Full Text of SB1693 102nd General Assembly
SB1693eng 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | 5 | | Illinois Industrial Biotech Partnership Act. | 6 | | Section 5. Purpose. Illinois will actively pursue | 7 | | expansion of the industrial biotechnology and bio-renewables | 8 | | industry. This growing field closely aligns with several key | 9 | | industries, such as agriculture and Ag-Tech, life sciences and | 10 | | healthcare, and manufacturing that the State is pursuing | 11 | | through the 2019 Plan to Revitalize the Illinois Economy and | 12 | | Build the Workforce of the Future. Illinois is well positioned | 13 | | to lead the nation with ample feedstocks, dedicated research | 14 | | facilities, specialized job training programs, and an existing | 15 | | manufacturing base required to lead this industry. | 16 | | Modifications to several existing programs will ensure the | 17 | | State provides the correct aid and incentives to help attract | 18 | | this growing industry. | 19 | | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
| 20 | | "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic | 21 | | Opportunity.
| 22 | | "Industrial biotechnology" means biotechnology focused on |
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| 1 | | new industrial products and processes. Such products are | 2 | | diverse and include industrial materials, chemicals and | 3 | | solvents, and feed and food. This segment of biotechnology is | 4 | | different from health biotechnology (pharmaceuticals), | 5 | | agricultural biotechnology (transgenic crops), or | 6 | | environmental biotechnology (bioremediation).
| 7 | | "Partnership" means the Industrial Biotechnology | 8 | | Public-Private Partnership established under this Act.
| 9 | | Section 15. Industrial Biotechnology Public-Private | 10 | | Partnership.
| 11 | | (a) There is hereby established the Industrial | 12 | | Biotechnology Public-Private Partnership as a State-sponsored | 13 | | board consisting of members from State agencies, research | 14 | | facilities, industry, and agriculture, to promote and market | 15 | | Illinois as the leading destination for research, development, | 16 | | and commercialization for industrial biotechnology.
| 17 | | (b) The Partnership shall consist of the following | 18 | | members:
| 19 | | (1) a representative of the Department of Agriculture, | 20 | | appointed by the Director of Agriculture;
| 21 | | (2) a representative of the Department of Commerce and | 22 | | Economic Opportunity, appointed by the Director of | 23 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
| 24 | | (3) a representative of the Department of Labor, | 25 | | appointed by the Director of Labor;
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| 1 | | (4) a representative of the National Corn to Ethanol | 2 | | Research Center, appointed by the Director of Commerce and | 3 | | Economic Opportunity;
| 4 | | (5) a representative of the Integrated Bioprocessing | 5 | | Research Laboratory, appointed by the Director of Commerce | 6 | | and Economic Opportunity;
| 7 | | (6) a representative of the National Center for | 8 | | Agricultural Utilization Research, appointed by the | 9 | | Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
| 10 | | (7) a representative of a State-sponsored, | 11 | | university-affiliated laboratory or research institution | 12 | | conducting industrial biotechnology research, appointed by | 13 | | the Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
| 14 | | (8) a representative of an Illinois agricultural | 15 | | commodity group or farmer organization, appointed by the | 16 | | Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
| 17 | | (9) a representative of a grain or oilseed processing | 18 | | company with current facilities located in Illinois, | 19 | | appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic | 20 | | Opportunity;
| 21 | | (10) a representative of IBio, Inc., appointed by the | 22 | | Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
| 23 | | (11) a representative of an environmental group | 24 | | committed to biorenewables, appointed by the Director of | 25 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity; and
| 26 | | (12) a representative of a union of operating |
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| 1 | | engineers, appointed by the Director of Commerce and | 2 | | Economic Opportunity.
| 3 | | (c) Members of the Partnership shall be appointed within | 4 | | 30 days after the effective date of this Act. The Partnership | 5 | | shall meet at least quarterly, and hold its first meeting | 6 | | within 30 days after the appointment of all members. At the | 7 | | first meeting of the Partnership, a Chairperson shall be | 8 | | chosen from among the members. Members of the Partnership | 9 | | shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for | 10 | | any expenses incurred in performing their duties.
| 11 | | (d) The Department shall provide administrative and other | 12 | | support to the Partnership.
| 13 | | Section 20. Duties. The Partnership shall have the | 14 | | following duties:
| 15 | | (1) The Partnership shall develop and direct efforts | 16 | | to attract companies to utilize existing Illinois | 17 | | facilities for research, development, and | 18 | | pre-commercialization activities, including, but not | 19 | | limited to: (i) representing Illinois at biotechnology | 20 | | conferences; (ii) developing promotional and marketing | 21 | | materials in coordination with existing research | 22 | | facilities to use Illinois facilities; and (iii) | 23 | | facilitating meetings for companies that are prospective | 24 | | candidates for establishing a presence in this State.
| 25 | | (2) The Partnership shall develop programs to |
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| 1 | | encourage emerging research, development, and | 2 | | commercialization biotechnology companies to locate | 3 | | production facilities in Illinois, including, but not | 4 | | limited to: (i) acting as an information clearinghouse for | 5 | | new companies on all State programs and investment | 6 | | incentives; and (ii) working with local and regional | 7 | | economic development groups.
