Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated
Section 32-41a. - Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated Fund. Use of funds or revenues of the corporation.

(a) There is hereby created a “Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated Fund”. Proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission in accordance with section 32-41 and section 32-41b shall be paid directly to the Treasurer of the state as agent of the corporation and the Treasurer shall deposit all such amounts in the Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated Fund. The moneys in said fund shall be paid by checks signed by the Treasurer of the state or by his deputy appointed pursuant to section 3-12 on requisition of the chief executive officer of the corporation or his designee.

(b) Any funds or revenues of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated derived from application fees, royalty payments, investment income, sale and disposition of investments, license fees, lease payments, application, commitment or financing fees, loan repayments or any other source received by the corporation in connection with its programs shall, subject to the applicable terms of any indenture, resolution or other agreement pursuant to which notes, bonds or other obligations of the corporation or its predecessor, the Connecticut Development Authority, were issued or of any pledge or assignment of such funds or revenues granted in connection therewith, be held, administered and invested by the corporation or deposited with and invested by any institution as may be designated by the corporation at its sole discretion and paid as the corporation shall direct. All moneys in such accounts shall be used and applied to carry out the purposes of the corporation. Any such funds, revenues or other income which are pledged or assigned for the benefit of holders of notes, bonds or other obligations of the corporation, shall be received, administered, held, invested and applied subject to and in accordance with the applicable terms of the indenture, resolution or other agreement pursuant to which such notes, bonds or other obligations were issued or such pledge or assignment granted. Any such funds, revenues or other income of the corporation not so pledged or assigned, and any such funds, revenues or other income of the corporation remaining after all covenants relating to any such pledge or assignment have been satisfied, shall be deemed unrestricted funds of the corporation. The corporation may make payments from such accounts to the Treasurer of the state for deposit in the Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated Fund for use in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(c) The moneys in the Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated Fund (1) shall be used to carry out the purposes of the corporation and for the repayment of state bonds in such amounts as may be required by the State Bond Commission pursuant to said section 32-41 and section 32-41b and (2) may be used as state matching funds for federal funds available to the state for defense conversion projects or other projects consistent with a defense conversion strategy.
(P.A. 79-476, S. 1; P.A. 83-492, S. 10, 11; P.A. 84-408, S. 1, 2; P.A. 87-273, S. 2; P.A. 89-245, S. 15; P.A. 94-95, S. 12; P.A. 95-78, S. 3, 5; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 178.)
History: P.A. 83-492 inserted references to funds authorized in accordance with Sec. 32-41b; P.A. 84-408 divided section into Subsecs. and added provisions relative to use of funds outside of the Connecticut Product Development Corporation Fund as Subsec. (b); P.A. 87-273 amended Subsec. (b) to authorize the corporation to invest funds in any institution at its sole discretion; P.A. 89-245 changed Connecticut Product Development Corporation Fund to Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated Fund, changed president to executive director and made certain technical changes; P.A. 94-95 in Subsec. (b) eliminated the requirement that the moneys in the account be held and invested; P.A. 95-78 added Subsec. (c)(2), authorizing use of fund moneys to match federal defense conversion funds, effective July 1, 1995; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “executive director” with “chief executive officer”, amended Subsec. (b) to add provision re funds received through sale and disposition of investments, license fees, lease payments, applications, commitment or financing fees or other source, add provision re terms of indenture, resolution or agreement pursuant to which notes, bonds or other obligations were issued by the corporation or its predecessor, and add provisions re funds, revenues or other income pledged or assigned for the benefit of holders of notes, bonds or other obligations of the corporation, effective July 1, 2012.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 32 - Commerce and Economic and Community Development

Chapter 581 - Innovation Capital Act of 1989. Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated

Section 32-32. - Short title: Innovation Capital Act of 1989.

Section 32-33. - Legislative finding.

Section 32-34. - Definitions.

Section 32-35. - Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated.

Section 32-36. - Perpetual succession. Termination.

Section 32-37. - Board of directors.

Section 32-38. - Chief executive officer.

Section 32-39. - Corporate purpose; powers.

Section 32-39a and 32-39b. - Powers re investments during early stage of ventures. Powers re financial aid for marketing innovative services.

Section 32-39c. - Limitation on liability of Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated and certain officers with respect to affiliates of the corporation.

Section 32-39d. - Guarantees of corporation made investment securities.

Section 32-39e. - Development of new or experimental technologies, products or processes. Procurement for state agencies. Program to recognize state agencies.

Section 32-39f. - CTNext. Purposes. Board of directors. Executive director.

Section 32-39g. - CTNext. Powers.

Section 32-39h. - CTNext. Procedures.

Section 32-39i. - CTNext Fund established. Uses.

Section 32-39j. - Definitions.

Section 32-39k. - Innovation place program. Purposes.

