(a) There is established a Connecticut educational and job training technologies deployment center program to be administered by the corporation for the purpose of promoting a nonprofit business-led consortium for technology deployment in a critical technology in which the state possesses unique scientific and human resources. During the three-month period beginning on July 1, 1993, the corporation shall accept applications from eligible business consortia in a form and manner prescribed by the corporation for state funding for the operation of an educational and job training technologies deployment center.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 32-41m

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Corporation: means Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated as created under §. See Connecticut General Statutes 32-34
  • Technology: means the conversion of basic scientific research into processes, techniques and products which may have commercial potential. See Connecticut General Statutes 32-34

(b) On or before January 1, 1994, the corporation shall review all applications timely received pursuant to this section and shall approve one such application. In approving such application the corporation shall assess scientific and economic factors concerning the proposed Connecticut educational and job training technologies deployment center, including but not limited to the following:

(1) The center’s plan to provide educational and job training technologies to industry, the state’s public schools, and state agencies;

(2) The center’s plan to deploy educational and job training software, hardware and state of the art telecommunications technologies;

(3) The center’s plan to involve minority students or minority-owned businesses in its activities; and

(4) The adequacy of the center’s proposed mechanisms for evaluating its progress.