SB 855 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING.

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855 January Session, 2019 ANLCO ACTNo. ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING.

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(CE) AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF SECRETARY OF MANUFACTURING.

(NEW) (Effective October 1, 2019) (a) There shall be a DirectorSecretary of Manufacturing withinappointed by the DepartmentGovernor offor Economica andterm Communityof Development.four years.

TheSuch directorterm shallmay be appointedrenewed byat the Commissionerdiscretion of Economicthe andGovernor Community Development after consultation with a state-wide manufacturing collaborative.

(b) The directorsecretary shall have (1) at least ten years of experience in the manufacturing industry, preferably as an executive of a company with fewer than five hundred employees, (2) a subjective background in financial management, and (3) familiarity with current state programs concerning manufacturing assistance.assistance, (4) credibility with the state's manufacturing community, and (5) experience in government relations activity.

(c) The directorsecretary shall, in consultation with the state's manufacturing community, (1) define strategic goals and objectives for advancing manufacturing growth in the state, (2) ensure state and federal investments for the advancement of manufacturing are aligned with such strategic goals and objectives, (3) enhance state-wide coordination, collaboration and partnership among public, private and nonprofit entities, and (4) establish systems for regularly measuring the effectiveness of investments that are achieving objectives and LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00855-R01 of 3 SB.docx Substitute Bill No.

8554103 1 of 3 Raised Bill No.855 advancing manufacturing growth, (2) ensure state and federal investments for the advancement of manufacturing are aligned with such strategic goals and objectives, (3) enhance state-wide coordination, collaboration and partnership among public, private and nonprofit entities, and (4) establish systems for regularly measuring the effectiveness of investments that are achieving measurable objectives and recommend changes as necessary.

(d) Not later than October 1, 2020, the directorsecretary shall submit a report to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to commerce on plans for and progress toward addressing the following priorities:

(1) With regard to workforce development, the directorsecretary shall (A) develop initiatives for promoting manufacturing careers in public schools and local communities, (B) increase the capability of traditional and technical high schools to provide comprehensive technical education to students, (C) coordinateensure coordinated integration of manufacturing curriculums in middle schools, high schools, community colleges, four-year colleges and graduate level manufacturing-related education programs, and (D) expand the state's capability to address immediate manufacturing workforce needs through greater regional partnerships and expansion of strategic workforce pipeline initiatives.

(2) With regard to technology, the directorsecretary shall establish an Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortium.Consortium to coordinate state- funded technology resource providers.

The consortium shall (A) establish clear mission lanes for each resource, (B) establish a network for consistent and collaborative communication between the technology resourceresources providers and manufacturers,the (B)manufacturing increasecommunity manufacturers'they serve, (C) increase awareness among manufacturers of the importance of technology innovation to their long-long-term term success, and(D) (C) increase awareness and accessibility of planning, testing, financing and other assistance associated with advancing technology innovation in the manufacturing industry.community, and (E) create performance metrics to LCO No.

(3)4103 With2 regard to state funding of manufacturing3 programs,Raised theBill directorNo.855 shallmeasure evaluateimpacts state-funded manufacturing programs and recommend changes to suchdrive programs,continuous asimprovement. warranted, to meet strategic objectives, consistent with needs of manufacturers.

(4)(3) With regard to state funding of manufacturing regulations,programs, the directorsecretary shall establish a Regulatory Improvement Team to evaluate whetherand regulationsrealign, areas clear,warranted, narrowlystate-funded constructedmanufacturing programs to meet astrategic legitimateobjectives, need,consistent consistentlywith appliedneeds and meet other measures detailed in the LCO {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2019SB-00852 of 3manufacturers. R01-SB.docx } Substitute Bill No.

855(4) With regard to manufacturing regulations, the secretary shall establish a Regulatory Improvement Team to ensure regulations are clear, narrowly constructed to meet a legitimate need, consistently applied and meet other measures detailed in the regulatory transparency and efficiency provisions of Executive Order Number 37 of Governor Dannel P.

(5) With regard to promotion of manufacturing, the directorsecretary shall assist manufacturers, state agencies and other relevant entities with promoting the products and services of the state's manufacturers.

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(NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) There is established an account to be known as the "director of manufacturing account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund.

The following moneys shall be deposited in the account:

(1) Any moneys required or permitted by law to be deposited in the account;

(2) all private contributions, gifts, grants, donations, bequests or devises received by the account;

and (3) to the extent not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law, any local, state or federal funds received by the account.

Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Director of Manufacturing for the purposes of subsection (c) of section 1 of this act.

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