a - Standards for Repayment of Loans or Grants Made to Business Organizations that Relocate Out of State › Action on Application for Financial Assistance › Section 32-5a-4 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections 32-5a-4 to 32-5a-6, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Application" means a pre-application for financial assistance, as defined in subsection (6) of this section, in the form, and containing the information, specified by the department;
(2) "Approval" means a decision by the department to request State Bond Commission or any other reviews or approvals as required under section 3-20 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development;
(4) "Department" means the Department of Economic and Community Development;
(5) "Filing date" means the date on which a completed application, containing all of the information specified by the department, is filed with the department; and
(6) "Financial assistance" means grants, loans or other financial assistance provided or administered by the department pursuant to Title 8 and Title 32 of the Connecticut General Statutes. It shall not include the Community Development Block Grant Program, the HOME program or any other program funded by the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 5a - Standards for Repayment of Loans or Grants Made to Business Organizations that Relocate Out of State › Action on Application for Financial Assistance › Section 32-5a-5 - Application deadlines and extensions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the department shall approve or disapprove an application for assistance within sixty (60) days of its filing date;
(b) The commissioner may, for good cause, extend the deadline for approval or disapproval for up to an additional sixty (60) days;
(c) In the event that the commissioner determines that additional information is required in order to evaluate an application, the information shall be requested in writing. The period from the date of such request until the date when the information is provided shall not count toward the deadline specified in subsection (c) of this section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 6a - Proposed Regulations for the Implementation of the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut Fund › Section 32-6a-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Economic Development.
"Committee" means the Committee for the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut.
"Department" means the Department of Economic Development.
"Director" means the director of tourism and the program in the Department.
"Fund" means the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut Fund.
"Grant" means a loan or an outright grant made by the Commissioner from the Fund.
"Program" means the program for the restoration of historic assets in Connecticut.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 6a - Proposed Regulations for the Implementation of the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut Fund › Section 32-6a-2 - Committee for the restoration of historic assets in Connecticut

Current through July 10, 2024
The Committee shall meet at 2:30 p.m. on the last Monday of January, April, July and October at the Department's offices. The Chairman of the Committee may call special meetings by giving each member written notice of such special meeting not less than twenty four hours before said special meeting. At regular and special meetings the Committee shall consider such matters as the Commissioner presents to it for its approval.
The Committee shall elect from its members a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary. The Commissioner shall provide such clerical services as the Committee requires.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 6a - Proposed Regulations for the Implementation of the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut Fund › Section 32-6a-3 - Description of the program

Current through July 10, 2024
The purpose of the Program is to provide financial assistance for the restoration or repair of such historic assets as will enhance tourist travel to Connecticut. Grants may be made for the restoration or repair of real property or personal property. Grants shall not be made for operational, administrative or promotional costs. Grants may be made for planning, architectural, engineering, accounting and legal costs incurred in connection with the proposed project. Unless specifically authorized, no grant may be used to pay costs incurred prior to the approval of a grant except such costs as were incurred in connection with the application for the grant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 6a - Proposed Regulations for the Implementation of the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut Fund › Section 32-6a-4 - Administration of the program

Current through July 10, 2024
The Program shall be administered by the tourism division of the Department and the Director of Tourism shall be director of the Program. All communications should be addressed to the Commissioner, Department of Economic Development, 210 Washington St., Hartford, Connecticut 06106.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 6a - Proposed Regulations for the Implementation of the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut Fund › Section 32-6a-5 - Eligibility

Current through July 10, 2024
Any person, partnership, corporation, unincorporated association, group, entity, political subdivision of the state, governmental unit or agency owning or having custody of an historic asset located or to be located in the state may apply for a grant. Where an applicant is not the owner of the historic asset, the owner must join in the application and in the terms and considerations of the Assistance Agreement. Operation of a commercial enterprise in connection with the historic asset shall not, of itself, cause the historic asset to be ineligible for a grant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 6a - Proposed Regulations for the Implementation of the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut Fund › Section 32-6a-6 - Grant applications

