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| 18 | 18 | | Referred to Committee on COMMERCE |
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| 20 | 20 | | Introduced by: |
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| 22 | 22 | | (CE) |
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| 24 | 24 | | AN ACT REQUIRING AN ANALYSIS OF THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR IN THE STATE ECONOMIC STRATEGIC PLAN. |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 1. Subsection (c) of section 32-1o of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015): |
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| 30 | 30 | | (c) The strategic plan required under this section shall include, but not be limited to, the following: |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) A review and evaluation of the economy of the state. Such review and evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, a sectoral analysis, housing market and housing affordability analysis, labor market and labor quality analysis, demographic analysis and historic trend analysis and projections; |
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| 34 | 34 | | (2) A review and analysis of factors, issues and forces that impact or impede economic development and responsible growth in Connecticut and its constituent regions. Such factors, issues or forces shall include, but not be limited to, transportation, including, but not limited to, commuter transit, rail and barge freight, technology transfer, brownfield remediation and development, health care delivery and costs, early education, primary education, secondary and postsecondary education systems and student performance, business regulation, labor force quality and sustainability, social services costs and delivery systems, affordable and workforce housing cost and availability, land use policy, emergency preparedness, taxation, availability of capital and energy costs and supply; |
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| 36 | 36 | | (3) Identification and analysis of economic clusters that are growing or declining within the state; |
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| 38 | 38 | | (4) An analysis of targeted industry sectors in the state, including, but not limited to, the technology sector, that (A) identifies those industry sectors and emerging technologies that are of current or future importance to the growth of the state's economy and to its global competitive position, (B) identifies what those industry sectors need for continued growth, [and] (C) identifies those industry sectors' current and potential impediments to growth, and (D) for the technology sector, identifies areas in the state that contain resources to best support such growth; |
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| 40 | 40 | | (5) A review and evaluation of the economic development structure in the state, including, but not limited to, (A) a review and analysis of the past and current economic, community and housing development structures, budgets and policies, efforts and responsibilities of its constituent parts in Connecticut, and (B) an analysis of the performance of the current economic, community and housing development structure, and its individual constituent parts, in meeting its statutory obligations, responsibilities and mandates and their impact on economic development and responsible growth in Connecticut; |
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| 42 | 42 | | (6) Establishment and articulation of a vision for Connecticut that identifies where the state should be in five, ten, fifteen and twenty years; |
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| 44 | 44 | | (7) Establishment of clear and measurable goals and objectives for the state and regions, to meet the short and long-term goals established under this section and provide clear steps and strategies to achieve said goals and objectives, including, but not limited to, the following: (A) The promotion of economic development and opportunity, (B) the fostering of effective transportation access and choice including the use of airports and ports for economic development, (C) enhancement and protection of the environment, (D) maximization of the effective development and use of the workforce consistent with applicable state or local workforce investment strategy, (E) promotion of the use of technology in economic development, including access to high-speed telecommunications, and (F) the balance of resources through sound management of physical development; |
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| 46 | 46 | | (8) Prioritization of goals and objectives established under this section; |
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| 48 | 48 | | (9) Establishment of relevant measures that clearly identify and quantify (A) whether a goal and objective is being met at the state, regional, local and private sector level, and (B) cause and effect relationships, and provide a clear and replicable measurement methodology; |
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| 50 | 50 | | (10) Recommendations on how the state can best achieve goals under the strategic plan and provide cost estimates for implementation of the plan and the projected return on investment for those areas; |
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| 51 | 51 | | |
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| 52 | 52 | | (11) A review and evaluation of the operation and efficacy of the urban jobs program established pursuant to sections 32-9i to 32-9l, inclusive, enterprise zones established pursuant to section 32-70, railroad depot zones established pursuant to section 32-75a, qualified manufacturing plants designated pursuant to section 32-75c, entertainment districts established pursuant to section 32-76 and enterprise corridor zones established pursuant to section 32-80. The review and evaluation of enterprise zones shall include an analysis of enterprise zones that have been expanded to include an area in a contiguous municipality or in which there are base or plant closures; |
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| 54 | 54 | | (12) An assessment of program performance with regard to the development, research and economic assistance matching grant program established pursuant to section 32-345; and |
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| 56 | 56 | | (13) Any other responsible growth information that the commissioner deems appropriate. |
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| 61 | 61 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 62 | 62 | | Section 1 October 1, 2015 32-1o(c) |
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| 64 | 64 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: |
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| 65 | 65 | | |
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| 66 | 66 | | Section 1 |
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| 68 | 68 | | October 1, 2015 |
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| 70 | 70 | | 32-1o(c) |
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