General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5856 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2377 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5856 January Session, 2013 LCO No. 2377 Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND BONDING Introduced by: REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE JOB EXPANSION TAX CREDIT PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That section 12-217pp of the general statutes be amended to eliminate the requirement that employers apply for the tax credit through the Department of Economic and Community Development. Statement of Purpose: To make the employers more likely to utilize the program and increase employment for the unemployed.