For the operation of the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation established in
section 3 of chapter 40J of the General Laws and doing business as the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, including the John Adams Innovation Institute, the Massachusetts Broadband Institute, the Center for Advanced Manufacturing and the Massachusetts Cybersecurity Innovation Fund established in
section 4H of said chapter 40J; provided, that funds may be expended for an entrepreneur and startup mentoring program to provide assistance, mentoring and advice to startups and innovation companies by connecting early--stage entrepreneurs, technology startups and small businesses with successful, experienced business enterprises and capital financing; provided further, that the program shall be administered in consultation with the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation established in
section 2 of chapter 40G and doing business as MassVentures; provided further, that the program shall make every reasonable effort to encourage diversity among participants; provided further, that funds may be expended for paid internships for students seeking careers in technology and innovation industries to work with companies competing actively in those fields; provided further, that not less than $1,500,000 shall be expended, in collaboration with community colleges and state universities, to provide regional security operations center services for the monitoring and detection of cyber threat activity to municipalities, nonprofits and small businesses and cyber range services, which shall include opportunities for cybersecurity workforce training; provided further, the Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation shall seek private funds equal to $1 for every $1 provided under this item; provided further, that not later than June 30, 2026, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative shall submit an annual report summarizing each program and associated match funds to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on economic development and emerging technologies; provided further, that the paid internship program report shall include the number of placements of students in paid internships during the academic year and an analysis of the impact of the program on the ability of its participants to enter the full--time job market in the technology and innovation industries after graduation; and provided further, that the entrepreneurship program report shall include an overview of the activities of the programs, the number of participants in the programs and an analysis of the impact of the programs on the success of the participants'' startup business ventures
