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1 1 Amend House File 751 as follows:
1 2 #1. Page 1, by inserting before line 1 the
1 3 following:
1 4 "Section 1. Section 15.108, Code 2001, is amended
1 5 by adding the following new subsection:
1 6 NEW SUBSECTION. 12. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. To
1 7 provide, through the science and technology advisor
1 8 appointed by the governor pursuant to section 15E.65,
1 9 advice to state governmental entities, academia, the
1 10 business community, and other constituencies regarding
1 11 science and technology issues."
1 12 #2. Page 4, by inserting after line 9 the
1 13 following:
1 14 "Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15E.61 SHORT TITLE.
1 15 This division shall be known and may be cited as
1 16 the "Iowa New Economy Act".
1 17 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15E.62 PURPOSE.
1 18 The purpose of the Iowa new economy Act is to
1 19 establish a structure for coordinating the development
1 20 and implementation of a technology-led economic
1 21 development strategic plan to competitively position
1 22 Iowa as a world leader in the new economy and create
1 23 high-wage, high-growth jobs in targeted industry
1 24 clusters. The Iowa new economy council shall work
1 25 with the board and the state board of regents to
1 26 create regional technology innovation networks in
1 27 areas of the state with a high concentration of
1 28 technology-intensive businesses within the targeted
1 29 industry clusters.
1 30 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15E.63 DEFINITIONS.
1 31 As used in this division, unless the context
1 32 otherwise requires:
1 33 1. "Board" means the Iowa economic development
1 34 board created in section 15.103.
1 35 2. "Department" means the Iowa department of
1 36 economic development created in chapter 15.
1 37 3. "Industry clusters" means a group of companies
1 38 that operate in the same or a related field, are
1 39 linked by buyer-seller relationships, common
1 40 customers, or other relationships, and rely on an
1 41 active set of relationships among themselves for
1 42 individual efficiency and competitiveness.
1 43 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15E.64 INDUSTRY CLUSTERS.
1 44 The Iowa new economy council shall define industry
1 45 clusters identified in section 15.329.
1 46 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15E.65 IOWA NEW ECONOMY
1 47 COUNCIL.
1 48 1. An Iowa new economy council is created.
1 49 2. A science and technology advisor shall be
1 50 appointed by the governor and employed by the
2 1 department of economic development. The advisor shall
2 2 have significant, extensive expertise in the fields of
2 3 science and technology. The advisor shall advise
2 4 state governmental entities, academia, the business
2 5 community, and other constituencies regarding science
2 6 and technology issues.
2 7 3. The council shall initially consist of eleven
2 8 senior-level decision makers, who are voting members,
2 9 and five ex officio, nonvoting members. With the
2 10 exception of the member designated in paragraph "f",
2 11 the eleven senior-level decision makers shall be
2 12 appointed by the governor. The eleven senior-level
2 13 decision makers include all of the following:
2 14 a. One representative from each of the industry
2 15 leadership councils identified by the council pursuant
2 16 to section 15E.67.
2 17 b. Three additional representatives of the
2 18 business community. Representation under this
2 19 paragraph shall be from various size companies and
2 20 from different geographic areas of the state.
2 21 c. One representative of the university of Iowa,
2 22 the university of northern Iowa, or Iowa state
2 23 university of science and technology designated by the
2 24 state board of regents on a rotating basis.
2 25 d. One representative from the community college
2 26 system.
2 27 e. One representative of a labor union.
2 28 f. The director of the department of economic
2 29 development.
2 30 g. The science and technology advisor appointed
2 31 pursuant to subsection 2.
2 32 4. The ex officio members of the council shall
2 33 include all of the following:
2 34 a. One representative of the primary and secondary
2 35 educational system appointed by the governor.
2 36 b. The president of the senate, or a member of the
2 37 senate appointed by the president.
2 38 c. The minority leader of the senate, or a member
2 39 of the senate appointed by the minority leader.
2 40 d. The speaker of the house of representatives, or
2 41 a member of the house of representatives appointed by
2 42 the speaker.
2 43 e. The minority leader of the house of
2 44 representatives, or a member of the house of
2 45 representatives appointed by the minority leader.
2 46 5. Appointees to the council shall be senior-level
2 47 decision makers within their organizations. Any
2 48 designee serving on the council shall also be a
2 49 senior-level decision maker who has the ability to
2 50 make a decision on behalf of the appointee. The
3 1 appointee or designee shall not designate a substitute
3 2 to participate in council meetings and activities.
3 3 6. The administration of the council shall be
3 4 coordinated by the science and technology advisor
3 5 appointed pursuant to subsection 2.
3 6 7. The initial appointments to the council made
3 7 pursuant to subsection 3, paragraph "a", shall be made
3 8 after the Iowa leadership councils are established
3 9 pursuant to section 15E.67.
3 10 8. The Iowa new economy council shall annually
3 11 elect a chairperson from among its members.
