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| Public Act 103-0543 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning health.
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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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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force Act. | ||||
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||
"Alternative proteins" means proteins created from | ||||
plant-based, fermented, cell-cultured inputs and processes to | ||||
create foods that share sensory characteristics with | ||||
conventional meat and dairy. | ||||
"Cultivated meat" means meat that is produced in a | ||||
bioreactor from animal cells using a cell cultivation process. | ||||
"Fermented protein" means a protein that is made from | ||||
traditional fermentation, biomass fermentation, or precision | ||||
fermentation. | ||||
"Plant-based protein" means a protein that is produced | ||||
directly from a plant. | ||||
Section 10. Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force. The | ||||
Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force is established for | ||||
the purposes of investigating and studying alternative | ||||
proteins to identify and evaluate possible opportunities that | ||||
the protein innovation and the alternative protein industry | ||||
offer in the State. The Task Force shall study and draft a | ||
report on how the State may best support the growing | ||
alternative protein industry in the State. The Task Force | ||
shall: (i) examine the potential economic development benefits | ||
and job creation potential of the plant-based protein, | ||
cultivated meat, and fermented protein industries in the | ||
State; (ii) identify the environmental impacts of alternative | ||
proteins and their supply chains; (iii) examine if alternative | ||
proteins can strengthen the State's food resilience; (iv) | ||
assess how alternative proteins may affect individual health, | ||
public health, and food security in the State; and (v) | ||
identify ways the State may foster the growth of the emerging | ||
alternative protein industry, including by reviewing past and | ||
present efforts made to support the broader biotech and life | ||
science industries. | ||
Section 15. Membership; appointments; meeting. | ||
(a) The Alternative Protein Innovation Task Force shall | ||
consist of the following members: | ||
(1) one member of the Senate, who shall be appointed | ||
by the President of the Senate and shall serve as co-chair | ||
of the Task Force; | ||
(2) one member of the Senate, who shall be appointed | ||
by the Minority Leader of the Senate; | ||
(3) one member of the House of Representatives, who | ||
shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of | ||
Representatives and shall serve as co-chair of the Task | ||
Force; | ||
(4) one member of the House of Representatives, who | ||
shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the House of | ||
Representatives; | ||
(5) the Secretary of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | ||
or the Secretary's designee; | ||
(6) the Director of Agriculture or the Director's | ||
designee; | ||
(7) 5 members who are appointed by the Director of | ||
Agriculture. Of the members appointed by the Director of | ||
Agriculture, 3 members shall be commercial producers of | ||
agricultural commodities, of which one member shall be | ||
from the largest statewide agricultural association; and 2 | ||
members shall be representatives from the University of | ||
Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and | ||
Environmental Sciences engaged in nutritional research; | ||
and | ||
(8) 6 members who are appointed by the Governor. Of | ||
the members appointed by the Governor, 2 members shall be | ||
engaged in academic or scientific research on alternative | ||
protein development at a State college or university; one | ||
member shall be a representative of a nonprofit | ||
organization dedicated to the development and | ||
accessibility of alternative proteins; one member shall be | ||
a representative of the State's agricultural biotechnology | ||
industry; one member shall be the president of the | ||
Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization or the | ||
organization's designee; and one member shall be a | ||
representative from a multinational food processing and | ||
manufacturing corporation headquartered in this State. | ||
(b) Members of the Task Force shall not receive | ||
compensation for their services to the Task Force. | ||
(c) All appointments shall be made not later than 30 days | ||
after the effective date of this Act. | ||
(d) The co-chairs of the Task Force shall schedule no | ||
fewer than 4 meetings of the Task Force, including not less | ||
than one public hearing. The co-chairs shall convene the first | ||
meeting of the Task Force within 60 days after the effective | ||
date of this Act. | ||
Section 20. Report. The Task Force shall submit a report | ||
of its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly no | ||
later than December 31, 2023.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||