Current through July 10, 2024
Application for grants from the Fund shall be submitted on forms submitted by the Commissioner. No application shall be considered unless all information and exhibits required are furnished.
The Commissioner, after approving an application, shall present such application to the Committee which may approve the application in whole or in part and may impose conditions upon making of the grant. The Director shall notify each applicant of the action of the Commissioner and the Committee and shall submit to each applicant approved a proposed Assistance Agreement setting forth the amount of the grant, the conditions imposed, standard provisions applicable to all grants and such other provisions and conditions as are deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of the Program.
If, upon examination of the application and supporting information, the Commissioner or the Committee rejects an application, then the grant cannot be made, and the applicant shall be notified of the denial of the application. Once an applicant is denied, no applications for the same project will be accepted for a period of at least one year from the date of rejection.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 6a - Proposed Regulations for the Implementation of the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut Fund › Section 32-6a-7 - Terms of grant

Current through July 10, 2024
The grant may be in the form of an outright grant, a matching grant or a loan. If the grant is in the form of a loan, the terms of the loan, the interest, if any, to be charged and the security to be furnished shall be as determined by the Commissioner. The Commissioner may also require such security as he deems necessary to insure the carrying out of the obligations under the Assistance Agreement of grantees receiving outright or conditional grants.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 6a - Proposed Regulations for the Implementation of the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut Fund › Section 32-6a-8 - Assistance agreements

Current through July 10, 2024
Each applicant shall executive an Assistance Agreement with the Department which shall include a description of the project, the amount, if any, of matching funds to be provided by the applicant, the terms and conditions for the repayment of loans, the method of certifying costs, the time and amount of disbursements of the grant, security required from the grantee, use and charge limitations imposed on the applicant and default provisions.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 6a - Proposed Regulations for the Implementation of the Restoration of Historic Assets in Connecticut Fund › Section 32-6a-9 - Applicant's obligations

Current through July 10, 2024
In carrying out the project, the Applicant will:
(A) Comply with the terms and conditions of the assistance agreement, all applicable federal, state and local laws, and all regulations and directives issued by the Commissioner.
(B) At all times during regular business hours and as often as the Commissioner requires, permit his representatives and all other authorized representatives of the State full and fee access to the project and to all related accounts, records and books.
(C) At such times as the Commissioner may require, furnish him with such periodic reports, statements and other documentary information as he may request relative to the progress and status of the project, and as to compliance with the terms and conditions of the agreement.
(D) Hold the State and all of its officers, agents, employees and representatives harmless from damages in any action arising from the acquisition, relocation, restoration or operation of any properties related to the grant.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9bb - Administration of and Eligibility for Dam Repair Loan Funds › Section 32-9bb-6 - Disbursement and use of proceeds (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see Sec. 54 of Public Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9f - Small Contractors' Set Aside Program › Section 32-9f-1a - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
"Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of the Department of Economic Development.
"Department" shall mean the Department of Economic Development.
"Authority" shall mean the Connecticut Development Authority.
"Set Aside" contracts means State Funded contracts or portions thereof, or purchase requests, for which competitive bids are to be sought by a State Agency only from eligible Contractors. Set Aside contracts also includes contracts for which competitive bids are not required by the General Statutes and which are let only to eligible Small Contractors. Any of the aforementioned contracts shall not be designated as Set Aside contracts if such designation would result in conflict with any federal Law or Regulation.
"Loan" shall mean a working capital loan.
"Working Capital" shall mean the cost related to material and labor.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9f - Small Contractors' Set Aside Program › Section 32-9f-2a - Application for eligibility

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Small Contractors wishing to participate in the Set Aside Program must be certified as eligible by the Department.
(b) Applications for eligibility shall be submitted to the Department on forms provided by the Department. No application shall be considered unless the exhibits required by such forms accompany the application. Enterprises which are more than 51% minority owned may apply for certification as a MBE by providing substantiation of such minority ownership and providing the names and addresses of the owners of such enterprises on a form provided by the Department.
(c) The Department shall issue a Certificate of Eligibility stating the period of eligibility, as defined below, and any qualifications or conditions required by Law or Regulation.
(d) Upon issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility, the Department shall give notice of such certification to each State Agency.
(e) Each Certificate of Eligibility shall be valid only for the eligible Small Contractor's current fiscal year, and each Small Contractor shall be subject to recertification of Eligibility by the Department for each succeeding fiscal year.
(f) The Department shall rescind the Certificate of Eligibility of any Small Contractor found to have obtained the Certificate Eligibility through the use of false information or misrepresentation, and the Department shall report such action to the appropriate State's Attorney.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9f - Small Contractors' Set Aside Program › Section 32-9f-3a - Criteria for approval

