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FILE
2236
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
ECONOMIC
GROWTH
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3064)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
economic
development
by
establishing
an
Iowa
1
innovation
council
in
the
department
of
economic
development
2
and
by
providing
for
certain
reports
on
innovation
and
3
commercialization
within
certain
targeted
industries.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
15.102,
Code
Supplement
2009,
is
amended
1
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
6A.
“Targeted
industries”
means
the
same
as
3
defined
in
section
15.411,
subsection
1.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
15.104,
subsection
8,
paragraph
l,
Code
5
Supplement
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
l.
Targeted
industries
development
——
financial
7
assistance
innovation
and
commercialization
.
A
report
of
8
the
expenditures
of
moneys
appropriated
and
allocated
to
9
the
department
for
certain
programs
authorized
pursuant
to
10
section
sections
15.411
and
15.412
relating
to
the
development
11
and
commercialization
of
businesses
in
the
targeted
industry
12
areas
of
advanced
manufacturing,
bioscience,
and
information
13
technology
,
including
a
summary
of
the
activities
of
the
14
technology
commercialization
committee
created
pursuant
to
15
section
15.116
and
the
Iowa
innovation
council
established
16
pursuant
to
section
15.117A
and
including
copies
of
any
17
documents,
reports,
or
plans
produced
by
the
council.
18
Sec.
3.
Section
15.117,
Code
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
15.117
Chief
technology
officer.
21
The
governor
shall
appoint
a
chief
technology
officer
22
for
the
state.
The
chief
technology
officer
shall
serve
23
a
four-year
two-year
term
and
shall
have
national
or
24
international
stature
as
a
senior
executive
at
a
technology
25
business
in
one
of
the
targeted
industries
.
The
chief
26
technology
officer
shall
coordinate
the
activities
of
the
27
technology
commercialization
specialist
employed
pursuant
to
28
section
15.115
.
The
chief
technology
officer
shall
serve
as
29
a
spokesperson
for
the
department
for
purposes
of
promoting
30
to
private
sector
businesses
the
technology
commercialization
31
efforts
of
the
department
and
the
research
and
technology
32
capabilities
of
institutions
of
higher
learning
in
the
state.
33
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
15.117A
Iowa
innovation
council.
34
1.
An
Iowa
innovation
council
is
established
within
the
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department.
The
department
shall
provide
the
council
with
1
staff
and
administrative
support.
The
department
may
expend
2
moneys
allocated
to
the
innovation
and
commercialization
3
division
in
order
to
provide
such
support.
The
department
may
4
adopt
rules
for
the
implementation
of
this
section.
5
2.
The
council
shall
consist
of
the
following
members:
6
a.
Twenty-nine
voting
members
as
follows:
7
(1)
Twenty
members
selected
by
the
board
to
serve
staggered,
8
two-year
terms
beginning
and
ending
as
provided
in
section
9
69.19.
Of
the
members
selected
by
the
board,
seven
shall
be
10
representatives
from
businesses
in
the
targeted
industries
11
and
thirteen
shall
be
individuals
who
serve
on
the
technology
12
commercialization
committee
created
in
section
15.116,
or
13
other
committees
of
the
board,
and
who
have
expertise
with
the
14
targeted
industries.
At
least
ten
of
the
members
selected
15
pursuant
to
this
subparagraph
shall
be
executives
actively
16
engaged
in
the
management
of
a
business
in
a
targeted
industry.
17
The
members
selected
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
shall
reflect
18
the
size
and
diversity
of
businesses
in
the
targeted
industries
19
and
of
the
various
geographic
areas
of
the
state.
20
(2)
One
member,
selected
by
the
governor,
who
also
serves
on
21
the
Iowa
capital
investment
board
created
in
section
15E.63.
22
(3)
The
director
of
the
department,
or
the
director’s
23
designee.
24
(4)
The
chief
technology
officer
appointed
pursuant
to
25
section
15.117.
26
(5)
The
person
designated
as
the
chief
information
officer
27
pursuant
to
section
8A.104,
subsection
12,
or,
if
no
person
28
has
been
so
designated,
the
director
of
the
department
of
29
administrative
services,
or
the
director’s
designee.
