Bill Text: CT SB00128 | 2014 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Economic Development.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-04-17 - Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate [SB00128 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-SB00128-Comm_Sub.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 128
February Session, 2014		LCO No. 968
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Referred to Committee on BANKS
Introduced by:
(BA)

AN ACT CONCERNING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to study the economic development and welfare of the state. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, the ways in which the state may: (1) Encourage the growth and retention of businesses in the state that are unable to obtain financing under reasonable terms and conditions due to the contraction in liquidity in the banking system; (2) stimulate (A) the growth and retention of jobs, (B) the development of all geographic regions of the state, and (C) an increase in state and municipal tax revenue; and (3) address concerns with the availability of financing that has been discontinued subsequent to a merger, takeover or liquidation of a financial institution.

(b) The task force shall consist of the following members:

(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;

(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;

(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives;

(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;

(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;

(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;

(7) The Banking Commissioner, or the commissioner's designee; and

(8) Two persons appointed by the Governor.

(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the General Assembly.

(d) All appointments to the task force shall be made not later than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.

(e) The speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate shall select the chairpersons of the task force from among the members of the task force. Such chairpersons shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section.

(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to banks shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.

(g) Not later than January 1, 2015, the task force shall submit a report on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to banks, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 1, 2015, whichever is later.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

BA	Joint Favorable
CE	Joint Favorable