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House File 670 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1establishing a butchery innovation and revitalization
2fund and program to be administered by the economic
3development authority and creating a task force to explore
4the feasibility of establishing a community college
5artisanal butchery program.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 15E.370 Butchery innovation and
2revitalization fund and program.
31. As used in this section unless the context otherwise
4requires:
5a. “Financial assistance” means assistance provided only
6from the funds and assets legally available to the authority
7pursuant to this section and includes assistance in the form of
8grants, low-interest loans, and forgivable loans.
9b. “Fund” means the butchery innovation and revitalization
10fund.
11c. “Located in” means the place or places at which
12a business’s operations are located and where at least
13ninety-eight percent of the business’s employees work, or where
14employees that are paid at least ninety-eight percent of the
15business’s payroll work.
16d. “Program” means the butchery innovation and
17revitalization program.
182. a. The fund is created in the state treasury under
19the control of the authority and consists of any moneys
20appropriated to the fund by the general assembly and any other
21moneys available and obtained or accepted by the authority
22for placement in the fund. The fund shall be used to award
23financial assistance as provided under the program. The
24authority shall use any moneys specifically appropriated for
25purposes of this section only for the purposes of the program.
26b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund
27that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the
28fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for
29expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the
30succeeding fiscal year.
313. The authority shall establish and administer the program
32for the purpose of awarding financial assistance to eligible
33businesses for the following projects:
34a. To expand or refurbish an existing, or to establish a
35new, state-inspected small-scale meat processing business.
-1- 1b. To expand or refurbish an existing, or to establish a
2new, federally inspected small-scale meat processing business.
3c. To expand or refurbish an existing, or to establish a
4new, licensed custom locker.
5d. To expand or refurbish an existing, or to establish a
6new, mobile slaughter unit that operates in compliance with
7the most current mobile slaughter unit compliance guide issued
8by the United States department of agriculture food safety and
9inspection service.
104. The authority shall establish eligibility criteria for
11the program by rule. The eligibility criteria must include all
12of the following:
13a. The business must be located in this state.
14b. The business must not have been in violation of any
15federal, state, or local environmental, worker safety, food
16processing, or food safety laws, rules, or regulations at any
17time within the last five years.
18c. The business must only employ individuals legally
19authorized to work in the state.
20d. The business must not currently be in bankruptcy.
215. A business seeking financial assistance under this
22section shall make application to the authority in the manner
23prescribed by the authority by rule.
246. Applications shall be accepted during an annual
25application period established by the authority. Upon
26reviewing and scoring all applications that are received during
27the annual application period, and subject to funding, the
28authority shall award financial assistance to the selected
29eligible businesses. The authority shall give priority to
30eligible businesses whose proposed project under subsection 3
31will do any of the following:
32a. Create new jobs.
33b. Create or expand opportunities for local small-scale
34farmers to market processed meat under private labels.
35c. Provide greater flexibility or convenience for local
-2-1small-scale farmers to have animals processed.
27. A business that is awarded financial assistance under
3this section may apply for financial assistance under other
4programs administered by the authority.
58. The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
6to administer this section.
7 Sec. 2. TASK FORCE — ARTISANAL BUTCHERY PROGRAM.
81. The artisanal butchery program task force is created
9within the economic development authority for the purpose of
10exploring the feasibility of establishing a community college
11artisanal butchery program.
122. Members of the task force shall be appointed by the
13director of the economic development authority and must include
14one representative of the economic development authority and
15at least one representative of each of the following groups or
16organizations:
17a. The Iowa association of community college trustees.
18b. The Iowa culinary institute.
19c. Artisan butchers that reside and work in the state.
20d. The department of agriculture and land stewardship meat
21and poultry inspection bureau.
22e. Meat science staff at the extension service at Iowa state
23university of science and technology.
24f. The Iowa meat processors association.
25g. Small-scale hog farmers that farm in the state.
26h. Small-scale cattle farmers that farm in the state.
27i. Owners or operators of licensed custom lockers located
28in the state.
29j. Owners or operators of state-inspected small-scale meat
30processing facilities located in the state.
31k. Owners or operators of federally inspected small-scale
32meat processing facilities located in the state.
33l. Individuals who hold a master’s or doctoral degree in
34meat science and who reside in the state.
353. The economic development authority shall provide the
-3-1task force with staff and administrative support.
24. The task force shall consider staffing and equipment
3requirements, potential enrollment numbers, overall employment
4outlook for graduates, apprenticeship and internship
5opportunities, program costs, curriculum, and regulatory and
6legal requirements.
75. The task force shall submit an interim report by
8December 31, 2021, and a final report by December 31, 2022,
9to the general assembly and to the chairpersons and the
10vice-chairpersons of the committees on economic growth
11and education that includes the task force’s findings and
12recommendations.
13EXPLANATION
14The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
15the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
16This bill establishes a butchery innovation and
17revitalization fund (fund) and a butchery innovation and
18revitalization program (program) to be administered by the
19economic development authority (authority), and creates a task
20force to explore the feasibility of establishing a community
21college artisanal butchery program.
