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7	7		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6601
8	8		January Session, 2021
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12	12		Referred to Committee on COMMERCE
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15	15		Introduced by:
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20	20		AN ACT PROMOTING ECO NOMIC DEVELOPMENT AN D OPTIMIZING
21	21		STATE SERVICES THROUGH THE USE OF INNOVATIVE
22	22		TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOP ED IN CONNECTICUT.
23	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
24	24		Assembly convened:
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26	26		Section 1. Section 32-39e of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
27	27		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2021): 2
28	28		(a) If, in the exercise of its powers under section 32-39, Connecticut 3
29	29		Innovations, Incorporated (1) finds that the use of a certain technology, 4
30	30		product or process (A) would promote public health and safety, 5
31	31		environmental protection or economic development, or (B) with regard 6
32	32		to state services, would promote efficiency, reduce administrative 7
33	33		burdens or otherwise improve such services, and (2) determines such 8
34	34		technology, product or process was developed by a business (A) 9
35	35		domiciled in this state to which the corporation has provided financial 10
36	36		assistance or in which the corporation has invested, or (B) which has 11
37	37		been certified as a small contractor or a minority business enterprise by 12
38	38		the Commissioner of Administrative Services under section 4a-60g, the 13
39	39		corporation, upon application of such business, may recommend to the 14 Raised Bill No. 6601
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46	46		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management that an agency of the 15
47	47		state, including, but not limited to, any constituent unit of the state 16
48	48		system of higher education, be [directed] authorized to test such 17
49	49		technology, product or process by employing it in the operations of such 18
50	50		agency on a trial basis. The purpose of such test program shall be to 19
51	51		validate the commercial viability of such technology, product or process 20
52	52		provided no business in which Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated 21
53	53		has invested shall be required to participate in such program. 22
54	54		(b) No such recommendation may be made by Connecticut 23
55	55		Innovations, Incorporated unless such business has submitted a viable 24
56	56		business plan to Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated for 25
57	57		manufacturing and marketing such technology, product or process and 26
58	58		such business demonstrates that (1) [will manufacture or produce such 27
59	59		technology, product or process in this state, (2) demonstrates that] the 28
60	60		usage of such technology, product or process by the state agency will 29
61	61		not adversely affect safety, [(3) demonstrates that] (2) sufficient research 30
62	62		and development has occurred to warrant participation in the test 31
63	63		program, [and (4) demonstrates that] (3) the technology, product or 32
64	64		process has potential for commercialization not later than two years 33
65	65		following the completion of any test program involving a state agency 34
66	66		under this section, and (4) such technology, product or process will have 35
67	67		a positive economic impact in the state, including the prospective 36
68	68		addition of jobs and economic activity upon such commercialization. 37
69	69		[(b)] (c) If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management finds 38
70	70		that employing such technology, product or process would be feasible 39
71	71		in the operations of a state agency and would not have any detrimental 40
72	72		effect on such operations, said secretary, notwithstanding the 41
73	73		requirement of chapter 58, may direct an agency of the state to accept 42
74	74		delivery of such technology, product or process and to undertake such 43
75	75		a test program. [Any] The Secretary of the Office of Policy and 44
76	76		Management, in consultation with the Commissioner of Administrative 45
77	77		Services, the chief executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, 46
78	78		Incorporated and the department head of the testing agency, shall 47 Raised Bill No. 6601
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85	85		determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether the costs associated with the 48
86	86		acquisition and use of such technology, product or process by the testing 49
87	87		agency shall be borne by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, the 50
88	88		business or by any investor or participant in such business. The 51
89	89		acquisition of any technology, product or process for purposes of the 52
90	90		test program established pursuant to this section shall not be deemed to 53
91	91		be a purchase under the provisions of the state procurement policy. The 54
92	92		testing agency, on behalf of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall 55
93	93		maintain records related to such test program, as requested by 56
94	94		Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated and shall make such records and 57
95	95		any other information derived from such test program available to 58
96	96		Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated and the business. Any 59
97	97		proprietary information derived from such test program shall be 60
98	98		exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) of section 1-210. 61
99	99		(d) If the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, in 62
100	100		consultation with the Commissioner of Administrative Services, the 63
101	101		chief executive officer of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated and the 64
102	102		department head of the testing agency, determines that the test program 65
103	103		sufficiently demonstrates that the technology, product or process 66
104	104		promotes public health and safety, environmental protection, economic 67
105	105		development or efficiency; reduces administrative burdens or otherwise 68
106	106		improves state services, the Commissioner of Administrative Services 69
107	107		may procure such technology, product or process for use by any or all 70
108	108		state agencies pursuant to subsection (b) of section 4a-58. 71
109	109		[(c)] (e) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, 72
110	110		Commissioner of Administrative Services and Connecticut Innovations, 73
111	111		Incorporated may develop a program to recognize state agencies that 74
112	112		help to promote public health and safety, environmental protection, [or] 75
113	113		economic development or efficiency, reduce administrative burdens or 76
114	114		improve state services by participating in a testing program under this 77
115	115		section. Such program may include the creation of a fund established 78
116	116		with savings accrued by the testing agency during its participation in 79
117	117		the testing program established under this section. Such fund shall only 80 Raised Bill No. 6601
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124	124		be used to implement the program of recognition established by the 81
125	125		Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, Commissioner of 82
126	126		Administrative Services and Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, 83
127	127		under the provisions of this subsection. 84
128	128		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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131	131		Section 1 July 1, 2021 32-39e
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133	133		CE Joint Favorable
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