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House File 787 - 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 an artisanal butchery
5program at a community college or at an institution governed
6by the state board of regents.
7BE 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 an artisanal butchery
11program at a community college or at an institution governed
12by the state board of regents.
132. Members of the task force shall be appointed by the
14director of the economic development authority and must include
15one representative of the economic development authority and
16at least one representative of each of the following groups or
17organizations:
18a. The Iowa association of community college trustees.
19b. The Iowa culinary institute.
20c. Artisan butchers that reside and work in the state.
21d. The department of agriculture and land stewardship meat
22and poultry inspection bureau.
23e. Meat science staff at the extension service at Iowa state
24university of science and technology.
25f. The Iowa meat processors association.
26g. Small-scale hog farmers that farm in the state.
27h. Small-scale cattle farmers that farm in the state.
28i. Owners or operators of licensed custom lockers located
29in the state.
30j. Owners or operators of state-inspected small-scale meat
31processing facilities located in the state.
32k. Owners or operators of federally inspected small-scale
33meat processing facilities located in the state.
34l. Individuals who hold a master’s or doctoral degree in
35meat science and who reside in the state.
-3- 1m. The Iowa conservation alliance.
23. The economic development authority shall provide the
3task force with staff and administrative support.
44. The task force shall consider staffing and equipment
5requirements, potential enrollment numbers, overall employment
6outlook for graduates, apprenticeship and internship
7opportunities, program costs, curriculum, and regulatory and
8legal requirements.
95. The task force shall submit a report by December 31,
102021, to the general assembly and to the chairpersons and
11the vice-chairpersons of the committees on economic growth
12and education that includes the task force’s findings and
13recommendations.
14EXPLANATION
15The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
16the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
17This bill establishes a butchery innovation and
18revitalization fund (fund) and a butchery innovation and
19revitalization program (program) to be administered by the
20economic development authority (authority), and creates a task
21force to explore the feasibility of establishing an artisanal
22butchery program at a community college or at an institution
23governed by the state board of regents.
24The bill creates the fund in the state treasury under
25the control of the authority, which consists of any moneys
26appropriated to the fund by the general assembly and any
27other moneys available to the authority for placement in the
28fund. The fund must be used to provide financial assistance
29(assistance) as provided under the program. “Assistance”
30is defined to include assistance in the form of grants,
31low-interest loans, and forgivable loans.
32The authority must use any moneys specifically appropriated
33for purposes of the program only for the purposes of the
34program. The appropriated moneys that remain unencumbered or
35unobligated at the close of the fiscal year do not revert but
-4-1remain available for expenditure for the program until the
2close of the succeeding fiscal year.
3The authority must establish and administer the program
4for the purpose of awarding assistance to eligible businesses
5for projects that expand or refurbish, or that establish a
6new, state or federally inspected small-scale meat processing
7business, licensed custom locker, or mobile slaughter unit.
8A mobile slaughter unit must operate in compliance with the
9most current mobile slaughter unit compliance guide issued by
10the United States department of agriculture food safety and
11inspection service.
12The authority must establish eligibility criteria for the
13program by rule, and the criteria must include the requirements
14detailed in the bill. A business seeking assistance under the
15program must make application to the authority in the manner
16prescribed by the authority by rule. Applications must be
17accepted during an annual application period established by
18the authority. After reviewing and scoring all applications
19received during the application period, and subject to
20funding, the authority must award assistance to the selected
21eligible businesses. The bill requires the authority to give
22priority to eligible businesses whose proposed project will
23create new jobs; create or expand opportunities for local
24small-scale farmers to market processed meat under private
25labels; or provide greater flexibility or convenience for local
26small-scale farmers to have animals processed.
27A business that is awarded assistance under the program may
28apply for assistance under other programs administered by the
29authority.
30The authority is required to adopt rules to administer the
31fund and program.
32The artisanal butchery program task force is created within
33the authority for the purpose of exploring the feasibility
34of establishing an artisanal butchery program at a community
35college or at an institution governed by the state board of
-5-1regents. Members of the task force are appointed by the
2director of the authority and must include representatives
3of various groups and organizations as detailed in the bill.
4The authority must provide the task force with staff and
5administrative support. The task force must consider staffing
6and equipment requirements, potential enrollment numbers,
7overall employment outlook for graduates, apprenticeship and
8internship opportunities, program costs, curriculum, and
9regulatory and legal requirements.
10The bill requires the task force to submit a report
11by December 31, 2021, to the general assembly and to the
12chairpersons and the vice-chairpersons of the committees on
13economic growth and education, that includes the task force’s
14findings and recommendations.