22The bill creates the fund in the state treasury under
23the control of the authority, which consists of any moneys
24appropriated to the fund by the general assembly and any
25other moneys available to the authority for placement in the
26fund. The fund must be used to provide financial assistance
27(assistance) as provided under the program. “Assistance”
28is defined to include assistance in the form of grants,
29low-interest loans, and forgivable loans.
30The authority must use any moneys specifically appropriated
31for purposes of the program only for the purposes of the
32program. The appropriated moneys that remain unencumbered or
33unobligated at the close of the fiscal year do not revert but
34remain available for expenditure for the program until the
35close of the succeeding fiscal year.
-4- 1The authority must establish and administer the program
2for the purpose of awarding assistance to eligible businesses
3for projects that expand or refurbish, or that establish a
4new, state or federally inspected small-scale meat processing
5business, licensed custom locker, or mobile slaughter unit.
6A mobile slaughter unit must operate in compliance with the
7most current mobile slaughter unit compliance guide issued by
8the United States department of agriculture food safety and
9inspection service.
10The authority must establish eligibility criteria for the
11program by rule, and the criteria must include the requirements
12detailed in the bill. A business seeking assistance under the
13program must make application to the authority in the manner
14prescribed by the authority by rule. Applications must be
15accepted during an annual application period established by
16the authority. After reviewing and scoring all applications
17received during the application period, and subject to
18funding, the authority must award assistance to the selected
19eligible businesses. The bill requires the authority to give
20priority to eligible businesses whose proposed project will
21create new jobs; create or expand opportunities for local
22small-scale farmers to market processed meat under private
23labels; or provide greater flexibility or convenience for local
24small-scale farmers to have animals processed.
25A business that is awarded assistance under the program may
26apply for assistance under other programs administered by the
27authority.
28The authority is required to adopt rules to administer the
29fund and program.
30The artisanal butchery program task force is created within
31the authority for the purpose of exploring the feasibility of
32establishing a community college artisanal butchery program.
33Members of the task force are appointed by the director of the
34authority and must include representatives of various groups
35and organizations as detailed in the bill. The authority
-5-1must provide the task force with staff and administrative
2support. The task force must consider staffing and equipment
3requirements, potential enrollment numbers, overall employment
4outlook for graduates, apprenticeship and internship
5opportunities, program costs, curriculum, and regulatory and
6legal requirements.
7The bill requires the task force to submit an interim
8report by December 31, 2021, and a final report by December
931, 2022, to the general assembly and to the chairpersons and
10the vice-chairpersons of the committees on economic growth
11and education, that includes the task force’s findings and
12recommendations.
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2fund and program to be administered by the economic
3development authority and creating a task force to explore
4the feasibility of establishing a community college
5artisanal butchery program.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 15E.370 Butchery innovation and
2revitalization fund and program.
31. As used in this section unless the context otherwise
4requires:
5a. “Financial assistance” means assistance provided only
6from the funds and assets legally available to the authority
7pursuant to this section and includes assistance in the form of
8grants, low-interest loans, and forgivable loans.
9b. “Fund” means the butchery innovation and revitalization
10fund.
11c. “Located in” means the place or places at which
12a business’s operations are located and where at least
13ninety-eight percent of the business’s employees work, or where
14employees that are paid at least ninety-eight percent of the
15business’s payroll work.
16d. “Program” means the butchery innovation and
17revitalization program.
182. a. The fund is created in the state treasury under
19the control of the authority and consists of any moneys
20appropriated to the fund by the general assembly and any other
21moneys available and obtained or accepted by the authority
22for placement in the fund. The fund shall be used to award
23financial assistance as provided under the program. The
24authority shall use any moneys specifically appropriated for
25purposes of this section only for the purposes of the program.
26b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund
27that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the
28fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for
29expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the
30succeeding fiscal year.
313. The authority shall establish and administer the program
32for the purpose of awarding financial assistance to eligible
33businesses for the following projects:
34a. To expand or refurbish an existing, or to establish a
35new, state-inspected small-scale meat processing business.
-1- 1b. To expand or refurbish an existing, or to establish a
2new, federally inspected small-scale meat processing business.
3c. To expand or refurbish an existing, or to establish a
4new, licensed custom locker.
5d. To expand or refurbish an existing, or to establish a
6new, mobile slaughter unit that operates in compliance with
7the most current mobile slaughter unit compliance guide issued
8by the United States department of agriculture food safety and
9inspection service.
104. The authority shall establish eligibility criteria for
11the program by rule. The eligibility criteria must include all
12of the following:
13a. The business must be located in this state.
14b. The business must not have been in violation of any
15federal, state, or local environmental, worker safety, food
16processing, or food safety laws, rules, or regulations at any
17time within the last five years.
18c. The business must only employ individuals legally
19authorized to work in the state.
20d. The business must not currently be in bankruptcy.
215. A business seeking financial assistance under this
22section shall make application to the authority in the manner
23prescribed by the authority by rule.