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Set Aside contracts shall be solicited as "Small Contractors Set Aside Contracts."
(b) In addition to other statutory requirements with respect to bid solicitation, Set Aside contracts shall be advertised in newspapers that are likely to be read by Small Contractors and minorities. The advertisements shall be placed by the State Agency responsible for letting the contract.
(c) A Set Aside contract bid shall not be accepted by any State Agency if it is more than ten percent above the price which could be anticipated in general bidding, based on staff analysis prior to going to bid. The staff analysis shall be made part of the award recommendation.
(d) No minimum number of certified vendor bids shall be required for award consideration of Set Aside contracts.
(e) A Set Aside contract shall be awarded by the State Agency that solicited it in accordance with Section 32-9e of the General Statutes, other applicable statutes, these regulations and the normal practices and procedures of the State Agency.
(f) Each Agency shall submit to the Department its procedures for competitive bidding based on Section 32-9e of the Connecticut General Statutes as amended by Section 1 of Public Act 83-390 and Section 7 of Public Act 84-412. The Commissioner shall review said procedures and determine if such procedures are in compliance of said section and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Upon determination by the Commissioner that said procedures are in compliance with said statute and regulations, the Commissioner shall provide written approval of said procedures.
(g) Payment to Small Contractors under Set Aside contracts shall be made as stipulated by each State Agency for its standard contracts, but in no case shall payment be made later than thirty days after performance of the contract.
(h) Each State Agency shall submit to the Commissioner, by the tenth day of each month, a list of Set Aside contracts awarded, including personal services contracts, during the preceding month. The list shall include the names and addresses of the Small Contractors and the dollar value of the awards.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9f - Small Contractors' Set Aside Program › Minority Contractors Loan › Section 32-9f-4a - Eligibility for the minority business enterprise loan program

Current through July 10, 2024
To be eligible for a loan, a small contractor must be defined as a Minority Business Enterprise and:
(a) Must have been engaged in a construction, manufacturing or service business and maintained its principal office and place of business in Connecticut for a period of not less than one year.
(b) Must have gross revenues not in excess of $3,000,000 in its most recently completed fiscal year.
(c) Must have been selected as the lowest responsible bidder of a state set-aside contract.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9f - Small Contractors' Set Aside Program › Minority Contractors Loan › Section 32-9f-5a - Loan application and commitment agreement

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Application for a working capital loan shall be submitted on Department of Economic Development loan application form. No application shall be considered unless the exhibits required are furnished.
(b) Upon approval of an application by the Authority or, if, the Authority so determines, by a committee of the Authority, the Department and the borrower shall enter into a loan agreement which shall set forth the terms and conditions required by these regulations and other terms and conditions applicable to the particular loan, which may be set by the Authority or said committee of the Authority.
(c) Each loan agreement shall be effective only upon execution by the Commissioner and the borrower.
(d) Such loan agreement shall provide, without limitation, that the borrower agrees:
(1) That the funds provided will not be used to repay existing debt or to finance receivables;
(2) To provide the Department with such financial and other reports as the Commissioner, in his discretion, may require from time to time;
(3) To notify the Department promptly of any material adverse change in the financial condition or business prospects of the borrower;
(4) To provide such security for the loan as the Authority or the committee of the Authority may require pursuant to Section 32-9f-6 a of these Regulations and to execute and deliver all documents in connection therewith;
(5) To the extent the loan is secured by a contract or contracts, to:
(A) Notify the Department of the modification of any provision of a contract which is security for the loan when said modification affects the total amount due under the contract affects the time or manner of payment, or in any other way substantially affects the contract or the manner of performance of said contract;
(B) Notify the Department of the termination of any part of a contract or the termination of the entire contract by any party to the contract;
(C) Notify the Department of the failure of either party to a contract to perform any of its obligations under the contract;
(D) Notify the Department of the rejection of any material or article delivered in the performance of a contract;
(E) Use the funds advanced only to pay for labor and material, on the pledged contract;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9f - Small Contractors' Set Aside Program › Minority Contractors Loan › Section 32-9f-6a - Loans

