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Public Act 102-0991 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Article 1. Industrial Biotech Partnership Act | ||||
Section 1-1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Industrial Biotech Partnership Act. | ||||
Section 1-5. Purpose. Illinois will actively pursue | ||||
expansion of the industrial biotechnology and biorenewables | ||||
industry. This growing field closely aligns with several key | ||||
industries that the State is pursuing through the 2019 "Plan | ||||
to Revitalize the Illinois Economy and Build the Workforce of | ||||
the Future", such as agriculture, agriculture technology, life | ||||
sciences, healthcare, and manufacturing. Illinois is well | ||||
positioned to lead the nation with ample feedstocks, dedicated | ||||
research facilities, specialized job training programs, and an | ||||
existing manufacturing base required to lead this industry. | ||||
Modifications to several existing programs will ensure the | ||||
State provides the correct aid and incentives to help attract | ||||
this growing industry. | ||||
Section 1-10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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"Department" means the Department of Commerce and Economic |
Opportunity.
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"Industrial biotechnology" means biotechnology focused on | ||
new industrial products, such as industrial materials, | ||
chemicals and solvents, and feed and food, and new industrial | ||
processes. "Industrial biotechnology" does not include health | ||
biotechnology (pharmaceuticals), agricultural biotechnology | ||
(transgenic crops), or environmental biotechnology | ||
(bioremediation). | ||
"Partnership" means the Industrial Biotechnology | ||
Public-Private Partnership established under this Act.
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Section 1-15. Industrial Biotechnology Public-Private | ||
Partnership.
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(a) There is hereby established the Industrial | ||
Biotechnology Public-Private Partnership as a State-sponsored | ||
board consisting of members from State agencies, research | ||
facilities, industry, and agriculture, to promote and market | ||
Illinois as the leading destination for research, development, | ||
and commercialization for industrial biotechnology.
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(b) The Partnership shall consist of the following | ||
members:
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(1) a representative of the Department of Agriculture, | ||
appointed by the Director of Agriculture;
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(2) a representative of the Department of Commerce and | ||
Economic Opportunity, appointed by the Director of | ||
Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
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(3) a representative of the Department of Labor, | ||
appointed by the Director of Labor;
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(4) a representative of the National Corn to Ethanol | ||
Research Center, appointed by the Director of Commerce and | ||
Economic Opportunity;
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(5) a representative of the Integrated Bioprocessing | ||
Research Laboratory, appointed by the Director of Commerce | ||
and Economic Opportunity;
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(6) a representative of the National Center for | ||
Agricultural Utilization Research, who shall participate | ||
in a non-voting capacity, appointed by the Director of | ||
Commerce and Economic Opportunity in consultation with the | ||
Director of the Agricultural Research Service of the | ||
United States Department of Agriculture; | ||
(7) a representative of an additional State-sponsored, | ||
university-affiliated laboratory or research institution | ||
conducting industrial biotechnology research, other than | ||
the entities described in paragraphs (4) and (5), | ||
appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic | ||
Opportunity; | ||
(8) a representative of an Illinois agricultural | ||
commodity group or farmer organization, appointed by the | ||
Director of Commerce and Economic Opportunity;
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(9) a representative of a grain or oilseed processing | ||
company with current facilities located in Illinois, | ||
appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic |
Opportunity;
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(10) a representative of a biotechnology company, | ||
appointed by the Director of Commerce and Economic | ||
Opportunity;
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(11) a representative of an environmental group | ||
committed to biorenewables, appointed by the Director of | ||
Commerce and Economic Opportunity; and
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(12) a representative of a union of operating | ||
engineers, appointed by the Director of Commerce and | ||
Economic Opportunity. | ||
(c) Members of the Partnership shall be appointed within | ||
90 days after the effective date of this Act. The Partnership | ||
may meet quarterly and may hold its first meeting within 90 | ||
days after the appointment of all members. At the first | ||
meeting of the Partnership, a Chairperson shall be chosen from | ||
among the members. Members of the Partnership shall serve | ||
without compensation, but may be reimbursed for any expenses | ||
incurred in performing their duties.
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(d) The Department, or a non-profit organization | ||
designated by the Department, shall provide administrative and | ||
other support to the Partnership. | ||
Section 1-20. Duties. The Partnership shall have the | ||
following duties:
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(1) Subject to appropriation and matching private | ||
funds as provided in Section 1-25, the Partnership shall |
develop and direct efforts to attract companies to use | ||
existing Illinois facilities for research, development, | ||
and pre-commercialization activities. Those efforts may | ||
include, without limitation: (i) representing Illinois at | ||
biotechnology conferences; (ii) developing promotional and | ||
marketing materials in coordination with existing research | ||
facilities to encourage the use of Illinois facilities; | ||
and (iii) facilitating meetings for companies that are | ||
prospective candidates for establishing a presence in this | ||
State.
