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1 1 Section 1. Section 15.108, Code 2003, is amended by adding
1 2 the following new subsection:
1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 12. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. To provide,
1 4 through the science and technology advisor appointed by the
1 5 governor pursuant to section 15E.225, advice to state
1 6 governmental entities, academia, the business community, and
1 7 other constituencies regarding science and technology issues.
1 8 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 15E.221 SHORT TITLE.
1 9 This division shall be known and may be cited as the "Iowa
1 10 New Economy Act".
1 11 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 15E.222 PURPOSE.
1 12 The purpose of the Iowa new economy Act is to establish a
1 13 structure for coordinating the development and implementation
1 14 of a technology-led economic development strategic plan to
1 15 competitively position Iowa as a world leader in the new
1 16 economy and create high-wage, high-growth jobs in targeted
1 17 industry clusters. The Iowa new economy council will work
1 18 with the Iowa economic development board, the community
1 19 colleges, and the state board of regents to create regional
1 20 technology innovation networks in areas of the state with a
1 21 high concentration of technology-intensive businesses within
1 22 the targeted industry clusters.
1 23 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 15E.223 DEFINITIONS.
1 24 As used in this division, unless the context otherwise
1 25 requires:
1 26 1. "Board" means the Iowa economic development board
1 27 created in section 15.103.
1 28 2. "Department" means the Iowa department of economic
1 29 development created in chapter 15.
1 30 3. "Industry clusters" means a group of companies that
1 31 operate in the same or a related field, are linked by buyer-
1 32 seller relationships, common customers, or other
1 33 relationships, and rely on an active set of relationships
1 34 among themselves for individual efficiency and
1 35 competitiveness.
2 1 4. "Industry leadership councils" means the councils
2 2 established pursuant to section 15E.227.
2 3 5. "Science and technology advisor" means the person
2 4 appointed by the governor and employed by the department
2 5 pursuant to section 15E.225, subsection 2.
2 6 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 15E.224 INDUSTRY CLUSTERS.
2 7 The Iowa new economy council shall define industry clusters
2 8 from the targeted industries listed in section 15.329,
2 9 subsection 2.
2 10 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 15E.225 IOWA NEW ECONOMY COUNCIL.
2 11 1. An Iowa new economy council is created.
2 12 2. A science and technology advisor shall be appointed by
2 13 the governor and employed by the department. The advisor
2 14 shall have significant, extensive expertise in the fields of
2 15 science and technology. The advisor shall advise state
2 16 governmental entities, academia, the business community, and
2 17 other constituencies regarding science and technology issues.
2 18 3. The council shall initially consist of fifteen senior-
2 19 level decision makers, who are voting members, and five ex
2 20 officio, nonvoting members. With the exception of the member
2 21 designated in paragraph "f", the fifteen senior-level decision
2 22 makers shall be appointed by the governor. The fifteen
2 23 senior-level decision makers include all of the following:
2 24 a. One representative from each of the industry leadership
2 25 councils. If more than three industry leadership councils are
2 26 established, the voting membership of the council shall be
2 27 expanded to allow one representative of each industry
2 28 leadership council to serve on the council.
2 29 b. Three additional representatives of the business
2 30 community. Representation under this paragraph shall be from
2 31 various-sized companies and from different geographic areas of
2 32 the state.
2 33 c. Two representatives of the university of Iowa, the
2 34 university of northern Iowa, or Iowa state university of
2 35 science and technology designated by the state board of
3 1 regents on a rotating basis.
3 2 d. Two representatives from the community college system
3 3 on a rotating basis.
3 4 e. One representative of a labor union.
3 5 f. The director of the department.
3 6 g. The science and technology advisor.
3 7 h. One representative of the Iowa capital investment board
3 8 created in section 15E.63.
3 9 i. One representative of the insurance industry.
3 10 4. The ex officio members of the council shall include all
3 11 of the following:
3 12 a. One representative of the primary and secondary
3 13 educational system appointed by the governor.
3 14 b. The president of the senate, or a member of the senate
3 15 appointed by the president.
3 16 c. The minority leader of the senate, or a member of the
3 17 senate appointed by the minority leader.
