- (1) Connect college and university students, recent graduates, and veterans with small innovative businesses in the high-growth technology sector through internships;
- (2) Encourage high-achieving students at institutions of higher education in the State to remain in the State after graduation;
- (3) Increase student understanding of employment opportunities in the State;
- (4) Create connections between students and community business leaders and entrepreneurs and develop opportunities for student involvement in communities;
- (5) Assist small technology-based businesses in developing internship programs and recruiting future employees; and
- (6) Foster business retention and development, job creation, workforce development, and new investment in the State.
The purposes of the Program are to:
Added by Acts 2014, c. 652, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014.