General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6750 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1676 *01676* Referred to Committee on COMMERCE Introduced by: REP. SIMMONS, 144th Dist. REP. REYES, 75th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6750 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1676 *01676* Referred to Committee on COMMERCE Introduced by: REP. SIMMONS, 144th Dist. REP. REYES, 75th Dist. AN ACT ENCOURAGING ENTREPRENEURSHIP THROUGH A PUBLIC-PRIVATE START-UP BUSINESS AWARDS COMPETITION. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 32 of the general statutes be amended to establish an annual competition for start-ups in the state through which the state and private partners would award a start-up grant to the best entrepreneurial proposal. Statement of Purpose: To encourage entrepreneurship in the state and reward promising entrepreneurs.