CT SB00224

Defines "small business" as Connecticut-located businesses with 50 or fewer employees and "medium business" as those with 51-100 employees, effective July 1, 2012

Requires University of Connecticut at Storrs and the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technologies to establish a collaborative program assisting small and medium businesses developing innovations in advanced manufacturing technologies

Program may provide access to university and center facilities, equipment, staff, and students, with eligibility criteria including minimum contribution levels from participating businesses

Appropriates $1 million from the General Fund to University of Connecticut for fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, to fund the program and develop collaborations