30
(6)
The
president
of
the
state
university
of
Iowa,
or
the
31
president’s
designee.
32
(7)
The
president
of
Iowa
state
university
of
science
and
33
technology,
or
the
president’s
designee.
34
(8)
The
president
of
the
university
of
northern
Iowa,
or
the
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president’s
designee.
1
(9)
Two
community
college
presidents
from
geographically
2
diverse
areas
of
the
state,
selected
by
the
Iowa
association
3
of
community
college
trustees.
4
b.
Four
members
of
the
general
assembly
serving
two-year
5
terms
in
a
nonvoting,
ex
officio
capacity,
with
two
from
the
6
senate
and
two
from
the
house
of
representatives
and
not
more
7
than
one
member
from
each
chamber
being
from
the
same
political
8
party.
The
two
senators
shall
be
designated
one
member
each
9
by
the
president
of
the
senate
after
consultation
with
the
10
majority
leader
of
the
senate,
and
by
the
minority
leader
of
11
the
senate.
The
two
representatives
shall
be
designated
one
12
member
each
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
of
representatives
13
after
consultation
with
the
majority
leader
of
the
house
of
14
representatives,
and
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
15
representatives.
16
3.
To
be
eligible
to
serve
as
a
designee
pursuant
to
17
subsection
2,
a
person
must
have
sufficient
authority
to
make
18
decisions
on
behalf
of
the
organization
being
represented.
19
A
person
named
as
a
designee
pursuant
to
subsection
2
shall
20
not
name
a
designee
nor
permit
a
substitute
to
attend
council
21
meetings.
22
4.
The
chief
technology
officer
appointed
pursuant
to
23
section
15.117
shall
be
the
chairperson
of
the
council
and
24
shall
be
responsible
for
convening
meetings
of
the
council
and
25
coordinating
its
activities
and
shall
convene
the
council
at
26
least
annually.
The
council
shall
annually
elect
one
of
the
27
voting
members
to
serve
as
vice
chairperson.
A
majority
of
28
the
members
of
the
council
constitutes
a
quorum.
However,
29
the
chief
technology
officer
shall
not
convene
a
meeting
of
30
the
council
unless
the
director
of
the
department,
or
the
31
director’s
designee,
is
present
at
the
meeting.
32
5.
The
purpose
of
the
council
is
to
advise
the
department
33
on
the
development
and
implementation
of
public
policies
34
that
enhance
innovation
and
entrepreneurship
in
the
targeted
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industries,
with
a
particular
focus
on
the
information,
1
technology,
and
skills
that
increasingly
dominate
the
2
twenty-first
century
economy.
Such
advice
may
include
3
evaluating
Iowa’s
competitive
position
in
the
global
economy,
4
reviewing
the
technology
typically
utilized
in
the
state’s
5
manufacturing
sector,
assessing
the
state’s
overall
scientific
6
research
capacity,
keeping
abreast
of
the
latest
scientific
7
research
and
technological
breakthroughs
and
offering
guidance
8
as
to
their
impact
on
public
policy,
recommending
strategies
9
that
foster
innovation,
increase
new
business
formation,
and
10
otherwise
promote
economic
growth
in
the
targeted
industries,
11
and
offering
guidance
about
future
developments
in
the
targeted
12
industries.
13
6.
The
council
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
14
a.
Create
a
comprehensive
strategic
plan
for
implementing
15
specific
policies
that
further
the
purpose
of
the
council
as
16
described
in
subsection
6.
17
b.
Review
annually
all
the
economic
development
programs
18
administered
by
the
department
and
the
board
that
relate
to
the
19
targeted
industries
and
make
recommendations
for
adjustments
20
that
enhance
efficiency
and
effectiveness.
In
reviewing
the
21
programs,
the
council
shall,
to
the
greatest
extent
possible,
22
utilize
economic
development
data
and
research
in
order
to
make
23
objective,
fact-based
recommendations.
24
c.
Act
as
a
forum
where
issues
affecting
the
research
25
community,
the
targeted
industries,
and
policymakers
can
be
26
discussed
and
addressed
and
where
collaborative
relationships
27
can
be
formed.