Section 32-39l. - *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (a) and effective date.) Planning grants-in-aid. Innovation place designation. Applications. Public hearing.

Section 32-39m. - Innovation place designation applications approval. Award of grants-in-aid. Considerations. Report.

Section 32-39n. - Venture or investment agreements entered into by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated.

Section 32-39o. - Forgiveness of received state assistance for participation in CTNext mentorship network.

Section 32-39p. - Connecticut 500 Project. Goals. Solicitation of bids.

Section 32-39q. - Assessment of innovation and entrepreneurship in the state. Audits and analyses by grant recipient. Report. Application procedure.

Section 32-39r. - Financial assistance priority for entities located in designated innovation places.

Section 32-39s. - Innovation and entrepreneurship at public and independent institutions of higher education. Working group. Master plan development.

Section 32-39t. - Higher Education Entrepreneurship Advisory Committee. Membership. Applications. Recommendation of approval.

Section 32-39u. - Start-up businesses in designated innovation place located in a single municipality. Grant-in-aid program.

Section 32-39v. - Internet web site re Connecticut-based start-up businesses. Requirements. Promotion of web site.

Section 32-39w. - Assistance with state strategic economic planning.

Section 32-39x. - Entrepreneurs-in-Residence program. Proof of concept fund.

Section 32-39y. - Recapitalization of innovation place program. Bond authorization.

Section 32-40. - Applications for financial aid.

Section 32-40a. - Advanced technology centers; purposes. Applications to Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated for state funding.

Section 32-40b. - State funding for advanced technology centers; considerations in approval process by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated.

Section 32-40c. - State funding for any advanced technology center to be approved only when funds from other sources are at least equal to the state funds.

Section 32-41. - Bond issue.

Section 32-41a. - Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated Fund. Use of funds or revenues of the corporation.

Section 32-41aa. - Connecticut Bioscience Innovation Fund. Definitions.

Section 32-41b. - Bond issue for high technology products. Loan interest rates.

Section 32-41bb. - Bioscience Innovation Advisory Committee.

Section 32-41cc. - Connecticut Bioscience Innovation Fund. Establishment. Financial assistance. Report.

Section 32-41dd. - Bond authorization for Connecticut Bioscience Innovation Fund.

Section 32-41g. - Short title: Technology Deployment Act of 1993.

Section 32-41h. - Legislative finding.

Section 32-41i. - Definitions.

Section 32-41j. - Manufacturing application center program.

Section 32-41jj. (Formerly Sec. 19a-32d). - Regenerative medicine research: Definitions. Prohibition on human cloning. Disposition of embryos or embryonic stem cells following infertility treatment. Written consent required for donations. Embryonic s...

Section 32-41k. - Deployment research program.

Section 32-41kk. (Formerly Sec. 19a-32e). - Regenerative Medicine Research Fund. Application for financial assistance. Available funding.

Section 32-41l. - Energy and environmental technologies deployment center program.

Section 32-41ll. (Formerly Sec. 19a-32f). - Regenerative Medicine Research Advisory Committee. Membership. Duties.

Section 32-41m. - Connecticut educational and job training technologies deployment center programs.

Section 32-41mm. (Formerly Sec. 19a-32g). - Peer review of applications for financial assistance. Qualifications and duties of peer reviewers. Rating and scoring guidelines.

Section 32-41n. - Critical technologies grant program.

Section 32-41nn. - Bond authorization for Regenerative Medicine Research Fund.

Section 32-41o. - Bond issue for technology deployment.

Section 32-41oo. - Program to incentivize formation of new venture capital funds.

Section 32-41p. - Workplace center of excellence program.

Section 32-41pp. - Program to encourage development of technologies and techniques concerning crumbling concrete foundations.

Section 32-41q. - Critical industries development account. Purpose. Regulations.

Section 32-41qq. - Plan to collect data re crumbling concrete foundations.

Section 32-41r. - Short title: Economic Recovery Act of 1996.

Section 32-41s. - Bioscience, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and photonics businesses. Benefits. Regulations.

Section 32-41t. - High technology research and development program: Definitions.

Section 32-41u. - High technology research and development program: Establishment and purpose.

Section 32-41v. - Connecticut New Opportunities Fund.

Section 32-41w. - Early-stage venture capital program.

Section 32-41x. - Preseed financing account and program.

Section 32-41y. - Connecticut Bioscience Collaboration program. Connecticut Bioscience Collaboration Fund.

Section 32-41z. - Bond issue for the Connecticut Bioscience Collaboration program.

Section 32-42. - Examination. Audits.

Section 32-43. - State pledge.

Section 32-44. - Powers to be interpreted broadly.

Section 32-45. - Inconsistent provisions of law.

Section 32-46. - Tax exemption.

Section 32-47. - Personal liability of directors or persons acting on behalf of the corporation.

Section 32-47a. - Business plan. Report.