CT HB05247

Establishes a five-member Test Bed Technologies Advisory Board within the Department of Economic and Community Development to recommend pilot programs allowing state agencies to test cost-saving technologies, products, or processes from certified small contractors or minority business enterprises for 30-60 days, with a report due by October 1, 2030

Requires participating businesses to demonstrate safety compliance, commercial availability or commercialization potential within two years, patent documentation, and certification as a small contractor or minority business enterprise

Modifies JobsCT tax rebate program eligibility by changing the baseline employment date from a rolling two-year lookback period to a fixed date of January 1, 2020, and simplifies the qualified FTE wage threshold to 85% of local median household income or $37,500, whichever is greater

Removes provisions allowing rebates for businesses hiring employees residing in concentrated poverty census tracts and eliminates environmental sustainability preferences in application approvals

Maintains the $40 million annual cap on total rebates and $15 million cap on discretionary FTE rebates, with rebates available for up to seven consecutive years for businesses creating at least 25 new FTEs (or 15 FTEs if employing an individual with intellectual disability)