Full Text of SB1693 102nd General Assembly
SB1693ham001 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Charles Meier Filed: 5/12/2021
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1693
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1693 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 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 biorenewables | 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 |
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| 1 | | State provides the correct aid and incentives to help attract | 2 | | this growing industry. | 3 | | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
| 4 | | "Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic | 5 | | Opportunity.
| 6 | | "Industrial biotechnology" means biotechnology focused on | 7 | | new industrial products and processes. Such products are | 8 | | diverse and include industrial materials, chemicals and | 9 | | solvents, and feed and food. This segment of biotechnology is | 10 | | different from health biotechnology (pharmaceuticals), | 11 | | agricultural biotechnology (transgenic crops), or | 12 | | environmental biotechnology (bioremediation).
| 13 | | "Partnership" means the Industrial Biotechnology | 14 | | Public-Private Partnership established under this Act.
| 15 | | Section 15. Industrial Biotechnology Public-Private | 16 | | Partnership.
| 17 | | (a) There is hereby established the Industrial | 18 | | Biotechnology Public-Private Partnership as a State-sponsored | 19 | | board consisting of members from State agencies, research | 20 | | facilities, industry, and agriculture, to promote and market | 21 | | Illinois as the leading destination for research, development, | 22 | | and commercialization for industrial biotechnology.
| 23 | | (b) The Partnership shall consist of the following | 24 | | members:
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| 1 | | (1) a representative of the Department of Agriculture, | 2 | | appointed by the Director of Agriculture;
| 3 | | (2) a representative of the Department of Commerce and | 4 | | Economic Opportunity, appointed by the Director of | 5 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
| 6 | | (3) a representative of the Department of Labor, | 7 | | appointed by the Director of Labor;
| 8 | | (4) a representative of the National Corn to Ethanol | 9 | | Research Center, appointed by the Director of Commerce and | 10 | | Economic Opportunity;
| 11 | | (5) a representative of the Integrated Bioprocessing | 12 | | Research Laboratory, appointed by the Director of Commerce | 13 | | and Economic Opportunity;
| 14 | | (6) a representative of the National Center for | 15 | | Agricultural Utilization Research, who shall participate | 16 | | in a non-voting capacity, appointed by the Director of | 17 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity in consultation with the | 18 | | Director of USDA, Agricultural Research Service;
| 19 | | (7) a representative of an additional State-sponsored, | 20 | | university-affiliated laboratory or research institution | 21 | | conducting industrial biotechnology research (in addition | 22 | | to persons appointed under paragraphs (4) and (5)) | 23 | | appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic | 24 | | Opportunity;
| 25 | | (8) a representative of an Illinois agricultural | 26 | | commodity group or farmer organization, appointed by the |
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| 1 | | Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
| 2 | | (9) a representative of a grain or oilseed processing | 3 | | company with current facilities located in Illinois, | 4 | | appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic | 5 | | Opportunity;
| 6 | | (10) a representative of a biotechnology company, | 7 | | appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic | 8 | | Opportunity;
| 9 | | (11) a representative of an environmental group | 10 | | committed to biorenewables, appointed by the Director of | 11 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity; and
| 12 | | (12) a representative of a union of operating | 13 | | engineers, appointed by the Director of Commerce and | 14 | | Economic Opportunity.
| 15 | | (c) Members of the Partnership shall be appointed within | 16 | | 90 days after the effective date of this Act. The Partnership | 17 | | shall meet at least quarterly, and hold its first meeting | 18 | | within 90 days after the appointment of all members. At the | 19 | | first meeting of the Partnership, a Chairperson shall be | 20 | | chosen from among the members. Members of the Partnership | 21 | | shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed for | 22 | | any expenses incurred in performing their duties.
| 23 | | (d) A non-profit organization, in partnership with the
| 24 | | Department, may provide administrative and other support to | 25 | | the Industrial Biotechnology Public-Private Partnership.
