Chapter 40J

Section 1. It is hereby found (1) that throughout the history of Massachusetts, the economic development of the commonwealth and the prosperity and welfare of our people have depended, to a great degree, upon the continued ability of the commonwealth's fine colleges and universit…

Section 10. The provisions of this chapter being necessary for the welfare of the commonwealth and its inhabitants shall be liberally construed to effect its purpose.

Section 11. The provisions of chapter twelve A which are applicable to a public authority or a public agency shall apply to the corporation.

Section 12. (a) Definition. As used in this section: (i) ''Center of Excellence'' or ''center'' means a collaborative effort between private industry and one or more educational or research institutions which has been established by the Board pursuant to the provisions of this se…

Section 13. The corporation shall be subject to section 16G of chapter 6A and section 56 of chapter 23A.

Section 1A. It is hereby found that: (1) Massachusetts has recently entered a period of severe economic distress, with increasing unemployment and with many areas of the commonwealth's economic base exhibiting an undesirable rate of growth; (2) these developments, while underscor…

Section 2. The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise:— ''Board'', the board of directors of the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation. ''Center'', a facility established by the Massachus…

Section 3. There is hereby created a body, politic and corporate, to be known as the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation hereinafter referred to as the corporation. The corporation is hereby constituted a public instrumentality of the commonwealth and the exercise by the co…

Section 4. The corporation shall have the following powers:— (a) to make, amend and repeal by-laws, rules and regulations for the management of its affairs; (b) to adopt an official seal; (c) to sue and be sued in its own name; (d) to make contracts and execute all instruments ne…

Section 4A. In furtherance of its public, purpose and essential governmental functions, and notwithstanding any general or special law or agreement to the contrary, the corporation shall have the following powers which shall be deemed and construed to be supplemental and addition…

Section 4B. (a) In furtherance of the public purpose and mission of the corporation, and notwithstanding any general or special law or agreement to the contrary, each of the following uses of the physical and technical resources of the center shall be deemed to be the exercise of…

Section 4C. (a) The provisions of section twelve (h) of this chapter shall be deemed to apply to any and all proprietary information received by the corporation. (b) Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, and in consideration of the essential public fun…

Section 4D. In furtherance of the revised public purpose of the corporation as set forth in section one A of this chapter, the mission of the microelectronics center shall hereinafter be deemed to include the following essential tasks: (a) to continue to support and challenge the…

Section 4F. (a) There is hereby established and set up on the books of the corporation the Massachusetts Research Center Matching Fund, hereinafter referred to as the ''matching fund,'' to which shall be credited the proceeds of any bonds or notes of the commonwealth issued for t…

Section 4G. (a) In order to assist in fostering additional scientific and technology research and development in the state, there is hereby established a fund to be known as the Scientific and Technology Research and Development Matching Grant Fund, hereinafter referred to as the…

Section 4H. (a) In order to grow the cybersecurity industry cluster in the commonwealth and protect against cybersecurity threats, there is hereby established and set up on the books of the corporation the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Innovation Fund, hereinafter referred to as th…

Section 5. There is hereby established a fund for carrying out the purposes of this chapter, hereinafter referred to as the ''center fund'', to which shall be credited the proceeds of any bonds or notes of the commonwealth issued for this purpose, and any appropriations authorize…

Section 6. The corporation shall establish a center, and take any and all actions necessary or appropriate thereto, including disbursing available funds from the center fund to meet the project costs and start-up expenses of such a center, only after (a) formulation of a detailed…

Section 6A. (a) The corporation shall establish an institute for regional innovation, technology and competitiveness, to be known as the John Adams Innovation Institute, and a fund to be known as the Innovation Institute Fund, to be held by the corporation separate and apart from…

Section 6B. (a) As used in this section and in section 6C, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings:— ''Board'', the board of the Massachusetts Broadband Institute established by subsection (c). ''Broadband'', high-spee…

Section 6C. The corporation shall establish a fund to be known as the Massachusetts Broadband Incentive Fund. The corporation shall hold the fund separate and apart from its other funds, to finance the activities of the institute. The corporation shall credit to the fund any appr…

Section 6D. (a) There shall be established an institute for health care innovation, technology and competitiveness, to be known as the Massachusetts e–Health Institute. The executive director of the corporation shall appoint a qualified individual to serve as the director of the …

Section 6E. (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the corporation a separate fund to be known as the e–Health Institute Fund, referred to in this section as the fund. There shall be credited to the fund revenue from appropriations or other monies authorized by…

Section 6H. There shall be established and set up on the books of the corporation a Big Data Innovation and Workforce Fund. There shall be credited to the fund the proceeds of any bonds or notes of the commonwealth issued for the purpose of the fund and any appropriations designa…

Section 6I. (a) The Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation established in section 3 and doing business as the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative shall, subject to appropriation, establish and promote computer science education in public schools. The collaborative shall ser…

Section 6J. (a) There shall be established within the corporation a Massachusetts cybersecurity center. The purpose of the center shall be to enhance the conditions for economic growth through outreach to the cybersecurity industry cluster in the commonwealth and to foster cybers…

Section 6K. (a) There shall be established within the corporation a center for advanced manufacturing. The purpose of the center shall be to support companies engaged in manufacturing in the commonwealth and shall be administered in a manner that considers the needs of manufactur…

Section 7. (a) The board shall select a qualified individual to act as executive director and shall delegate to the executive director full authority to manage the affairs of the corporation and the Massachusetts Microelectronics Center. The executive director shall serve at the …

Section 8. The corporation annually shall submit a complete and detailed report of the center's activities within ninety days after the end of the fiscal year to the clerk of the house of representatives and to the clerk of the senate.

Section 9. The books and records of the corporation shall be subject to an audit by the state auditor, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, as often as the state auditor determines is necessary.