| 8 | | (3) The Partnership shall advise State agencies on the | 9 | | administration of grant programs directed at industrial | 10 | | biotechnology.
| 11 | | (4) The Partnership shall submit an annual report of | 12 | | activities of Partnership to the Department, the General | 13 | | Assembly, and the Governor as provided under this Act.
| 14 | | Section 25. Funding. The Partnership may receive funding | 15 | | through specific appropriations available for its purposes | 16 | | made to the Department. For any amount appropriated to the | 17 | | Partnership under this Section, any private entity that is a | 18 | | member of the Partnership must contribute project funds on a | 19 | | 1:3 ratio basis. | 20 | | Section 30. Reports. On or before January 31 of each year, | 21 | | the Partnership shall submit to the Department, the General | 22 | | Assembly, and the Governor a report describing the use of | 23 | | appropriated funds for purposes including, but not limited to, | 24 | | marketing materials produced, meetings attended, and the |
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| 1 | | hosting of companies visiting this State. | 2 | | Section 35. Rules. The Department shall adopt all rules | 3 | | necessary for the implementation of this Act. | 4 | | Section 100. The Department of Commerce and Economic | 5 | | Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois | 6 | | is amended by adding Section 605-1055 as follows: | 7 | | (20 ILCS 605/605-1055 new) | 8 | | Sec. 605-1055. Industrial Biotechnology Workforce | 9 | | Development Grant Program. | 10 | | (a) The Industrial Biotechnology Workforce Development | 11 | | Grant Program is hereby established as a Program to be | 12 | | implemented and administered by the Department. The Program | 13 | | shall provide grants for the purpose of fostering a | 14 | | well-trained and well-skilled industrial biotechnology | 15 | | workforce. | 16 | | (b) Subject to appropriation, grants under the Program | 17 | | shall be awarded on an annual basis as follows: | 18 | | (1) $1,000,000 for industrial biotechnology | 19 | | apprenticeships or apprenticeship programs; | 20 | | (2) $500,000 for industrial biotechnology talent | 21 | | pipeline management, to emphasize business-oriented | 22 | | strategies to increase workforce competitiveness, improve | 23 | | workforce diversity, and expand a regional talent pool |
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| 1 | | around high-growth industries; | 2 | | (3) $500,000 for industrial biotechnology | 3 | | industry-aligned credential (digital badging) expansion, | 4 | | to increase the number of workers with in-demand skills | 5 | | needed to obtain a job or advance within the workplace and | 6 | | for merging competency-based education with responsive | 7 | | workforce training strategies; and | 8 | | (4) $500,000 for high school and community college | 9 | | industrial biotechnology career pathway and | 10 | | pre-apprenticeship program development. | 11 | | (c) To be eligible for grants provided under the Program, | 12 | | an entity must be either: (i) a State-sponsored, | 13 | | university-affiliated laboratory or research institution | 14 | | conducting collaboratives or for-hire research in the | 15 | | development of biorenewable chemicals, bio-based polymers, | 16 | | materials, novel feeds, or additional value added | 17 | | biorenewables; or (ii) a State-accredited university or | 18 | | community college. An eligible entity must establish that it | 19 | | plans to use grant funds for a purpose specifically provided | 20 | | under subsection (b). | 21 | | (d) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 22 | | shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly and the | 23 | | Governor on the use of grant funds under the Program. The | 24 | | report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the | 25 | | disbursement of grant funds, categorized by eligible entity; | 26 | | (ii) the number of persons enrolled in or taking advantage of a |
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| 1 | | program established or maintained using grant funds; (iii) the | 2 | | number of persons completing a program established or | 3 | | maintained using grant funds; and (iv) the number of persons | 4 | | gaining employment in the industrial biotechnology industry | 5 | | following completion of a program established or maintained | 6 | | using grant funds. | 7 | | (e) The Department shall adopt all rules necessary for the | 8 | | implementation and administration of the Program under this | 9 | | Section. | 10 | | Section 105. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | 11 | | Sections 6z-124 and 6z-125 as follows: | 12 | | (30 ILCS 105/6z-124 new) | 13 | | Sec. 6z-124. Industrial Biotechnology Human Capital Fund. | 14 | | (a) The Industrial Biotechnology Human Capital Fund is | 15 | | created as a special fund in the State treasury and may receive | 16 | | funds from any source, public or private, including moneys | 17 | | appropriated for use by the Department of Commerce and | 18 | | Economic Opportunity and laboratories and institutions | 19 | | conducting industrial biotechnology research. The funding | 20 | | allocation for the Fund shall be no less than $1,000,000 per | 21 | | year. | 22 | | (b) Moneys in the Fund shall be used for providing grants | 23 | | to laboratories and research institutions for the purpose of | 24 | | hiring and retaining in-house specialists, to be known as |
