Bill Text: CT SB00380 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub


Bill Title: An Act Concerning An Economic Development Grants Program To Provide Small Business Owners Who Produce Commercial Food Access To Commercial Kitchens.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-09 - Referred by Senate to Committee on Commerce [SB00380 Detail]

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General Assembly

 

Raised Bill No. 380

February Session, 2014

 

LCO No. 2100

 

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Referred to Committee on GENERAL LAW

 

Introduced by:

 

(GL)

 

AN ACT CONCERNING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WHO PRODUCE COMMERCIAL FOOD ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL KITCHENS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 32-7f of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2014):

(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 small business owners who produce commercial food with access to commercial kitchens; and

[(7)] (8) 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] established 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] established pursuant to this section, provided such application procedure includes (1) a request for proposal, or (2) a competitive award process.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1

July 1, 2014

32-7f

GL

Joint Favorable

 
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