LCO No. 2765 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6807 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2765 Referred to Committee on COMMERCE Introduced by: REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING A FUND TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO BUSINESSES TRANSITIONING TO EMPLOYEE - OWNED BUSINESSES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to establish a fund from which 1 the Department of Economic and Community Development may 2 provide grants of ten thousand dollars or less, to be repaid with ten 3 per cent interest, to businesses transitioning to employee-owned 4 businesses. 5 Statement of Purpose: To establish a fund to assist businesses in transitioning to employee- owned businesses.