CONNECTICUT STATUTES AND CODES
Sec. 32-1o. State economic strategic plan.
Sec. 32-1o. State economic strategic plan. (a) On or before July 1, 2009, and
every five years thereafter, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, within available appropriations, shall prepare an economic strategic plan for the
state in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the
Commissioners of Environmental Protection and Transportation, the Labor Commissioner, the executive directors of the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, the Connecticut Development Authority, the Connecticut Innovations, Inc., the Commission
on Culture and Tourism and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, and the president of the Office of Workforce Competitiveness, or their respective
designees, and any other agencies the Commissioner of Economic and Community
Development deems appropriate.
(b) In developing the plan, the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall:
(1) Ensure that the plan is consistent with (A) the text and locational guide map of
the state plan of conservation and development, adopted pursuant to chapter 297, (B)
the long-range state housing plan, adopted pursuant to section 8-37t, and (C) the transportation strategy adopted pursuant to section 13b-57g;
(2) Consult regional councils of governments, regional planning organizations, regional economic development agencies, interested state and local officials, entities involved in economic and community development, stakeholders and business, economic,
labor, community and housing organizations;
(3) Consider (A) regional economic, community and housing development plans,
and (B) applicable state and local workforce investment strategies;
(4) Assess and evaluate the economic development challenges and opportunities
of the state and against the economic development competitiveness of other states and
regions; and
(5) Host regional forums to provide for public involvement in the planning process.
(c) The strategic plan required under this section shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
(1) A review and evaluation of the economy of the state. Such review and evaluation
shall include, but not be limited to, a sectoral analysis, housing market and housing
affordability analysis, labor market and labor quality analysis, demographic analysis
and include historic trend analysis and projections;
(2) A review and analysis of factors, issues and forces that impact or impede economic development and responsible growth in Connecticut and its constituent regions.
Such factors, issues or forces shall include, but not be limited to, transportation, including, but not limited to, commuter transit, rail and barge freight, technology transfer,
brownfield remediation and development, health care delivery and costs, early education, primary education, secondary and postsecondary education systems and student
performance, business regulation, labor force quality and sustainability, social services
costs and delivery systems, affordable and workforce housing cost and availability, land
use policy, emergency preparedness, taxation, availability of capital and energy costs
and supply;
(3) Identification and analysis of economic clusters that are growing or declining
within the state;
(4) An analysis of targeted industry sectors in the state that (A) identifies those
industry sectors that are of current or future importance to the growth of the state's
economy and to its global competitive position, (B) identifies what those industry sectors
need for continued growth, and (C) identifies, those industry sectors current and potential
impediments to growth;
(5) A review and evaluation of the economic development structure in the state,
including, but not limited to, (A) a review and analysis of the past and current economic,
community and housing development structures, budgets and policies, efforts and responsibilities of its constituent parts in Connecticut; and (B) an analysis of the performance of the current economic, community and housing development structure, and its
individual constituent parts, in meeting its statutory obligations, responsibilities and
mandates and their impact on economic development and responsible growth in Connecticut;
(6) Establishment and articulation of a vision for Connecticut that identifies where
the state should be in five, ten, fifteen and twenty years;
(7) Establishment of clear and measurable goals and objectives for the state and
regions, to meet the short and long-term goals established under this section and provide
clear steps and strategies to achieve said goals and objectives, including, but not limited
to, the following: (A) The promotion of economic development and opportunity, (B)
the fostering of effective transportation access and choice including the use of airports
and ports for economic development, (C) enhancement and protection of the environment, (D) maximization of the effective development and use of the workforce consistent
with applicable state or local workforce investment strategy, (E) promotion of the use
of technology in economic development, including access to high-speed telecommunications, and (F) the balance of resources through sound management of physical development;
(8) Prioritization of goals and objectives established under this section;
(9) Establishment of relevant measures that clearly identify and quantify (A)
whether a goal and objective is being met at the state, regional, local and private sector
level, and (B) cause and effect relationships, and provides a clear and replicable measurement methodology;
(10) Recommendations on how the state can best achieve goals under the strategic
plan and provide cost estimates for implementation of the plan and the projected return
on investment for those areas; and
(11) Any other responsible growth information that the commissioner deems appropriate.
(d) On or before July 1, 2009, and every five years thereafter, the Commissioner
of Economic and Community Development shall submit an economic development
strategic plan for the state to the Governor for approval. The Governor shall review and
approve or disapprove such plan not more than sixty days after submission. The plan
shall be effective upon approval by the Governor or sixty days after the date of submission.
(e) Upon approval, the commissioner shall submit the economic development strategic plan to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance
of matters relating to commerce, planning and development, appropriations and the
budgets of state agencies and finance, revenue and bonding. Not later than thirty days
after such submission, the commissioner shall post the plan on the web site of the Department of Economic and Community Development.
(f) The commissioner from time to time, may revise and update the strategic plan
upon approval of the Governor. The commissioner shall post any such revisions on the
web site of the Department of Economic and Community Development.
(P.A. 07-239, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 07-239 effective July 11, 2007.