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(2)
Subject to appropriation and matching private | ||
funds as provided in Section 1-25, the Partnership may | ||
develop programs to encourage emerging research, | ||
development, and commercializing biotechnology companies | ||
to locate production facilities in Illinois, including, | ||
but not limited to: (i) acting as an information | ||
clearinghouse for new companies on all State programs and | ||
investment incentives; and (ii) working with local and | ||
regional economic development groups. | ||
(3) The Partnership may provide advice and | ||
recommendations to State agencies on the administration of | ||
grant programs directed at industrial biotechnology. | ||
(4) On or before January 31 of the next calendar year | ||
to occur after the last day of any State fiscal year in | ||
which the Partnership receives State funding, the | ||
Partnership shall submit a report to the Department |
describing the use of appropriated funds by the | ||
Partnership in the State fiscal year for which the funds | ||
were allocated. The report shall include, but not be | ||
limited to, marketing materials produced by the | ||
Partnership, meetings attended by members of the | ||
Partnership related to Partnership business, and the | ||
hosting of companies visiting this State. | ||
Section 1-25. Funding. The Partnership may receive funding | ||
through specific appropriations available for its purposes | ||
made to the Department. Moneys appropriated to the Department | ||
for the use of the Partnership as provided in this Act shall | ||
not be disbursed to the Partnership until the Partnership | ||
certifies to the Department that it has received at least $3 in | ||
private matching funds for every $1 so disbursed. | ||
Section 1-30. Reports. On or before January 31 of the next | ||
calendar year to occur after the last day of any State fiscal | ||
year in which the Partnership receives State funding, the | ||
Department shall submit to the General Assembly and the | ||
Governor a report describing the use of appropriated funds by | ||
the Partnership in the State fiscal year for which the funds | ||
were allocated. | ||
Section 1-35. Rules. The Department shall adopt all rules | ||
necessary for the implementation of this Act. |
Section 1-40. Partnership dissolved. The Partnership is | ||
dissolved on December 31, 2025. | ||
Section 1-45. Repeal. This Act is repealed on January 1, | ||
2027. | ||
Article 90. Amendatory Provisions | ||
Section 90-5. The Department of Commerce and Economic | ||
Opportunity Law of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois | ||
is amended by adding Section 605-1095 as follows: | ||
(20 ILCS 605/605-1095 new) | ||
Sec. 605-1095. Industrial Biotechnology Workforce | ||
Development Grant Program. | ||
(a) The Industrial Biotechnology Workforce Development | ||
Grant Program is hereby established as a program to be | ||
implemented and administered by the Department. The Program | ||
shall provide grants for the purpose of fostering a | ||
well-trained and well-skilled industrial biotechnology | ||
workforce. | ||
(b) Subject to appropriation, grants under the Program may | ||
be awarded on an annual basis for one or more of the following: | ||
(1) industrial biotechnology apprenticeships or | ||
apprenticeship programs; |
(2) industrial biotechnology talent pipeline | ||
management programs that emphasize business-oriented | ||
strategies to increase workforce competitiveness, improve | ||
workforce diversity, and expand a regional talent pool | ||
around high-growth industries; | ||
(3) industrial biotechnology industry-aligned | ||
credential (digital badging) expansion programs to | ||
increase the number of workers with in-demand skills | ||
needed to obtain a job or advance within the workplace and | ||
for merging competency-based education with responsive | ||
workforce training strategies; and | ||
(4) high school and community college industrial | ||
biotechnology career pathway and pre-apprenticeship | ||
program development. | ||
(c) To be eligible for grants provided under the Program, | ||
an entity must be either: (i) a State-sponsored, | ||
university-affiliated laboratory or research institution | ||
conducting collaboratives or for-hire research in the | ||
development of biorenewable chemicals, bio-based polymers, | ||
materials, novel feeds, or additional value-added | ||
biorenewables; or (ii) a State-accredited university or | ||
community college. An eligible entity must establish that it | ||
plans to use grant funds for a purpose specifically provided | ||
under subsection (b). | ||
(d) On or before January 31 of the next calendar year to | ||
occur after the last day of any State fiscal year in which the |
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity receives State | ||
funding for the Program under this Section, the Department of | ||
Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall submit an annual | ||
report to the General Assembly and the Governor on the use of | ||
grant funds under the Program. The report shall include, but | ||
not be limited to: (i) the disbursement of grant funds, | ||
categorized by eligible entity; (ii) the number of persons | ||
enrolled in or taking advantage of a program established or | ||
maintained using grant funds; (iii) the number of persons | ||
completing a program established or maintained using grant | ||
funds; and (iv) the number of person gaining employment in the | ||
industrial biotechnology industry following completion of a | ||
program established or maintained using grant funds. | ||
(e) The Department shall adopt all rules necessary for the | ||
implementation and administration of the Program under this | ||
Section. | ||
Section 90-10. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||
Sections 6z-130 and 6z-131 as follows: | ||
(30 ILCS 105/6z-130 new) | ||
Sec. 6z-130. Industrial Biotechnology Human Capital Fund. | ||
