LCO No. 3090 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 1179 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 3090 Referred to Committee on COMMERCE Introduced by: SEN. KUSHNER, 24th Dist. AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY MAKERSPACE INITIATIVE PROGRAM. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to (1) require the Department 1 of Economic and Community Development to establish the Connecticut 2 Community Makerspace Initiative program to support 3 entrepreneurship in the state by promoting and expanding access to the 4 industrial-grade tools, resources and training provided by Connecticut's 5 nonprofit community, and (2) allocate funds for the operation of such 6 program. 7 Statement of Purpose: To establish the Connecticut Community Makerspace Initiative program to support entrepreneurship, innovation and economic opportunity in the state.