Sec. 32-244. Applicability of Freedom of Information Act to data and other information re financial assistance.
Sec. 32-244. Applicability of Freedom of Information Act to data and other
information re financial assistance. (a) All data and other information received by the
Department of Economic and Community Development, the Connecticut Development
Authority or any implementing agency, as defined in section 32-222, or any advisory
board or committee of the department, authority or agency, from any person in connection with an application for, or the provision of, financial assistance, which consists of
the following, shall be deemed, for purposes of a public records request pursuant to the
Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, made to the Department of
Economic and Community Development, the Connecticut Development Authority or
any such implementing agency, advisory board or committee, to be information described in subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of section 1-210: (1) Actual trade secrets or
information that a person intends to become a trade secret, (2) material that a person
intends to patent, (3) patented material, (4) marketing or business plans, (5) plans for
new products or services, (6) reports of customer orders or sales or other documents
that would disclose names and addresses of customers or potential customers, (7) information concerning the financial condition or personal affairs of any individual, (8) financial statements or projections, (9) sales or earnings forecasts, (10) capital or strategic
plans, (11) information regarding research and development, (12) tax returns, or (13)
other commercial, credit or financial information with respect to the financial condition
or business operations of an applicant for or recipient of financial assistance which is
of a type not customarily made available to the public.
(b) The enumeration in this section of particular types of data and information shall
not be construed to limit the possible applicability of subdivision (5) of subsection (b)
of section 1-210 to other data or information not so enumerated.
(P.A. 00-136, S. 3.)