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| 1 | | Section 20. Duties. The Partnership shall have the | 2 | | following duties:
| 3 | | (1) The Partnership shall develop and direct efforts | 4 | | to attract companies to utilize existing Illinois | 5 | | facilities for research, development, and | 6 | | pre-commercialization activities, including, but not | 7 | | limited to: (i) representing Illinois at biotechnology | 8 | | conferences; (ii) developing promotional and marketing | 9 | | materials in coordination with existing research | 10 | | facilities to use Illinois facilities; (iii) making | 11 | | companies aware of local, State, and federal programs in | 12 | | this State that may help such companies in their | 13 | | activities; and (iv) facilitating meetings for companies | 14 | | that are prospective candidates for establishing a | 15 | | presence in this State.
| 16 | | (2) The Partnership shall develop programs to | 17 | | encourage emerging research, development, and | 18 | | commercialization biotechnology companies to locate | 19 | | production facilities in Illinois, including, but not | 20 | | limited to: (i) acting as an information clearinghouse for | 21 | | new companies on all State programs and investment | 22 | | incentives; and (ii) working with local and regional | 23 | | economic development groups.
| 24 | | (3) The Partnership shall provide advice and | 25 | | recommendations to State agencies on industrial | 26 | | biotechnology, including, but not limited to:
(i) the |
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| 1 | | Industrial Biotechnology Workforce Development Grant | 2 | | Program; (ii) grants issued from the Industrial | 3 | | Biotechnology Human Capital Fund; and (iii) grants issued | 4 | | from the Industrial Biotechnology Capital Maintenance | 5 | | Fund. | 6 | | (4) The Partnership, subject to appropriation, may | 7 | | issue grants for the promotion of industrial | 8 | | biotechnology. | 9 | | (5) On or before January 31 in years following a year | 10 | | in which State funding was received, the Partnership shall | 11 | | submit a report on the activities of the Partnership to | 12 | | the Department, the General Assembly, and the Governor as | 13 | | 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, private funds must be | 18 | | contributed on a 3:1 ratio basis. | 19 | | Section 30. Reports. On or before January 31 in years | 20 | | following a year in which State funding was received, the | 21 | | 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 605-1057 as follows: | 7 | | (20 ILCS 605/605-1057 new) | 8 | | Sec. 605-1057. 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) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Commerce | 22 | | and Economic Opportunity shall submit an annual report to the | 23 | | General Assembly and the Governor on the use of grant funds | 24 | | under the Program. The report shall include, but not be | 25 | | limited to: (i) the disbursement of grant funds, categorized | 26 | | by eligible entity; (ii) the number of persons enrolled in or |
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| 1 | | taking advantage of a program established or maintained using | 2 | | grant funds; (iii) the number of persons completing a program | 3 | | established or maintained using grant funds; and (iv) the | 4 | | number of persons gaining employment in the industrial | 5 | | biotechnology industry following completion of a program | 6 | | established or maintained 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-124.5 and 6z-125 as follows: | 12 | | (30 ILCS 105/6z-124.5 new) | 13 | | Sec. 6z-124.5. Industrial Biotechnology Human Capital | 14 | | Fund. | 15 | | (a) The Industrial Biotechnology Human Capital Fund is | 16 | | created as a special fund in the State treasury and may receive | 17 | | funds from any source, public or private, including moneys | 18 | | appropriated for use by the Department of Commerce and | 19 | | Economic Opportunity and laboratories and institutions | 20 | | conducting industrial biotechnology research. Subject to | 21 | | appropriation, the funding allocation for the Fund shall be no | 22 | | less than $1,000,000 from available funds in the General | 23 | | Revenue Fund for the first 5 years after the effective date of | 24 | | this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly. |
