(a) The purpose of The University of Connecticut 2000 Act is to promote the welfare and prosperity of the people of the state and the continuation and improvement of their educational opportunities by approving a special capital improvement program for The University of Connecticut and enabling The University of Connecticut to borrow money and enter into financing transactions in its own name, on behalf of the state, to expand the authority of The University of Connecticut to construct projects and to assure a state commitment to support the financing of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement and equipping of facilities, structures and related systems for the benefit of the educational and economic development needs of the state and The University of Connecticut, all to the public benefit and good, and the exercise of the powers, to the extent and manner provided in The University of Connecticut 2000 Act, is declared to be for a public purpose and to be the exercise of an essential governmental function.

(b) The purposes of sections 10a-109gg to 10a-109mm, inclusive, and the provisions of sections 10a-109c to 10a-109e, inclusive, 10a-109g, 10a-109n and 32-41s relating to The University of Connecticut Health Center and John Dempsey Hospital are to advance health care, education and economic development in the state by (1) encouraging collaboration, innovation, job creation and new investment by The University of Connecticut, various hospitals and other institutions involved in the health and bioscience industries of the state; (2) enabling (A) the construction of a new bed tower at John Dempsey Hospital, and (B) the renovation of academic, clinical and research space and the construction of a new ambulatory care center at The University of Connecticut Health Center to enhance the academic, clinical and research missions of The University of Connecticut School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine; (3) facilitating the assumption of operational control of the neonatal intensive care unit located at John Dempsey Hospital by Connecticut Children's Medical Center resulting in a regional children's health care system and an increased adult medical surgical bed capacity for John Dempsey Hospital; (4) supporting the development of (A) a comprehensive cancer center to expand clinical trials and advance patient care at multiple sites in the Hartford region, (B) a state-of-the-art simulation and conference center to be located on the campus of Hartford Hospital that will be used to educate and train health care professionals utilizing new technologies and simulated care settings, (C) a primary care institute located on the campus of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, the Connecticut Institute for Primary Care Innovation, that is intended to increase the number of primary care providers in the state by engaging in research and training to facilitate the effective delivery of primary care, (D) a health disparities institute sponsored by The University of Connecticut that will enhance research and the delivery of care to the minority and medically underserved populations of the state, (E) a Permanent Regional Phase One Clinical Trials Unit to be located at The Hospital of Central Connecticut, (F) a cancer treatment center to be located in its entirety within the city of New Britain, and (G) patient room renovations at Bristol Hospital; and (5) fostering growth in the bioscience sector of the state's economy by extending the same benefits afforded to businesses located in an enterprise zone to businesses that are engaged in bioscience and located in the city of Hartford or certain areas in the town of Farmington, the city of New Britain and the city of Bristol.

(c) The purposes of the construction, renovations, infrastructure and equipment related to Next Generation Connecticut are to: (1) Develop preeminence in The University of Connecticut's research and innovation programs, (2) hire and support outstanding faculty, (3) train and educate graduates to meet the future workforce needs of Connecticut, and (4) initiate collaborative partnerships that lead to scientific and technological breakthroughs. For purposes of this section and section 10a-109oo, “Next Generation Connecticut” means UConn 2000, as modified by this section and subdivision (10) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109d, subsection (a) of section 10a-109e, subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 10a-109g, subsection (a) of section 10a-109n, sections 10a-109x, 10a-109nn and 10a-109oo and section 9 of public act 13-233*.

(P.A. 95-230, S. 2, 45; P.A. 10-104, S. 1; P.A. 11-75, S. 1; P.A. 13-233, S. 1.)

*Note: Section 9 of public act 13-233 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

History: P.A. 95-230 effective June 7, 1995; P.A. 10-104 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re purposes of Secs. 10a-109gg to 10a-109mm and provisions of Secs. 10a-109c to 10a-109e, 10a-109g, 10a-109n and 32-41s, effective June 3, 2010; P.A. 11-75 amended Subsec. (b)(2) to add construction of a new ambulatory care center and amended Subsec. (b)(4) to delete former Subparas. (E) and (F) re institute for clinical and translational science and re Connecticut Institute for Nursing Excellence and to redesignate existing Subparas. (G) to (I) as Subparas. (E) to (G), effective July 8, 2011; P.A. 13-233 added Subsec. (c) re Next Generation Connecticut, effective July 1, 2013.