3 12 9. If more than three industry leadership councils
3 13 are established pursuant to section 15E.67, the voting
3 14 membership of the council shall be expanded to allow
3 15 one representative of each industry leadership council
3 16 to serve on the council.
3 17 10. The council shall be subject to the open
3 18 meetings law in chapter 21 and all meetings of the
3 19 council shall be conducted in the presence of a
3 20 representative of the department.
3 21 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15E.66 STRATEGIC FOCUS
3 22 AND ACTIVITIES.
3 23 1. The strategic focus of the Iowa new economy
3 24 council shall be to support and strengthen the
3 25 competitiveness of Iowa businesses within each of the
3 26 industry clusters. At a minimum, the council shall
3 27 perform all of the following duties:
3 28 a. Develop collaborative industry-led projects in
3 29 the industry clusters.
3 30 b. Lead efforts to improve Iowa's competitive
3 31 position in the industry cluster areas.
3 32 c. Facilitate activities designed to strengthen
3 33 relationships and advocate collaboration among Iowa
3 34 research institutions and Iowa's technology intensive
3 35 businesses.
3 36 d. Develop a three-year strategic plan with an
3 37 annual operating plan to share with the board for
3 38 consideration in developing the department-wide
3 39 strategic plan.
3 40 2. The Iowa new economy council shall develop and
3 41 implement activities addressing all of the following
3 42 economic foundation issues of the new economy:
3 43 a. Skilled and adaptable human resources.
3 44 b. Access to technologies on which new products
3 45 and processes are based.
3 46 c. Availability of financial capital to support
3 47 new ventures, expansion of existing companies, and
3 48 reinvestment in transition industries.
3 49 d. Support of advanced physical infrastructure for
3 50 transportation, communications, energy and water, and
4 1 waste handling.
4 2 e. A review of the regulatory and taxation
4 3 environment and business climate resulting in
4 4 recommendations to balance competitiveness.
4 5 3. The council shall focus on nondiscriminatory
4 6 market expansion and shall foster a competitive and
4 7 open environment. The council shall not be a
4 8 mechanism to allocate markets, fix prices, or stifle
4 9 competition.
4 10 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15E.67 INDUSTRY
4 11 LEADERSHIP COUNCILS.
4 12 In conjunction with the creation of the Iowa new
4 13 economy council, leadership councils shall be
4 14 established in the advanced manufacturing, information
4 15 solutions, and life science industry clusters as well
4 16 as other industry clusters identified by the Iowa new
4 17 economy council. The leadership councils shall be
4 18 comprised of representatives of business and industry,
4 19 academia, government, and other representatives
4 20 identified by the Iowa new economy council. The
4 21 leadership councils shall be established to address
4 22 issues specific to the industry clusters. The ongoing
4 23 structure, membership, and operational objectives of
4 24 the industry leadership councils shall be determined
4 25 by the Iowa new economy council.
4 26 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15E.68 FUNDING.
4 27 The Iowa new economy council and the industry
4 28 leadership councils shall not receive a direct
4 29 appropriation from the state. The department may
4 30 allocate to the council moneys that have been
4 31 appropriated to the department for purposes identified
4 32 by the council to support council activities. Public
4 33 resources allocated for the operation of the Iowa new
4 34 economy council and the industry leadership councils
4 35 or for specific projects sponsored by the Iowa new
4 36 economy council and the industry leadership councils
4 37 shall be received through appropriate performance
4 38 agreements administered by the department or other
4 39 appropriate public entities. Private moneys secured
4 40 through contributions, contracts, or other means would
4 41 be administered and accounted for as determined by the
4 42 Iowa new economy council.
4 43 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15E.69 REPORTS.
4 44 The Iowa new economy council shall annually submit
4 45 a report to the governor and the general assembly
4 46 concerning the use of resources and the results
4 47 derived from investments in the activities sponsored
4 48 by the council. Copies of status reports provided
4 49 under any performance agreement with the department or
4 50 other public entity shall be provided to the governor
5 1 and the general assembly.
5 2 Sec. . NEW SECTION. 15E.70 COUNCIL
5 3 COORDINATION.
5 4 The council shall work with the board and state
5 5 board of regents to review, evaluate, and monitor
5 6 business outreach and assistance programs, including
5 7 university technology transfer programs on an ongoing
5 8 basis. In reviewing, evaluating, and monitoring
5 9 programs and activities, the council shall seek input
5 10 from business, academia, government, and other
5 11 constituencies. The council shall make
5 12 recommendations to the board and state board of
5 13 regents with respect to each of the following:
5 14 1. Strengthening collaboration among business and
5 15 industry and Iowa's research institutions.
5 16 2. Coordinating activities to facilitate the
5 17 growth of the industry clusters."
5 18 #3. Title page, line 1, by inserting after the
5 19 word "Act" the following: "relating to economic
5 20 development programs by creating an Iowa new economy
5 21 council and".
5 22 #4. By renumbering as necessary.
5 23
5 24
5 25
5 26 JENKINS of Black Hawk
5 27 HF 751.508 79
5 28 tm/pj
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