House File 695 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY THOMAS Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to a regional business assistance cooperative. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2927HH 81 4 tm/cf/24 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 15E.21 REGIONAL BUSINESS 1 2 ASSISTANCE COOPERATIVE. 1 3 The department shall establish and administer a regional 1 4 business assistance cooperative. The department shall obtain 1 5 access to business assistance information from entities 1 6 including, but not limited to, community colleges, workforce 1 7 development centers, Iowa state university of science and 1 8 technology's extension service, small business development 1 9 centers, and business accelerators. The department shall 1 10 design the cooperative to allow a person seeking assistance at 1 11 any of the cooperating entities to access information from any 1 12 of the other cooperating entities. 1 13 EXPLANATION 1 14 This bill requires the department of economic development 1 15 to establish and administer a regional business assistance 1 16 cooperative. The bill requires the department to obtain 1 17 access to business assistance information from other business 1 18 development=related entities operating in the state. The bill 1 19 requires the department to design the cooperative to allow a 1 20 person seeking assistance at any of the cooperating entities 1 21 to access information from any of the other cooperating 1 22 entities. 1 23 LSB 2927HH 81 1 24 tm:rj/cf/24