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The loan must be secured by assignment of specific contract and personal guarantee of borrower and any other security deemed appropriate by the Commissioner.
(b) The terms of a working capital loan shall not exceed one year from the date of the first disbursement made under the loan.
(c) No loan shall exceed $10,000 and (shall in no event exceed the amount estimated to cover labor and material costs of the contract). If the loan is to be secured, the amount of the loan shall not exceed the value of the security provided pursuant to Section 32-9f-6 a of these regulations.
(d) A small contractor must not have used the set-aside loan program fund for more than three state contracts.
(e) The Commissioner shall determine whether the loan is to be repaid in periodic payments or in a single payment of interest and a single payment of principal.
(f) The loan shall be made at the discretion of the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of the loan agreement and the instructions of the Authority.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9f - Small Contractors' Set Aside Program › Minority Contractors Loan › Section 32-9f-7a - Note

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each loan shall be evidenced by a promissory note which shall contain a provision permitting the borrower to prepay the loan in whole or in part upon any interest payment date without penalty.
(b) The promissory note shall provide for the payment of interest at a rate not to exceed 1% above the interest paid by the State of Connecticut on the latest general obligation issued prior to the date of the loan closing.
(c) The promissory note may provide for the collection of a late charge, not to exceed 2% percent of any installment more than fifteen days in arrears. Late charges shall be separately charged to and collected from the borrower.
(d) The failure of the borrower to abide by the terms of the loan agreement, the promissory note, or other documents signed by the borrower in connection with such loan shall be considered in default under such promissory note.
(e) The promissory note shall contain a provision that the failure of the borrower to make a full payment of any principal or interest due under the promissory note within fifteen days from the due date shall constitute a default.
(f) The promissory note shall provide that upon default, any and all sums owing by the borrower under the promissory note shall, at the option of the Commissioner, become immediately due and payable.
(g) The promissory note shall provide that in the event of default, interest on the promissory note shall automatically increase to twelve percent per annum and shall apply not only after default, but after any judgment rendered upon said promissory note.
(h) The promissory note shall provide for payment of reasonable attorney's fees and legal costs in the event the borrower shall default in the payment of the note.
(i) The promissory note shall contain such other clauses and covenants as the Commissioner, in its discretion, may require.
(j) Upon default the contractor will be ineligible to apply for funds under any other Department of Economic Development or the Connecticut Development Authority loan programs.
(k) Any borrower may have only one loan outstanding at a time.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9f - Small Contractors' Set Aside Program › Minority Contractors Loan › Section 32-9f-8a - Disbursement and use of proceeds

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Disbursement of the loan shall be made at the discretion of the Commissioner in accordance with the provisions of the commitment and the instructions of the Authority.
(b) Loan proceeds shall be used only to pay for labor and material, and equipment rental on specific contracts. The loan proceeds, for example, may not be used to repay existing obligations, purchase fixed assets or to finance receivables.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9f - Small Contractors' Set Aside Program › Minority Contractors Loan › Section 32-9f-9a - Loan agreement

Current through July 10, 2024
The borrower shall enter into a loan agreement with the State of Connecticut wherein the borrower shall agree:
(1) To notify the Commissioner of the modification of any provision of the contract which is the basis for the loan when said modification affects the total amount due under the contract, affects the time or manner payment or any other modification which shall substantially affect contract or the manner or performance of said contract;
(2) To notify the Commissioner of the termination of any part of the contract or the termination of the entire contract by any party to the contract;
(3) To notify the Commissioner of the failure of either party to the contract to perform any of its obligations under the contract;
(4) To notify the Commissioner of the rejection of any material or article delivered in the performance of the contract;
(5) To make periodic progress reports at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner, in his discretion, shall require;
(6) That he will not take on or enter into any additional contracts without the prior written approval of the Commissioner;
(7) That the funds advanced shall be used only to pay for labor and material on a specific contract;
(8) To represent and warrant that it has the power and authority to enter into the loan agreement and to incur the obligations therein provided for, and that all documents and agreements executed and delivered in connection with the loan will be valid and binding upon the borrower in accordance with their respective terms.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9l - Job Incentive Grant Program › Section 32-9l-3 - Requirements of eligibility for a job incentive grant