3 18 d. The speaker of the house of representatives, or a
3 19 member of the house of representatives appointed by the
3 20 speaker.
3 21 e. The minority leader of the house of representatives, or
3 22 a member of the house of representatives appointed by the
3 23 minority leader.
3 24 5. Appointees to the council shall be senior-level
3 25 decision makers within their organizations. Any designee
3 26 serving on the council shall also be a senior-level decision
3 27 maker who has the ability to make a decision on behalf of the
3 28 appointee. The appointee or designee shall not designate a
3 29 substitute to participate in council meetings and activities.
3 30 6. The administration of the council shall be coordinated
3 31 by the science and technology advisor.
3 32 7. The initial appointments to the new economy council
3 33 made pursuant to subsection 3, paragraph "a", shall be made
3 34 after the Iowa leadership councils are established.
3 35 8. The Iowa new economy council shall annually elect a
4 1 chairperson from among its members.
4 2 9. The council shall be subject to the open meetings law
4 3 in chapter 21 and all meetings of the council shall be
4 4 conducted in the presence of a representative of the
4 5 department. The council shall be subject to the provisions of
4 6 chapter 22.
4 7 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 15E.226 STRATEGIC FOCUS AND
4 8 ACTIVITIES.
4 9 1. The strategic focus of the Iowa new economy council
4 10 shall be to support and strengthen the competitiveness of Iowa
4 11 businesses within each of the industry clusters. At a
4 12 minimum, the council shall perform all of the following
4 13 duties:
4 14 a. Develop collaborative industry-led projects in the
4 15 industry clusters.
4 16 b. Lead efforts to improve Iowa's competitive position in
4 17 the industry cluster areas.
4 18 c. Facilitate activities designed to strengthen
4 19 relationships and advocate collaboration among Iowa research
4 20 institutions and Iowa's technology intensive businesses.
4 21 d. Develop a three-year strategic plan with an annual
4 22 operating plan to share with the board for consideration in
4 23 developing the department-wide strategic plan.
4 24 2. The Iowa new economy council shall develop and assist
4 25 the department in implementing activities addressing all of
4 26 the following economic foundation issues of the new economy:
4 27 a. Skilled and adaptable human resources.
4 28 b. Access to technologies on which new products and
4 29 processes are based.
4 30 c. Availability of financial capital to support new
4 31 ventures, expansion of existing companies, and reinvestment in
4 32 transition industries.
4 33 d. Support of advanced physical infrastructure for
4 34 transportation, communications, energy and water, and waste
4 35 handling.
5 1 e. A review of the regulatory and taxation environment and
5 2 business climate resulting in recommendations to balance
5 3 competitiveness.
5 4 3. The council shall focus on nondiscriminatory market
5 5 expansion and shall foster a competitive and open environment.
5 6 The council shall not be a mechanism to allocate markets, fix
5 7 prices, or stifle competition.
5 8 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 15E.227 INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
5 9 COUNCILS.
5 10 In conjunction with the creation of the Iowa new economy
5 11 council, industry leadership councils shall be established in
5 12 the advanced manufacturing, information solutions, and life
5 13 science industry clusters as well as other industry clusters
5 14 identified by the Iowa new economy council. The industry
5 15 leadership councils shall be comprised of representatives of
5 16 business and industry, academia, government, and other
5 17 representatives identified by the Iowa new economy council.
5 18 The industry leadership councils shall be established to
5 19 address issues specific to the industry clusters. The ongoing
5 20 structure, membership, and operational objectives of the
5 21 industry leadership councils shall be determined by the Iowa
5 22 new economy council.
5 23 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 15E.228 FUNDING.
5 24 The Iowa new economy council and the industry leadership
5 25 councils shall not receive a direct appropriation from the
5 26 state. The department may allocate to the Iowa new economy
5 27 council moneys that have been appropriated to the department
5 28 for purposes identified by the council to support council
5 29 activities. Public resources allocated for the operation of
5 30 the Iowa new economy council and the industry leadership
5 31 councils or for specific projects sponsored by the Iowa new
5 32 economy council and the industry leadership councils shall be
5 33 received through appropriate performance agreements
5 34 administered by the department or other appropriate public
5 35 entities. Private moneys secured through contributions,
6 1 contracts, or other means shall be administered and accounted
6 2 for as determined by the Iowa new economy council.
