Conn. Gen. Stat. § 32-8b

The Commissioner of Economic and Community Development shall assist in the development of a partnership between organizations, including, but not limited to, registered or otherwise qualified electronic commerce or information technology intensive companies, nonprofit organizations, business associations, state agencies or other nonprofit organizations, business associations, state agencies or other public or private entities as designated by the commissioner to develop a cooperative internship program for students attending institutions of higher education in this state or another state who are majoring in information-technology-related fields and promotion and recruitment activities that are designed to increase the number of information technology workers in the state.