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
In General.
In order to be eligible for a job incentive grant, an applicant business must show that its business facility:
(1) Is located in an eligible municipality;
(2) Carries on a business activity which is a qualified business activity under the job incentive grant program;
(3) Has undergone major expansion or renovation;
(4) Will employ not less than five additional full-time employees or in the case of any business facility located in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to Section 32-70, of the statutes, will employ not less than three additional full-time employees as a direct result of major expansion or renovation; and
(5) Was expanded or renovated as the result of a business decision in which the job incentive program was a significant incentive.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9l - Job Incentive Grant Program › Section 32-9l-4 - Application and grant limits

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Issuance.
Applications must be completed and submitted to the department prior to initiation of the firm's hiring program. Upon receipt of an application the Department shall undertake an evaluation to determine whether the business facility described in the application qualifies as a business facility and that the business facility would meet the requirements of eligibility for a job incentive grant provided in section 32-9l-3 if the business facility is expanded or renovated in the manner described in the grant application.
(b)
Use of Job Incentive Grant Monies.
The Department's policy in implementing the job incentive grant program shall be to make the most effective possible use of monies in the job incentive fund. To carry out this policy, the Department will seek to identify among eligible municipalities those in which the construction of a proposed business facility will have the greatest impact in reducing the unemployment level in the eligible municipality, and allocate job assistance grants accordingly. The Department will also take into consideration in the making of job incentive grants the number of unemployed persons in each eligible municipality and the seriousness of the need of eligible municipalities with higher number of unemployed persons for capital investment by private enterprise which creates full-time, relatively permanent employment opportunities. In order to assure that the benefits of the job incentive grant program accrue to a reasonable number of eligible municipalities throughout the state, no job incentive grant shall be awarded in an amount exceeding $75,000.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9l - Job Incentive Grant Program › Section 32-9l-7 - Job incentive program report

Current through July 10, 2024
The Department shall submit to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before March first of every even numbered year, a report on the implementation of the job incentive grant program. The report shall evaluate the effectiveness of the program in stimulating and encouraging the creation and growth of jobs in areas of high unemployment.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9nn - Loans to Businesses Impacted by Road and Bridge Repair › Section 32-9nn-2 - Requirements for the determination of the extent of adverse impact (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see Sec. 54 of Public Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9nn - Loans to Businesses Impacted by Road and Bridge Repair › Section 32-9nn-4 - Working capital or current expenses loans to eligible business organizations (Repealed)

Current through July 10, 2024
For 2014 repeal, see Sec. 54 of Public Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9p - Financial Assistance and Tax Incentives to Encourage Industrial and Business Growth in Areas of High Unemployment › Section 32-9p-1 - Statement of purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
These rules and regulations have been adopted to implement and are to be applied so as to accomplish the purposes of the investment incentive program of the jobs and development plan as established by and implemented in Sections 32-9o, 32-9p, 32-9r, 32-9s, 12-81(59) and (60) and 12-217e of the General Statutes, as amended (collectively referred to herein as the "Statutes''). The investment incentive program is administered by the Department of Economic Development in connection with the Department of Revenue Services and the Office of Policy and Management and provides property tax exemptions and corporation business tax credits in order to encourage the investment of private capital in manufacturing facilities located in municipalities with high levels of economic and social distress, so as to increase employment, improve the tax base in these municipalities and develop a more productive and balanced State economy.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9p - Financial Assistance and Tax Incentives to Encourage Industrial and Business Growth in Areas of High Unemployment › Section 32-9p-2 - Program procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
The Department has prepared a Procedural Guide which establishes detailed operating procedures for the investment incentive program. The Procedural Guide will be revised and supplemented and program bulletins will be available to participating businesses and municipalities from time to time in order to give effect to changes in administrative procedures which are appropriate in light of experience gained in carrying out the investment program. Revisions of the Procedural Guide will not affect the eligibility of any business to claim benefits or of any municipality to apply for grant payments from the State if the business or municipality is otherwise entitled to the benefits under the statutes and these regulations. Applications, eligibility certificates, notices, claim statements and other forms for the use by the Department of Economic Development, Department of Revenue Services, Office of Policy and Management, participating businesses and municipalities in the investment incentive program are provided in the Procedural Guide.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9p - Financial Assistance and Tax Incentives to Encourage Industrial and Business Growth in Areas of High Unemployment › Section 32-9p-3 - General requirements of eligibility