6 3 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 15E.229 REPORTS.
6 4 The Iowa new economy council shall annually submit a
6 5 written report to the governor and the general assembly
6 6 concerning the use of resources and the results derived from
6 7 investments in the activities sponsored by the council.
6 8 Copies of status reports provided under any performance
6 9 agreement with the department or other public entity shall be
6 10 provided to the governor and the general assembly.
6 11 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 15E.230 COUNCIL COORDINATION.
6 12 The Iowa new economy council shall work with the Iowa
6 13 economic development board and state board of regents to
6 14 review, evaluate, and monitor business outreach and assistance
6 15 programs, including university technology transfer programs on
6 16 an ongoing basis. In reviewing, evaluating, and monitoring
6 17 programs and activities, the council shall seek input from
6 18 business, academia, government, and other constituencies. The
6 19 council shall make recommendations to the board and state
6 20 board of regents with respect to each of the following:
6 21 1. Strengthening collaboration among business and industry
6 22 and Iowa's research institutions.
6 23 2. Coordinating activities to facilitate the growth of the
6 24 industry clusters.
6 25 EXPLANATION
6 26 This bill creates a 20-member Iowa new economy council, 15
6 27 of which are voting members. The bill provides that members
6 28 shall be senior-level decision makers within their
6 29 organizations.
6 30 The bill provides that the strategic focus of the council
6 31 shall be to support and strengthen the competitiveness of Iowa
6 32 businesses within each of the industry clusters defined by the
6 33 council. The bill provides that the council shall develop
6 34 collaborative, industry-led projects; lead efforts to improve
6 35 Iowa's competitive position in the industry cluster areas;
7 1 facilitate activities designed to strengthen relationships and
7 2 advocate collaboration among Iowa research institutions and
7 3 Iowa's technology intensive businesses; and develop a three-
7 4 year strategic plan with an annual operating plan to share
7 5 with the Iowa economic development board.
7 6 The bill provides that the council shall develop and assist
7 7 the department in implementing activities addressing skilled
7 8 and adaptable human resources; access to technologies on which
7 9 new products and processes are based; availability of
7 10 financial capital to support new ventures, expansion of
7 11 existing companies, and reinvestment in transition industries;
7 12 support of advanced physical infrastructure for
7 13 transportation, communications, energy and water, and waste
7 14 handling; and a review of the regulatory and taxation
7 15 environment and business climate.
7 16 The bill provides that industry leadership councils shall
7 17 be established in the advanced manufacturing, information
7 18 solutions, and life science industry clusters as well as other
7 19 industry clusters identified by the Iowa new economy council.
7 20 The bill provides that the structure, membership, and
7 21 operational objectives of the industry leadership councils
7 22 shall be determined by the Iowa new economy council. The bill
7 23 provides that the industry leadership councils shall address
7 24 issues specific to the industry clusters.
7 25 The bill provides that a science and technology advisor
7 26 appointed by the governor and employed by the department of
7 27 economic development shall advise state governmental entities,
7 28 academia, the business community, and other constituencies
7 29 regarding science and technology issues. The bill provides
7 30 that the science and technology advisor shall serve as a
7 31 voting member on the Iowa new economy council and shall
7 32 coordinate the administration of the council.
7 33 The bill provides that the Iowa new economy council and the
7 34 industry leadership councils shall not receive a direct
7 35 appropriation from the state; however, the department may
8 1 allocate to the Iowa new economy council moneys appropriated
8 2 to the department for purposes identified by the council to
8 3 support council activities.
8 4 The bill requires the Iowa new economy council to annually
8 5 submit a written report to the governor and the general
8 6 assembly concerning the use of resources and the results
8 7 derived from investments in the activities sponsored by the
8 8 council.
8 9 The bill requires the Iowa new economy council to work with
8 10 the Iowa economic development board and the state board of
8 11 regents to review, evaluate, and monitor business outreach and
8 12 assistance programs, including university technology transfer
8 13 programs on an ongoing basis.
8 14 LSB 1392HH 80
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