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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 an artisanal butchery
5program at a community college or at an institution governed
6by the state board of regents.
7BE 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 an artisanal butchery
11program at a community college or at an institution governed
12by the state board of regents.
132. Members of the task force shall be appointed by the
14director of the economic development authority and must include
15one representative of the economic development authority and
16at least one representative of each of the following groups or
17organizations:
18a. The Iowa association of community college trustees.
19b. The Iowa culinary institute.
20c. Artisan butchers that reside and work in the state.
21d. The department of agriculture and land stewardship meat
22and poultry inspection bureau.
23e. Meat science staff at the extension service at Iowa state
24university of science and technology.
25f. The Iowa meat processors association.
26g. Small-scale hog farmers that farm in the state.
27h. Small-scale cattle farmers that farm in the state.
28i. Owners or operators of licensed custom lockers located
29in the state.
30j. Owners or operators of state-inspected small-scale meat
31processing facilities located in the state.
32k. Owners or operators of federally inspected small-scale
33meat processing facilities located in the state.
34l. Individuals who hold a master’s or doctoral degree in
35meat science and who reside in the state.
-3- 1m. The Iowa conservation alliance.
23. The economic development authority shall provide the
3task force with staff and administrative support.
44. The task force shall consider staffing and equipment
5requirements, potential enrollment numbers, overall employment
6outlook for graduates, apprenticeship and internship
7opportunities, program costs, curriculum, and regulatory and
8legal requirements.
95. The task force shall submit a report by December 31,
102021, to the general assembly and to the chairpersons and
11the vice-chairpersons of the committees on economic growth
12and education that includes the task force’s findings and
13recommendations.
14EXPLANATION
15The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
16the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
17This bill establishes a butchery innovation and
18revitalization fund (fund) and a butchery innovation and
19revitalization program (program) to be administered by the
20economic development authority (authority), and creates a task
21force to explore the feasibility of establishing an artisanal
22butchery program at a community college or at an institution
23governed by the state board of regents.
24The bill creates the fund in the state treasury under
25the control of the authority, which consists of any moneys
26appropriated to the fund by the general assembly and any
27other moneys available to the authority for placement in the
28fund. The fund must be used to provide financial assistance
29(assistance) as provided under the program. “Assistance”
30is defined to include assistance in the form of grants,
31low-interest loans, and forgivable loans.
32The authority must use any moneys specifically appropriated
33for purposes of the program only for the purposes of the
34program. The appropriated moneys that remain unencumbered or
35unobligated at the close of the fiscal year do not revert but
-4-1remain available for expenditure for the program until the
2close of the succeeding fiscal year.
3The authority must establish and administer the program
4for the purpose of awarding assistance to eligible businesses
5for projects that expand or refurbish, or that establish a
6new, state or federally inspected small-scale meat processing
7business, licensed custom locker, or mobile slaughter unit.
8A mobile slaughter unit must operate in compliance with the
9most current mobile slaughter unit compliance guide issued by
10the United States department of agriculture food safety and
11inspection service.
12The authority must establish eligibility criteria for the
13program by rule, and the criteria must include the requirements
14detailed in the bill. A business seeking assistance under the
15program must make application to the authority in the manner
16prescribed by the authority by rule. Applications must be
17accepted during an annual application period established by
18the authority. After reviewing and scoring all applications
19received during the application period, and subject to
20funding, the authority must award assistance to the selected
21eligible businesses. The bill requires the authority to give
22priority to eligible businesses whose proposed project will
23create new jobs; create or expand opportunities for local
24small-scale farmers to market processed meat under private
25labels; or provide greater flexibility or convenience for local
26small-scale farmers to have animals processed.
27A business that is awarded assistance under the program may
28apply for assistance under other programs administered by the
29authority.
30The authority is required to adopt rules to administer the
31fund and program.
32The artisanal butchery program task force is created within
33the authority for the purpose of exploring the feasibility
34of establishing an artisanal butchery program at a community
35college or at an institution governed by the state board of
-5-1regents. Members of the task force are appointed by the
2director of the authority and must include representatives
3of various groups and organizations as detailed in the bill.
4The authority must provide the task force with staff and
5administrative support. The task force must consider staffing
6and equipment requirements, potential enrollment numbers,
7overall employment outlook for graduates, apprenticeship and
8internship opportunities, program costs, curriculum, and
9regulatory and legal requirements.
10The bill requires the task force to submit a report
11by December 31, 2021, to the general assembly and to the
12chairpersons and the vice-chairpersons of the committees on
13economic growth and education, that includes the task force’s
14findings and recommendations.
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