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4		-	AN ACT concerning health.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
8		-	Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force Act.
9		-	Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
10		-	"Alternative proteins" means proteins created from
11		-	plant-based, fermented, cell-cultured inputs and processes to
12		-	create foods that share sensory characteristics with
13		-	conventional meat and dairy.
14		-	"Cultivated meat" means meat that is produced in a
15		-	bioreactor from animal cells using a cell cultivation process.
16		-	"Fermented protein" means a protein that is made from
17		-	traditional fermentation, biomass fermentation, or precision
18		-	fermentation.
19		-	"Plant-based protein" means a protein that is produced
20		-	directly from a plant.
21		-	Section 10. Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force. The
22		-	Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force is established for
23		-	the purposes of investigating and studying alternative
24		-	proteins to identify and evaluate possible opportunities that
25		-	the protein innovation and the alternative protein industry
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning health.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
	7	+	5 Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force Act.
	8	+	6 Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
	9	+	7 "Alternative proteins" means proteins created from
	10	+	8 plant-based, fermented, cell-cultured inputs and processes to
	11	+	9 create foods that share sensory characteristics with
	12	+	10 conventional meat and dairy.
	13	+	11 "Cultivated meat" means meat that is produced in a
	14	+	12 bioreactor from animal cells using a cell cultivation process.
	15	+	13 "Fermented protein" means a protein that is made from
	16	+	14 traditional fermentation, biomass fermentation, or precision
	17	+	15 fermentation.
	18	+	16 "Plant-based protein" means a protein that is produced
	19	+	17 directly from a plant.
	20	+	18 Section 10. Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force. The
	21	+	19 Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force is established for
	22	+	20 the purposes of investigating and studying alternative
	23	+	21 proteins to identify and evaluate possible opportunities that
	24	+	22 the protein innovation and the alternative protein industry
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32		-	offer in the State. The Task Force shall study and draft a
33		-	report on how the State may best support the growing
34		-	alternative protein industry in the State. The Task Force
35		-	shall: (i) examine the potential economic development benefits
36		-	and job creation potential of the plant-based protein,
37		-	cultivated meat, and fermented protein industries in the
38		-	State; (ii) identify the environmental impacts of alternative
39		-	proteins and their supply chains; (iii) examine if alternative
40		-	proteins can strengthen the State's food resilience; (iv)
41		-	assess how alternative proteins may affect individual health,
42		-	public health, and food security in the State; and (v)
43		-	identify ways the State may foster the growth of the emerging
44		-	alternative protein industry, including by reviewing past and
45		-	present efforts made to support the broader biotech and life
46		-	science industries.
47		-	Section 15. Membership; appointments; meeting.
48		-	(a) The Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force shall
49		-	consist of the following members:
50		-	(1) one member of the Senate, who shall be appointed
51		-	by the President of the Senate and shall serve as co-chair
52		-	of the Task Force;
53		-	(2) one member of the Senate, who shall be appointed
54		-	by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
55		-	(3) one member of the House of Representatives, who
56		-	shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
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	33	+	1 offer in the State. The Task Force shall study and draft a
	34	+	2 report on how the State may best support the growing
	35	+	3 alternative protein industry in the State. The Task Force
	36	+	4 shall: (i) examine the potential economic development benefits
	37	+	5 and job creation potential of the plant-based protein,
	38	+	6 cultivated meat, and fermented protein industries in the
	39	+	7 State; (ii) identify the environmental impacts of alternative
	40	+	8 proteins and their supply chains; (iii) examine if alternative
	41	+	9 proteins can strengthen the State's food resilience; (iv)
	42	+	10 assess how alternative proteins may affect individual health,
	43	+	11 public health, and food security in the State; and (v)
	44	+	12 identify ways the State may foster the growth of the emerging
	45	+	13 alternative protein industry, including by reviewing past and
	46	+	14 present efforts made to support the broader biotech and life
	47	+	15 science industries.
	48	+	16 Section 15. Membership; appointments; meeting.
