Sec. 8-167. Department of Economic and Community Development to act for state. Reimbursement of small business development centers.
Sec. 8-167. Department of Economic and Community Development to act for
state. Reimbursement of small business development centers. (a) The Department
of Economic and Community Development is authorized on behalf of the state to make
any determination or certification required by the provisions of either of said acts or
regulations promulgated under the provisions thereof.
(b) The Department of Economic and Community Development is authorized, on
behalf of the state, to reimburse small business development centers in amounts up to
one-half the nonfederal share of the cost of providing applicants for Small Business
Administration and business loan programs of other federal agencies, particularly economic opportunity loans and Section 502 loans, with necessary technical, advisory,
management or other counseling assistance up to a maximum amount of ten thousand
dollars per annum. If no federal support is available, the Department of Economic and
Community Development is authorized on behalf of the state to reimburse each of such
small business development centers for up to one-half of the cost of providing the above-described services, in amounts not exceeding ten thousand dollars per annum. Any
small business development center receiving such state assistance shall apply to the
Department of Economic and Community Development for such reimbursement with
all appropriate documentation needed to support such application.
(1961, P.A. 602, S. 7; 1967, P.A. 522, S. 8; 524, S. 2; P.A. 73-599, S. 36; P.A. 77-614, S. 284, 610; P.A. 79-598, S. 3,
4, 10; P.A. 80-21, S. 4, 5; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6.)
History: 1967 acts added Subsec. (b) re reimbursements to small business development centers and substituted commissioner of community affairs for Connecticut development commission; P.A. 73-599 substituted department of commerce
for Connecticut development commission, implying that name change called for in 1967 act was never enacted; P.A. 77-614 substituted department of economic development for department of commerce, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-598 substituted department of housing for department of economic development; P.A. 80-21 substituted department of
economic development for department of housing; 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.