(a) The Industrial Biotechnology Human Capital Fund is | ||
created as a special fund in the State treasury and may receive | ||
funds from any source, public or private, including moneys | ||
appropriated for use by the Department of Commerce and |
Economic Opportunity and laboratories and institutions | ||
conducting industrial biotechnology research. Subject to | ||
appropriation, the Industrial Biotechnology Human Capital Fund | ||
shall receive moneys from the General Revenue Fund until June | ||
30, 2025. Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this | ||
Section shall, as a condition of receiving the grant, | ||
contribute moneys to the Fund as part of a cost-sharing | ||
agreement between the grantee and the Department of Commerce | ||
and Economic Opportunity in accordance with rules adopted by | ||
the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Grants | ||
issued under the Section may be for a period of 2 years. An | ||
eligible entity issued a grant under this Sections shall be | ||
eligible for more than one such grant, but no more than one | ||
grant annually, for the purpose of hiring and retaining | ||
Experts in Residence; however, such entity may maintain more | ||
than one grant at any given time. | ||
(b) Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be | ||
used for providing grants to laboratories and research | ||
institutions for the purpose of hiring and retaining in-house | ||
specialists, to be known as experts in residence, with the | ||
knowledge and experience in moving industrial biotechnology | ||
products through the development phase. | ||
(c) To be eligible for grants provided from the Fund, an | ||
entity must be a State-sponsored, university-affiliated | ||
laboratory or research institution conducting collaboratives | ||
or for-hire research in the development of biorenewable |
chemicals, bio-based polymers, materials, novel feeds, or | ||
additional value added biorenewables. Eligible entities must | ||
also establish that the Expert-In-Residence they seek to hire | ||
or retain using the grant funds possesses expertise in | ||
fermentation engineering, process engineering, catalytic | ||
engineering, analytical chemistry, or is a scale-up | ||
specialist. | ||
(d) On or before January 31 of the next calendar year to | ||
occur after the last day of any State fiscal year in which the | ||
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity receives State | ||
funding for the Program under this Section, the Department of | ||
Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall submit an annual | ||
report to the General Assembly and the Governor on the use of | ||
moneys in the Fund. The report shall include, but not be | ||
limited to: (i) the number of laboratories or institutions | ||
utilizing moneys in the Fund, including the name of such | ||
entities; (ii) the number of experts in residence hired by | ||
each laboratory or institution; (iii) the expertise or | ||
specialty area of each expert in residence hired or retained; | ||
and (iv) a summary of the benefit to the economy of the State | ||
of Illinois economy in providing the grants. | ||
(e) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | ||
shall adopt all rules necessary for the implementation of this | ||
Section. | ||
(30 ILCS 105/6z-131 new) |
Sec. 6z-131. Industrial Biotechnology Capital Maintenance | ||
Fund. | ||
(a) The Industrial Biotechnology Capital Maintenance Fund | ||
is created as a special fund in the State treasury and may | ||
receive funds from any source, public or private, including | ||
from moneys appropriated for use by the Department of Commerce | ||
and Economic Opportunity and laboratories and institutions | ||
conducting industrial biotechnology research. | ||
(b) Subject to appropriation, moneys in the Fund shall be | ||
used for providing grants to laboratories and research | ||
institutions for the purpose of maintenance and repair of | ||
capital assets. Such maintenance and repairs of capital assets | ||
shall be designed to extend the serviceable life of equipment | ||
and buildings and expand the capacity of equipment and | ||
buildings by at least 10%. For the purposes of this Section, | ||
"capital assets" means equipment or buildings that have a | ||
value greater than $250,000. | ||
(c) To be eligible for grants provided from the Fund, an | ||
entity must be a State-sponsored, university-affiliated | ||
laboratory or research institution conducting collaboratives | ||
or for-hire research in the development of biorenewable | ||
chemicals, bio-based polymers, materials, novel feeds, or | ||
additional value added biorenewables. The Department of | ||
Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall determine the | ||
disbursement of moneys for the purposes of this Section. Each | ||
eligible entity, as a condition of receiving a grant under |
this Section, shall match up to at least 50% of the moneys to | ||
be granted to the entity. | ||
(d) On or before January 31 of the next calendar year to | ||
occur after the last day of any State fiscal year in which the | ||
Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity receives State | ||
funding for the Program under this Section, the Department of | ||
Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall submit an annual | ||
report to the General Assembly and the Governor on the use of | ||
moneys in the Fund. The report shall include, but not be | ||
limited to: (i) the name of the institution or laboratory | ||
receiving funds; (ii) the capital assets that were maintained | ||
or repaired at each institution or laboratory; (iii) the | ||
expected usable life extension of each maintained or repaired | ||
asset; and (iv) the capacity increase of each maintained or | ||
repaired asset. | ||
(e) The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | ||
shall adopt all rules necessary for the implementation of this | ||
Section.
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