	49	+	17 (a) The Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force shall
	50	+	18 consist of the following members:
	51	+	19 (1) one member of the Senate, who shall be appointed
	52	+	20 by the President of the Senate and shall serve as co-chair
	53	+	21 of the Task Force;
	54	+	22 (2) one member of the Senate, who shall be appointed
	55	+	23 by the Minority Leader of the Senate;
	56	+	24 (3) one member of the House of Representatives, who
	57	+	25 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of
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59		-	Representatives and shall serve as co-chair of the Task
60		-	Force;
61		-	(4) one member of the House of Representatives, who
62		-	shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
63		-	Representatives;
64		-	(5) the Secretary of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
65		-	or the Secretary's designee;
66		-	(6) the Director of Agriculture or the Director's
67		-	designee;
68		-	(7) 5 members who are appointed by the Director of
69		-	Agriculture. Of the members appointed by the Director of
70		-	Agriculture, 3 members shall be commercial producers of
71		-	agricultural commodities, of which one member shall be
72		-	from the largest statewide agricultural association; and 2
73		-	members shall be representatives from the University of
74		-	Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and
75		-	Environmental Sciences engaged in nutritional research;
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77		-	(8) 6 members who are appointed by the Governor. Of
78		-	the members appointed by the Governor, 2 members shall be
79		-	engaged in academic or scientific research on alternative
80		-	protein development at a State college or university; one
81		-	member shall be a representative of a nonprofit
82		-	organization dedicated to the development and
83		-	accessibility of alternative proteins; one member shall be
84		-	a representative of the State's agricultural biotechnology
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87		-	industry; one member shall be the president of the
88		-	Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization or the
89		-	organization's designee; and one member shall be a
90		-	representative from a multinational food processing and
91		-	manufacturing corporation headquartered in this State.
92		-	(b) Members of the Task Force shall not receive
93		-	compensation for their services to the Task Force.
94		-	(c) All appointments shall be made not later than 30 days
95		-	after the effective date of this Act.
96		-	(d) The co-chairs of the Task Force shall schedule no
97		-	fewer than 4 meetings of the Task Force, including not less
98		-	than one public hearing. The co-chairs shall convene the first
99		-	meeting of the Task Force within 60 days after the effective
100		-	date of this Act.
101		-	Section 20. Report. The Task Force shall submit a report
102		-	of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no
103		-	later than December 31, 2023.
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	68	+	1 Representatives and shall serve as co-chair of the Task
	69	+	2 Force;
	70	+	3 (4) one member of the House of Representatives, who
	71	+	4 shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of
	72	+	5 Representatives;
	73	+	6 (5) the Secretary of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
	74	+	7 or the Secretary's designee;
	75	+	8 (6) the Director of Agriculture or the Director's
	76	+	9 designee;
	77	+	10 (7) 5 members who are appointed by the Director of
	78	+	11 Agriculture. Of the members appointed by the Director of
	79	+	12 Agriculture, 3 members shall be commercial producers of
	80	+	13 agricultural commodities, of which one member shall be
	81	+	14 from the largest statewide agricultural association; and 2
	82	+	15 members shall be representatives from the University of
	83	+	16 Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and
	84	+	17 Environmental Sciences engaged in nutritional research;
	85	+	18 and
	86	+	19 (8) 6 members who are appointed by the Governor. Of
	87	+	20 the members appointed by the Governor, 2 members shall be
	88	+	21 engaged in academic or scientific research on alternative
	89	+	22 protein development at a State college or university; one
	90	+	23 member shall be a representative of a nonprofit
	91	+	24 organization dedicated to the development and
	92	+	25 accessibility of alternative proteins; one member shall be
	93	+	26 a representative of the State's agricultural biotechnology
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	104	+	1 industry; one member shall be the president of the
	105	+	2 Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization or the
	106	+	3 organization's designee; and one member shall be a
	107	+	4 representative from a multinational food processing and
	108	+	5 manufacturing corporation headquartered in this State.
	109	+	6 (b) Members of the Task Force shall not receive
	110	+	7 compensation for their services to the Task Force.
	111	+	8 (c) All appointments shall be made not later than 30 days
	112	+	9 after the effective date of this Act.
	113	+	10 (d) The co-chairs of the Task Force shall schedule no
	114	+	11 fewer than 4 meetings of the Task Force, including not less
	115	+	12 than one public hearing. The co-chairs shall convene the first
	116	+	13 meeting of the Task Force within 60 days after the effective
	117	+	14 date of this Act.
	118	+	15 Section 20. Report. The Task Force shall submit a report
	119	+	16 of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no
	120	+	17 later than December 31, 2023.
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