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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1021
January Session, 2021
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A MANUFACTURING TECH NOLOGY
WORKING GROUP.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective July 1, 2021) (a) As used in this section: (1) 1
"Industry 4.0 technology", means the hardware, software and related 2
innovations associated with the digitization of the manufacturing 3
sector, allowing for the collection and analysis of all aspects of the 4
manufacturing operations leading to increased quality, efficiency, 5
productivity and security; and (2) "small and mid-sized manufacturers" 6
means businesses engaged in manufacturing having fewer than one 7
hundred fifty employees at any individual facility owned or operated 8
by the business. 9
(b) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 10
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce shall 11
appoint and convene a manufacturing technology working group to 12
develop a strategic plan to ensure that manufacturers in the state have a 13
strategy for the lean application and integration of Industry 4.0 14
technology into their product development and production processes. 15
(c) The working group shall: 16
(1) Compile comprehensive profiles, including mission statements 17 Substitute Bill No. 1021
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and lists of services, for all entities that receive state or federal funding 18
for the purpose of researching, developing, training, marketing, 19
consulting or deploying Industry 4.0 technology or associated services 20
directly to, or for the benefit of, manufacturing startups, small and mid-21
sized manufacturers or other businesses primarily engaged in 22
manufacturing; and 23
(2) Conduct value-stream mapping and other analyses, as needed, to 24
assess the flow of services from the entities identified in subdivision (1) 25
of this subsection, to manufacturers in the state. Such analyses shall 26
include, but need not be limited to, (A) identification of the extent to 27
which such services complement, conflict with or duplicate each other, 28
(B) assessment of the relative impacts of such services on the 29
manufacturers served, (C) identification of gaps in services provided 30
relative to the Industry 4.0 technology needs of manufacturers, (D) 31
identification of barriers and recommendations for achieving the goals 32
of the working group described in subsection (b) of this section, and (E) 33
identification and assessment of participation levels in small business 34
innovation research programs and small business technology transfer 35
programs. 36
(d) The chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General 37
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce shall 38
appoint members to the working group. Appointments to the working 39
group shall include, but need not be limited to, representatives from the 40
joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of 41
matters relating to commerce, the Governor's chief manufacturing 42
officer, representatives of entities described in subdivision (1) of 43
subsection (c) of this section, a representative of the Connecticut Center 44
for Advanced Technology, a representative of CONNSTEP, 45
representatives of at least two manufacturers having fewer than 46
seventy-five employees, representatives of at least two manufacturers 47
having not less than seventy-five employees and not more than one 48
hundred fifty employees, a representative of CTNext, a representative 49
of the Connecticut Manufacturers' Collaborative, a representative of the 50 Substitute Bill No. 1021
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Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, a representative of the 51
Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges, a representative of 52
The University of Connecticut and a representative of Central 53
Connecticut State University. The members of the working group 54
representing small and mid-sized manufacturers shall comprise not less 55
than thirty-three per cent of the working group and manufacturers shall 56
comprise not less than fifty per cent of the working group. 57
(e) The members appointed to represent the Connecticut Center for 58
Advanced Technology and CONNSTEP shall co -chair the working 59
group. The co-chairs shall schedule the first meeting of the working 60
group not later than August 31, 2021. 61
(f) Not later than March 15, 2022, the working group shall submit a 62
report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general 63
statutes, on its progress in accomplishing the goals set forth in 64
subsection (b) of this section to the joint standing committee of the 65
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce. 66
Such report shall identify any barriers to accomplishing the goals set 67
forth in subsection (b) of this section. 68
(g) Not later than October 1, 2022, the working group shall submit a 69
strategic plan, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 70
general statutes, to the joint standing committee of the General 71
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce that 72
includes data, findings and legislative proposals to accomplish the goals 73
set forth in subsection (b) of this section. The working group shall 74
terminate on the date it submits such report or October 1, 2022, 75
whichever is later. 76
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 New section
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