SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.2564
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
4823H.03C DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapter1,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtothetwenty-first
centuryinnovationhubtaskforce.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapter1,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
2knownassection1.511,toreadasfollows:
1.511.1.Thereisherebyestablishedthe"Twenty-FirstCenturyInnovationHub
2TaskForce".
3 2.Thetaskforceshallconsistof:
4 (1)Fivemembersofthehouseofrepresentatives,withthreememberstobe
5appointedbythespeakerofthehouseofrepresentatives,atleastoneofwhomisa
6memberofthecommitteeoneconomicdevelopment,andtwomemberstobeappointed
7bytheminorityleaderofthehouseofrepresentatives;
8 (2)Threemembersofthesenate,withtwomemberstobeappointedbythe
9presidentprotemporeofthesenateandonemembertobeappointedbytheminority
10leaderofthesenate;
11 (3)Thecommissionerofeducationorthecommissioner'sdesignee;
12 (4)Onememberrepresentingthedepartmentofhighereducationand
13workforcedevelopment,appointedbythecommissionerofhighereducation;
14 (5)OnememberwhoisontheboardofcuratorsoftheUniversityofMissouri,
15appointedbythespeakerofthehouse;
16 (6)Onememberrepresentingotherpublicuniversitiesinthestate,appointedby
17thespeakerofthehouseofrepresentatives;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (7)Fivemembersappointedbythespeakerofthehouse,withsubject-matter
19expertisein:
20 (a)Agriculturaltechnology;
21 (b)Business,representingabusinessorganizationinthisstate;
22 (c)FarmingtheMissouriFarmBureau,representingafarmingorganizationin
23thisstate;
24 (d)Foodtechnology;and
25 (e)Healthsciences;and
26 (8)Twelvemembersrepresentingthefollowingorganizations,withnine
27memberstobeappointedbythespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesandthree
28memberstobeappointedbythepresidentprotemporeofthesenate:
29 (a)BioSTL;
30 (b)TheCenterforRuralHealthInnovation;
31 (c)TheDanforthPlantScienceCenter;
32 (d)TheEarlyAdopterGrowerInnovationCommunity;
33 (e)TheIndependentCollegesandUniversitiesofMissouri;
34 (f)TheMissouriCattlemen'sAssociation;
35 (g)TheMissouriCommunityCollegeAssociation;
36 (h)TheMissouriCornGrowersAssociation;
37 (i)TheMissouriPartnership;
38 (j)TheMissouriPorkAssociation;
39 (k)TheMissouriSoybeanAssociation;and
40 (l)TheStateTechnicalCollegeofMissouri.
41 3.Thespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesshalldesignatethechairofthe
42taskforce,andthepresidentprotemporeofthesenateshalldesignatethevicechairof
43thetaskforce.
44 4.Staffmembersofhouseresearch,housedrafting,senateresearch,andthe
45jointcommitteeonlegislativeresearchshallprovidesuchlegal,research,clerical,
46technical,andbilldraftingservicesasthetaskforcemayrequireintheperformanceof
47itsduties.
48 5.Membersofthetaskforceshallservewithoutcompensation,butthemembers
49andanystaffassignedtothetaskforceshallreceivereimbursementforactualand
50necessaryexpensesincurredinattendingmeetingsofthetaskforceorany
51subcommitteethereof.Alltaskforcemembersshallbesubjecttothesameconflict-
52of-interestprovisionsinchapter105thatareenforcedbytheMissouriethics
53commissioninthesamemannerthatelectedorappointedofficialsandemployeesare
54subjecttosuchprovisions.
HCSHB2564 2 55 6.Thetaskforceshallholditsfirstmeetingwithintwomonthsfromtheeffective
56dateofthissection.
57 7.Themissionofthetaskforceshallbetomaximizeandexpandexisting
58industriesthatspurtechnologicalinnovationthroughoutthestate,withparticularfocus
59ontheareasofagriculturaltechnology,healthsciences,andfoodtechnology,andto
60createmorejobsinthetechnologysector.
61 8.Thetaskforceshallreportasummaryofitsactivitiesandany
62recommendationsforlegislationtothegeneralassemblybeforeAugust28,2023.
63 9.(1)ThetaskforceshallsuspenditsoperationsonJanuary1,2024.Atsuch
64time,allmembersofthetaskforceshallberelievedoftheirpositionsonthetaskforce.
65 (2)ThetaskforceshallresumeitsoperationsonJanuary1,2025,withanewset
66ofmemberstobeselectedinthemannerofsubsection2ofthissection.Thenewchair
67andthenewvicechairofthetaskforceshallbedesignatedundersubsection3ofthis
68section.
69 (3)Uponresumptionofitsoperations,thetaskforceshallcontinuetoreceive
70servicesaccordingtosubsection4ofthissectionandshallcontinuetobesubjecttoall
71provisionsofsubsection5ofthissection.
72 (4)Uponresumptionofitsoperations,thetaskforceshallreviewallsummaries
73andrecommendationspreviouslymadeundersubsection8ofthissectionandshall
74continuetocarryoutthemissiondescribedundersubsection7ofthissection.
75 (5)Uponresumptionofitsoperations,thetaskforceshallreportanupdated
76summaryofitsactivitiesandanyrecommendationsforlegislationtothegeneral
77assemblybeforeAugust28,2025.
78 (6)Afterprovidingareporttothegeneralassemblyasrequiredunder
79subdivision(5)ofthissubsection,thetaskforceshallcontinuetomeeteverytwoyears
80periodicallyuntilthissectionexpires.Thetaskforceshallprovideadditionalupdated
81summariesofitsactivitiesandadditionalrecommendationsforlegislationtothegeneral
82assembly,atsuchtimesasthetaskforcedeemsnecessary,untilthetaskforceis
83terminated.
84 10.Undersection23.253oftheMissourisunsetact:
85 (1)Theprovisionsofthenewprogramauthorizedunderthissectionshall
86automaticallysunsettwelveyearsaftertheeffectivedateofthissectionunless
87reauthorizedbyanactofthegeneralassembly;
88 (2)Ifsuchprogramisreauthorized,theprogramauthorizedunderthissection
89shallautomaticallysunsettwelveyearsaftertheeffectivedateofthereauthorizationof
90thissection;and
HCSHB2564 3 91 (3)ThissectionshallterminateonSeptemberfirstofthecalendaryear
92immediatelyfollowingthecalendaryearinwhichtheprogramauthorizedunderthis
93sectionissunset.
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