(a) The State Bond Commission may authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series in accordance with the provisions of sections 10a-25a to 10a-25g, inclusive, but not in excess of the aggregate amount of twenty-two million five hundred thousand dollars.

(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent hereinafter stated, shall be used to encourage, promote, develop and assist high technology products and programs within Connecticut by infusion of financial assistance in situations when such financial aid would not otherwise reasonably be available from other sources as hereinafter stated: (1) For the State Board of Education: High technology equipment for programs in the technical education and career schools, not exceeding two million dollars; (2) for Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated: (A) Matching funds for cooperative high technology research and development projects and programs, not exceeding nine million dollars; (B) financial aid, as defined in subdivision (4) of section 32-34, to public institutions of higher education for high technology projects and programs, not exceeding eleven million five hundred thousand dollars.

(P.A. 83-492, S. 2, 11; P.A. 86-396, S. 16, 25; P.A. 87-405, S. 13, 26; P.A. 88-343, S. 9, 32; P.A. 89-331, S. 12, 30; P.A. 90-297, S. 6, 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4, S. 12, 25; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1, S. 10, 20; P.A. 12-116, S. 87; P.A. 17-237, S. 87.)

History: P.A. 86-396 amended Subsec. (a) to increase bond authorization from $5,500,000 to $10,500,000 and amended Subsec. (b)(2) to increase Subpara. (A) from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 and to increase Subpara. (B) from $2,500,000 to $5,500,000 P.A. 87-405 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the bond authorization from $10,500,000 to $14,500,00 and amended Subsec. (b)(2) to increase Subpara. (A) from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000 and to increase Subpara. (B) from $5,500,000 to $7,500,000; P.A. 88-343 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the bond authorization from $14,500,000 to $18,500,000 and amended Subsec. (b)(2) to increase Subpara. (A) from $5,000,000 to $7,000,000 and to increase Subpara. (B) from $7,500,000 to $9,500,000; P.A. 89-331 increased the bond authorization from $18,500,000 to $20,500,000, increasing funds for high technology projects and programs by $2,000,000; P.A. 90-297 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the bond authorization from $20,500,000 to $22,500,000 and amended Subsec. (b)(2) to increase Subpara. (A) from $8,000,000 to $9,000,000 and to increase Subpara. (B) from $10,500,000 to $11,500,000; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-4 changed “the department of higher education” in Subsec. (b)(2) to “the department of economic development”; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Economic Development with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; June 5 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-1 amended Subsec. (b)(2) to replace reference to Department of Economic and Community Development with Connecticut Innovations Inc. and to change Subpara. (b)(2)(B) from grants to financial aid as defined in Sec. 32-34(4), effective July 31, 1997; pursuant to P.A. 12-116, “vocational-technical schools” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “technical high schools” in Subsec. (b), effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-237 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing “technical high schools” with “technical education and career schools”, effective July 1, 2017.