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| 1 | | Experts-In-Residence, with the knowledge and experience in | 2 | | moving industrial biotechnology products through the | 3 | | development phase. | 4 | | (c) To be eligible for grants provided from the Fund, an | 5 | | entity must be a State-sponsored, university-affiliated | 6 | | laboratory or research institution conducting collaboratives | 7 | | or for-hire research in the development of biorenewable | 8 | | chemicals, bio-based polymers, materials, novel feeds, or | 9 | | additional value added biorenewables. Eligible entities must | 10 | | also establish that the Expert-In-Residence they seek to hire | 11 | | or retain using the grant funds possesses expertise in | 12 | | fermentation engineering, process engineering, catalytic | 13 | | engineering, analytical chemistry, or is a scale-up | 14 | | specialist. | 15 | | (d) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 16 | | shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly and the | 17 | | Governor on the use of moneys in the Fund. The report shall | 18 | | include, but not be limited to: (i) the number of laboratories | 19 | | or institutions utilizing moneys in the Fund, including the | 20 | | name of such entities; (ii) the number of Experts-In-Residence | 21 | | hired by each laboratory or institution; (iii) the expertise | 22 | | or specialty area of each Expert-In-Residence for which he or | 23 | | she was hired or retained; and (iv) a summary of the benefit to | 24 | | the economy of the State of Illinois economy in providing the | 25 | | grants. | 26 | | (e) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity |
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| 1 | | shall adopt all rules necessary for the implementation of this | 2 | | Section. | 3 | | (30 ILCS 105/6z-125 new) | 4 | | Sec. 6z-125. Industrial Biotechnology Capital Maintenance | 5 | | Fund. | 6 | | (a) The Industrial Biotechnology Capital Maintenance Fund | 7 | | is created as a special fund in the State treasury and may | 8 | | receive funds from any source, public or private, including | 9 | | from moneys appropriated for use by the Department of Commerce | 10 | | and Economic Opportunity and laboratories and institutions | 11 | | conducting industrial biotechnology research. The funding | 12 | | allocation for the Fund shall be no less than $1,000,000 per | 13 | | year. | 14 | | (b) Moneys in the Fund shall be used for providing grants | 15 | | to laboratories and research institutions for the purpose of | 16 | | maintenance and repair of capital assets. Such maintenance and | 17 | | repairs of capital assets shall be designed to extend the | 18 | | serviceable life of equipment and buildings and expand the | 19 | | capacity of equipment and buildings by at least 10%. For the | 20 | | purposes of this Section, "capital assets" means equipment or | 21 | | buildings that have a value greater than $250,000. | 22 | | (c) To be eligible for grants provided from the Fund, an | 23 | | entity must be a State-sponsored, university-affiliated | 24 | | laboratory or research institution conducting collaboratives | 25 | | or for-hire research in the development of biorenewable |
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| 1 | | chemicals, bio-based polymers, materials, novel feeds, or | 2 | | additional value added biorenewables. The Department of | 3 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity, in consultation with the | 4 | | Industrial Biotechnology Public-Private Partnership, shall | 5 | | determine the disbursement of moneys for purposes of this | 6 | | Section. | 7 | | (d) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 8 | | shall submit an annual report to the General Assembly and the | 9 | | Governor on the use of moneys in the Fund. The report shall | 10 | | include, but not be limited to: (i) the name of the institution | 11 | | or laboratory receiving funds; (ii) the capital assets that | 12 | | were maintained or repaired at each institution or laboratory; | 13 | | (iii) the expected useable life extension of each maintained | 14 | | or repaired asset; and (iv) the capacity increase of each | 15 | | maintained or repaired asset. | 16 | | (e) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 17 | | shall adopt all rules necessary for the implementation of this | 18 | | Section.
| 19 | | Section 110. The Economic Development for a Growing | 20 | | Economy Tax Credit Act is amended by changing Section 5-75 as | 21 | | follows:
| 22 | | (35 ILCS 10/5-75)
| 23 | | Sec. 5-75. Evaluation of tax credit program. | 24 | | (a) On a biennial basis, the
Department shall evaluate the |
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credit program. The evaluation shall include an assessment | 2 | | of the
effectiveness of the program in creating new jobs in | 3 | | Illinois and of the
revenue impact of the program, and may | 4 | | include a review of the practices
and experiences of other | 5 | | states with similar programs. The Director
shall submit a | 6 | | report on the evaluation to the Governor and the General
| 7 | | Assembly after June 30 and before November 1 in each
| 8 | | odd-numbered year. | 9 | | (b) As soon as practicable after the effective date of | 10 | | this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly, the | 11 | | Department shall evaluate the tax credit program regarding | 12 | | employment and investment criteria to ensure that the program | 13 | | is applicable to both small startup firms as well as existing | 14 | | companies in the industrial biotechnology field.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 91-476, eff. 8-11-99.)
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Statutes amended in order of appearance
| | 3 | | New Act | | | 4 | | 20 ILCS 605/605-1055 new | | | 5 | | 30 ILCS 105/6z-124 new | | | 6 | | 30 ILCS 105/6z-125 new | | | 7 | | 35 ILCS 10/5-75 | |
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