246. Applications shall be accepted during an annual
25application period established by the authority. Upon
26reviewing and scoring all applications that are received during
27the annual application period, and subject to funding, the
28authority shall award financial assistance to the selected
29eligible businesses. The authority shall give priority to
30eligible businesses whose proposed project under subsection 3
31will do any of the following:
32a. Create new jobs.
33b. Create or expand opportunities for local small-scale
34farmers to market processed meat under private labels.
35c. Provide greater flexibility or convenience for local
-2-1small-scale farmers to have animals processed.
27. A business that is awarded financial assistance under
3this section may apply for financial assistance under other
4programs administered by the authority.
58. The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A
6to administer this section.
7 Sec. 2. TASK FORCE — ARTISANAL BUTCHERY PROGRAM.
81. The artisanal butchery program task force is created
9within the economic development authority for the purpose of
10exploring the feasibility of establishing a community college
11artisanal butchery program.
122. Members of the task force shall be appointed by the
13director of the economic development authority and must include
14one representative of the economic development authority and
15at least one representative of each of the following groups or
16organizations:
17a. The Iowa association of community college trustees.
18b. The Iowa culinary institute.
19c. Artisan butchers that reside and work in the state.
20d. The department of agriculture and land stewardship meat
21and poultry inspection bureau.
22e. Meat science staff at the extension service at Iowa state
23university of science and technology.
24f. The Iowa meat processors association.
25g. Small-scale hog farmers that farm in the state.
26h. Small-scale cattle farmers that farm in the state.
27i. Owners or operators of licensed custom lockers located
28in the state.
29j. Owners or operators of state-inspected small-scale meat
30processing facilities located in the state.
31k. Owners or operators of federally inspected small-scale
32meat processing facilities located in the state.
33l. Individuals who hold a master’s or doctoral degree in
34meat science and who reside in the state.
353. The economic development authority shall provide the
-3-1task force with staff and administrative support.
24. The task force shall consider staffing and equipment
3requirements, potential enrollment numbers, overall employment
4outlook for graduates, apprenticeship and internship
5opportunities, program costs, curriculum, and regulatory and
6legal requirements.
75. The task force shall submit an interim report by
8December 31, 2021, and a final report by December 31, 2022,
9to the general assembly and to the chairpersons and the
10vice-chairpersons of the committees on economic growth
11and education that includes the task force’s findings and
12recommendations.
13EXPLANATION
14The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
15the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
16This bill establishes a butchery innovation and
17revitalization fund (fund) and a butchery innovation and
18revitalization program (program) to be administered by the
19economic development authority (authority), and creates a task
20force to explore the feasibility of establishing a community
21college artisanal butchery program.
22The bill creates the fund in the state treasury under
23the control of the authority, which consists of any moneys
24appropriated to the fund by the general assembly and any
25other moneys available to the authority for placement in the
26fund. The fund must be used to provide financial assistance
27(assistance) as provided under the program. “Assistance”
28is defined to include assistance in the form of grants,
29low-interest loans, and forgivable loans.
30The authority must use any moneys specifically appropriated
31for purposes of the program only for the purposes of the
32program. The appropriated moneys that remain unencumbered or
33unobligated at the close of the fiscal year do not revert but
34remain available for expenditure for the program until the
35close of the succeeding fiscal year.
-4- 1The authority must establish and administer the program
2for the purpose of awarding assistance to eligible businesses
3for projects that expand or refurbish, or that establish a
4new, state or federally inspected small-scale meat processing
5business, licensed custom locker, or mobile slaughter unit.
6A mobile slaughter unit must operate in compliance with the
7most current mobile slaughter unit compliance guide issued by
8the United States department of agriculture food safety and
9inspection service.
10The authority must establish eligibility criteria for the
11program by rule, and the criteria must include the requirements
12detailed in the bill. A business seeking assistance under the
13program must make application to the authority in the manner
14prescribed by the authority by rule. Applications must be
15accepted during an annual application period established by
16the authority. After reviewing and scoring all applications
17received during the application period, and subject to
18funding, the authority must award assistance to the selected
19eligible businesses. The bill requires the authority to give
20priority to eligible businesses whose proposed project will
21create new jobs; create or expand opportunities for local
22small-scale farmers to market processed meat under private
23labels; or provide greater flexibility or convenience for local
24small-scale farmers to have animals processed.
25A business that is awarded assistance under the program may
26apply for assistance under other programs administered by the
27authority.
28The authority is required to adopt rules to administer the
29fund and program.
30The artisanal butchery program task force is created within
31the authority for the purpose of exploring the feasibility of
32establishing a community college artisanal butchery program.
33Members of the task force are appointed by the director of the
34authority and must include representatives of various groups
35and organizations as detailed in the bill. The authority
-5-1must provide the task force with staff and administrative
2support. The task force must consider staffing and equipment
3requirements, potential enrollment numbers, overall employment
4outlook for graduates, apprenticeship and internship
5opportunities, program costs, curriculum, and regulatory and
6legal requirements.
7The bill requires the task force to submit an interim
8report by December 31, 2021, and a final report by December
931, 2022, to the general assembly and to the chairpersons and
10the vice-chairpersons of the committees on economic growth
11and education, that includes the task force’s findings and
12recommendations.
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