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| 1 | | (b) Moneys in the Fund shall be used for providing grants | 2 | | directly to laboratories and research institutions for the | 3 | | purpose of hiring and retaining in-house specialists, to be | 4 | | known as Experts-In-Residence, with the knowledge and | 5 | | experience in moving industrial biotechnology products through | 6 | | the development phase. Any eligible entity, as a condition of | 7 | | receiving a grant under this Section, shall contribute moneys | 8 | | to the Fund as a part of a cost sharing agreement between the | 9 | | grantee and the Department of Commerce and Economic | 10 | | Opportunity, as shall be prescribed by the Department by rule. | 11 | | Grants issued under this Section may be for a period of 2 | 12 | | years. Any eligible entity issued a grant under this Section | 13 | | shall be eligible for more than one such grant, but no more | 14 | | than one grant annually, for the purpose of hiring and | 15 | | retaining Experts-In-Residence; however, such entity may | 16 | | maintain more than one grant at any given time. | 17 | | (c) To be eligible for grants provided from the Fund, an | 18 | | entity must be a State-sponsored, university-affiliated | 19 | | laboratory or research institution conducting collaboratives | 20 | | or for-hire research in the development of biorenewable | 21 | | chemicals, bio-based polymers, materials, novel feeds, or | 22 | | additional value added biorenewables. Eligible entities must | 23 | | also establish that the Expert-In-Residence they seek to hire | 24 | | or retain using the grant funds possesses expertise in | 25 | | fermentation engineering, process engineering, catalytic | 26 | | engineering, analytical chemistry, or is a scale-up |
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| 1 | | specialist. | 2 | | (d) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Commerce | 3 | | and Economic Opportunity shall submit an annual report to the | 4 | | General Assembly and the Governor on the use of moneys in the | 5 | | Fund. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the | 6 | | number of laboratories or institutions utilizing moneys in the | 7 | | Fund, including the name of such entities; (ii) the number of | 8 | | Experts-In-Residence hired by each laboratory or institution; | 9 | | (iii) the expertise or specialty area of each | 10 | | Expert-In-Residence for which he or she was hired or retained; | 11 | | and (iv) a summary of the benefit to the economy of the State | 12 | | of Illinois economy in providing the grants. | 13 | | (e) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 14 | | shall adopt all rules necessary for the implementation of this | 15 | | Section. | 16 | | (30 ILCS 105/6z-125 new) | 17 | | Sec. 6z-125. Industrial Biotechnology Capital Maintenance | 18 | | Fund. | 19 | | (a) The Industrial Biotechnology Capital Maintenance Fund | 20 | | is created as a special fund in the State treasury and may | 21 | | receive funds from any source, public or private, including | 22 | | from moneys appropriated for use by the Department of Commerce | 23 | | and Economic Opportunity and laboratories and institutions | 24 | | conducting industrial biotechnology research. Subject to | 25 | | appropriation, the funding allocation for the Fund shall be no |
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| 1 | | less than $1,000,000 per year. | 2 | | (b) Moneys in the Fund shall be used for providing grants | 3 | | to laboratories and research institutions for the purpose of | 4 | | maintenance and repair of capital assets. Such funds may be | 5 | | used for either or both (i) maintenance and repairs of | 6 | | existing capital assets or (ii) to expand the capacity of | 7 | | equipment and buildings by at least 10%. For the purposes of | 8 | | this Section, "capital assets" means equipment or buildings | 9 | | that have a value greater than $250,000. | 10 | | (c) To be eligible for grants provided from the Fund, an | 11 | | entity must be a State-sponsored, university-affiliated | 12 | | laboratory or research institution conducting collaboratives | 13 | | or for-hire research in the development of biorenewable | 14 | | chemicals, bio-based polymers, materials, novel feeds, or | 15 | | additional value added biorenewables. The Department of | 16 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall determine the | 17 | | disbursement of moneys for purposes of this Section. Any | 18 | | eligible entity, as a condition of receiving a grant under | 19 | | this Section, shall match up to at least 50% of the moneys to | 20 | | be granted to the entity. | 21 | | (d) Subject to appropriation, the Department of Commerce | 22 | | and Economic Opportunity shall submit an annual report to the | 23 | | General Assembly and the Governor on the use of moneys in the | 24 | | Fund. The report shall include, but not be limited to: (i) the | 25 | | name of the institution or laboratory receiving funds; (ii) | 26 | | the capital assets that were maintained or repaired at each |
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| 1 | | institution or laboratory; (iii) the expected usable life | 2 | | extension of each maintained or repaired asset; and (iv) the | 3 | | capacity increase of each maintained or repaired asset. | 4 | | (e) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 5 | | shall adopt all rules necessary for the implementation of this | 6 | | Section. ".
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