House File 2572 - Introduced



                                   HOUSE FILE       
                                   BY  COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC GROWTH

                                   (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2413)


    Passed House, Date                Passed Senate,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act establishing a lean manufacturing institute and making an
  2    appropriation.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  4 TLSB 6158HV 81
  5 tm/sh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  LEAN MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE.  There is
  1  2 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
  1  3 department of economic development for the fiscal year
  1  4 beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, the
  1  5 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
  1  6 used for the purposes designated:
  1  7    For purposes of establishing a lean manufacturing institute
  1  8 designed to provide executive level, in=depth training
  1  9 assistance to manufacturing entities in the state:
  1 10 .................................................. $    250,000
  1 11    The department of economic development shall consult with
  1 12 the department of management regarding the establishment of a
  1 13 lean manufacturing institute.
  1 14    The department of economic development may seek private
  1 15 sector moneys for purposes of supporting a lean manufacturing
  1 16 institute.
  1 17                           EXPLANATION
  1 18    This bill appropriates $250,000 from the general fund of
  1 19 the state to the department of economic development for FY
  1 20 2006=2007 for purposes of establishing a lean manufacturing
  1 21 institute designed to provide executive level, in=depth
  1 22 training assistance to manufacturing entities in the state.
  1 23    The bill requires the department of economic development to
  1 24 consult with the department of management regarding the
  1 25 establishment of a lean manufacturing institute.
  1 26    The bill allows the department of economic development to
  1 27 seek private sector moneys for support of the lean
  1 28 manufacturing institute.
  1 29 LSB 6158HV 81
  1 30 tm:rj/sh/8