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The joint committee shall be charged with making recommendations to the full general assembly in the following areas:
(1) Legislative implementation of Missouri's strategic plan for life sciences, or successor plans;
(2) Executive branch actions and policies necessary to nurture and support life sciences research and commercialization;
(3) State investments necessary to nurture and support life sciences research and commercialization;
(4) Changes necessary in Missouri's tax system to nurture and support life sciences research and commercialization;
(5) Laws and policies necessary to eliminate barriers to life sciences research and commercialization and to encourage the start-up of new life sciences companies in Missouri;
(6) Laws and policies necessary to encourage the retention and recruitment of existing life sciences companies in Missouri;
(7) Laws and policies necessary to encourage the recruitment of expert life scientists to Missouri;
(8) Coordination of Missouri's existing scientific resources, including Missouri's colleges and universities; and
(9) Any other legislative action necessary to nurture and support life sciences research and commercialization in Missouri.
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