SECOND REGULAR SESSION
92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE BLAND.
Pre-filed December 4, 2003, and copies ordered printed.
STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To repeal section 620.1310, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to the task force on trade and investment.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 620.1310, RSMo, is repealed and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 620.1310, to read as follows:
620.1310. 1. There is hereby created within the department of economic development the "Task Force on Trade and Investment". The primary duty of the task force is to establish international trade and investment opportunities for Missouri businesses, with a special emphasis on establishing trade and investment opportunities with African countries having a democratic form of government. As part of its duties, the task force shall develop a comprehensive plan of action with strategies for increasing the availability of import and export opportunities for Missouri businesses.
2. The task force created in this section shall be comprised of fifteen members, appointed in the following manner:
(1) Four members of the Missouri house of representatives, two from each political party, shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(2) Four members of the Missouri senate, two from each political party, shall be appointed by the president pro tem of the senate; and
(3) Seven members shall be appointed by the governor, selected from a panel of names submitted by the director of the department of economic development, which panel shall include the names of individuals representing business, labor, education, agriculture, economics, law, and government.
Each member shall serve four-year terms, except that of each of the initial appointments made by the house of representatives and the senate, one shall be for a one-year term, one shall be for a two-year term, one shall be for a three-year term, and one shall be for a four-year term, and of the initial appointments made by the governor, one shall be for a one-year term, two shall be for a two-year term, two shall be for a three-year term, and two shall be for a four-year term. Members may be reappointed. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as that in which appointments, other than initial appointments, are made.
3. The task force shall meet at least quarterly, and shall submit its recommendations and plan of action for establishing opportunities for trade and investment to the governor, to the general assembly, and to the director of the department of economic development each year by July first, beginning in 2005.
4. Members of the task force shall receive no additional compensation but shall be eligible for reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses directly related to the performance of task force duties.
[620.1310. 1. There is hereby created within the department of economic development the "Task Force on Trade and Investment". The primary duty of the task force is to establish international trade and investment opportunities for Missouri businesses, with a special emphasis on establishing trade and investment opportunities with African countries having a democratic form of government. As part of its duties, the task force shall develop a comprehensive plan of action with strategies for increasing the availability of import and export opportunities for Missouri businesses.
2. The task force created in this section shall be comprised of fifteen members, appointed in the following manner:
(1) Four members of the Missouri house of representatives, two from each political party, shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(2) Four members of the Missouri senate, two from each political party, shall be appointed by the president pro tem of the senate; and
(3) Seven members shall be appointed by the governor, selected from a panel of names submitted by the director of the department of economic development, which panel shall include the names of individuals representing business, labor, education, agriculture, economics, law and government.
3. The task force shall meet at least quarterly, and shall submit its recommendations and plan of action for establishing opportunities for trade and investment to the governor, to the general assembly and to the director of the department of economic development each year by July first, beginning in 1998.
4. Members of the task force shall receive no additional compensation but shall be eligible for reimbursement for expenses directly related to the performance of task force duties.
5. The provisions of this section shall expire December 31, 2001.]