Current through July 10, 2024
To be eligible to file a claim for a corporation business tax credit under Section 12-217e of the statutes or for the exemption from property taxes under Section 12-81(59) and Section 12-81(60) of the statutes, a claimant must present to the Commissioner of Revenue Services or the secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or the tax assessor or board of assessors of the local taxing jurisdiction, as the case may be, a current eligibility certificate issued by the Department. Eligibility certificates will be issued by the Department in accordance with the criteria established by the statutes and these regulations with respect to any facility which qualifies as a manufacturing facility and is located in a distressed municipality.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9p - Financial Assistance and Tax Incentives to Encourage Industrial and Business Growth in Areas of High Unemployment › Section 32-9p-4 - Distressed municipality requirement

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any manufacturing facility which is the subject of an application for an eligibility certificate must be located in a municipality which, at the time the eligibility certificate is issued, is a distressed municipality. A distressed municipality must meet one of the following criteria:
(1) A municipality meeting the necessary number of quantitative physical and economic distress thresholds then applicable for eligibility for the urban development action grant program under the federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1977, as amended, as such municipalities are designated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) A municipality adversely impacted by a major plant closing, relocation or lay off of a covered establishment when such closing, relocation, or layoff results in the loss of at least 7½% of the total non-agricultural and manufacturing employment positions located in the municipality.
(3) A municipality adversely impacted by a major plant closing within the municipality or relocation from the municipality of a covered establishment when such establishment is one of the two largest tax payers within the municipality.
The Department will make the designation of a distressed municipality under the provisions of a major plant closing, relocation or lay off upon request of the legislative body of the municipality and submission of documentation by the municipality. Distressed municipalities may include any town, city or borough, or any town within which is located a distressed unconsolidated city or borough.
(4) A portion of a municipality that is contiguous to an enterprise zone which is located in another municipality, and is eligible for designation as an enterprise zone in accordance with the provisions of subdivisions (2) of subsection (b) of Section 32-70, of the statutes as amended.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9p - Financial Assistance and Tax Incentives to Encourage Industrial and Business Growth in Areas of High Unemployment › Section 32-9p-5 - Manufacturing facilities requirement

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) To qualify for the issuance of an eligibility certificate, in addition to being located in a distressed municipality, a manufacturing facility must:
(1) consist of a plant, building, other real property improvement, or part thereof;
(2) be
(A) constructed or substantially renovated or expanded; or
(B) acquired by a business organization which is unrelated to or unaffiliated with the seller after having been idle for at least one year prior to its acquisition, regardless of its previous use, except in the case of a facility located in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to Section 32-70 of the statutes, the idleness requirement shall be as set forth in subsection (d) of Section 32-9p of the statutes as amended; and
(3) be used for:
(A) the manufacturing, processing or assembly of raw materials, parts or manufacturing products;
(B) the significant servicing, overhauling or rebuilding of machinery and equipment for industrial use;
(C) the distribution in bulk of manufactured products other than on a retail basis;
(D) research and development activities directly related to manufacturing. Research and development activities are considered to be directly related to the manufacturing process when the company has any of the standard industrial classification codes as listed in Section 32-9p-5(h) (1) of these regulations; or
(E) in the case of a facility located in an enterprise zone designated pursuant to Section 32-70 of the statutes, for services satisfying the requirements of Section 32-9p-5(h) (5) of these regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development › 9p - Financial Assistance and Tax Incentives to Encourage Industrial and Business Growth in Areas of High Unemployment › Section 32-9p-6 - Award and modification of eligibility certificates; Tax credit or abatement claims

Current through July 10, 2024
The Department will award eligibility certificates in the manner set forth in the Procedural Guide. Any person with an interest in manufacturing facility may apply to the Department for an eligibility certificate, but the application must be signed by each person who intends to claim a benefit under the investment program. Eligibility certificates will state the owner and each occupant of the facility and each user of any machinery and equipment installed in the manufacturing facility. Changes in such ownership, occupancy or use of the manufacturing facility are to be reported to the Department and eligibility certificates will be modified to reflect the change. No person may claim a benefit under the program from the Commissioner of Revenue Services or the secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or assessor of the local taxing jurisdiction unless the person is stated on a current and valid eligibility certificate to be an owner or occupant of a manufacturing facility or a user of its machinery and equipment.