HB 7231 Summary

• Changes the annual report deadline for the Department of Economic and Community Development from February 1 to the first day annually, and requires posting on the department's website within 30 days of submission to the Governor and General Assembly.

• Significantly streamlines the annual report requirements by removing detailed reporting sections on enterprise zones, brownfield programs, dry cleaning remediation, and various economic development programs while consolidating information into an open data portal.

• Modifies the economic development strategic plan requirement from submission by July 1, 2009, to July 1, 2019, and changes the update cycle from every five years to every four years.

• Removes the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development's requirement to submit annual reports on defense contract dependency and eliminates the requirement for specific Labor Commissioner reports to legislative committees regarding workforce needs and technical high school coordination.

• Repeals Section 31-362 of the general statutes and removes redundant annual reporting requirements for dry cleaning establishment remediation from the main annual report, as those details are now incorporated into a consolidated reporting format.