28
d.
Coordinate
state
government
applications
for
federal
29
funds
relating
to
research
and
economic
development
affecting
30
the
targeted
industries.
31
e.
Conduct
industry
research
and
draft
documents
that
32
provide
background
information
for
use
in
decision
making
by
33
the
general
assembly,
the
governor,
the
department,
and
other
34
policymaking
bodies
within
state
government.
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EXPLANATION
1
This
bill
establishes
an
Iowa
innovation
council
within
the
2
department
of
economic
development.
3
The
bill
amends
the
term
and
duties
of
the
chief
technology
4
officer
appointed
pursuant
to
Code
section
15.117
and
provides
5
that
the
chief
technology
officer
is
the
chairperson
of
the
6
council.
7
The
council
consists
of
29
voting
members.
Twenty
of
the
8
members
are
selected
by
the
economic
development
board
to
9
serve
staggered
two-year
terms.
Of
the
members
selected
by
10
the
board,
seven
are
representatives
from
businesses
in
the
11
targeted
industries
and
13
are
individuals
who
also
serve
on
12
the
technology
commercialization
committee
created
in
Code
13
section
15.116,
or
other
committees
of
the
board,
and
who
14
have
expertise
with
the
targeted
industries.
At
least
10
of
15
the
members
selected
by
the
board
must
be
executives
actively
16
engaged
in
the
management
of
a
business
in
a
targeted
industry.
17
The
remaining
members
consist
of
the
following:
one
member,
18
selected
by
the
governor,
who
also
serves
on
the
Iowa
capital
19
investment
board,
the
director
of
the
department,
or
the
20
director’s
designee,
the
chief
technology
officer,
the
chief
21
information
officer
from
the
department
of
administrative
22
services,
the
presidents
of
the
regents
universities
or
their
23
designees,
and
two
community
college
presidents
from
different
24
areas
of
the
state.
25
There
are
four
legislative
members
serving
on
the
council
26
in
a
nonvoting,
ex
officio
capacity:
two
from
the
senate
and
27
two
from
the
house
of
representatives.
These
four
members
are
28
appointed
by
majority
and
minority
leadership
and
there
may
29
not
be
more
than
one
member
from
each
chamber
from
the
same
30
political
party.
31
The
chief
technology
officer
is
responsible
for
convening
32
meetings
of
the
council
and
coordinating
its
activities.
The
33
council
must
annually
elect
one
of
the
voting
members
to
serve
34
as
vice
chairperson.
The
chief
technology
officer
cannot
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convene
a
meeting
of
the
council
unless
the
director
of
the
1
department,
or
the
director’s
designee,
is
present
at
the
2
meeting.
3
The
purpose
of
the
council
is
to
advise
the
department
on
the
4
development
and
implementation
of
public
policies
that
enhance
5
innovation
and
entrepreneurship
in
the
targeted
industries,
6
with
a
particular
focus
on
the
information,
technology,
and
7
skills
that
increasingly
dominate
the
twenty-first
century
8
economy.
The
activities
of
the
council
and
the
technology
9
commercialization
committee
are
to
be
included
in
the
Iowa
10
economic
development
board’s
annual
report.
11
The
bill
provides
that
the
council
must:
create
a
12
comprehensive
strategic
plan
for
implementing
specific
policies
13
that
further
the
purpose
of
the
council;
review
annually
14
all
the
economic
development
programs
administered
by
the
15
department
and
the
board
that
relate
to
the
targeted
industries
16
and
make
recommendations
for
adjustments
that
enhance
17
efficiency
and
effectiveness;
act
as
a
forum
where
issues
18
affecting
the
research
community,
the
targeted
industries,
19
and
policymakers
can
be
discussed
and
addressed
and
where
20
collaborative
relationships
can
be
formed;
coordinate
state
21
government
applications
for
federal
funds
relating
to
research
22
and
economic
development
affecting
the
targeted
industries;
23
conduct
industry
research
and
draft
documents
that
provide
24
background
information
for
use
by
the
general
assembly,
the
25
governor,
the
department,
and
other
policymaking
bodies
within
26
state
government.
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