LCO No. 954 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 1103 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 954 Referred to Committee on COMMERCE Introduced by: SEN. MARTIN, 31st Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO UTILIZE STATE FUNDING IN THE CITIES OF THE STATE TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND PROMOTE THE WELL -BEING OF CITY RESIDENTS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That a working group be established to study and provide 1 recommendations on the utilization of state funding in the cities of the 2 state to advance economic opportunities and promote the well-being of 3 city residents, including identifying existing programs that are effective 4 and ineffective at utilizing state funding for such purposes. 5 Statement of Purpose: To study and improve the utilization of state funds in the cities of the state to further advance economic opportunities and promote the well- being of city residents.