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Committee backs creation of Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, sends bill to appropriations
Summary
Representative Eric Teschka presented House Bill 1172 to the Commerce and Technology Committee, proposing creation of an Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation under the Secretary of Commerce; the committee voted to recommit the bill to Appropriations, 11-0.
Representative Eric Teschka presented House Bill 1172 to the Commerce and Technology Committee, proposing creation of an Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation placed under the Secretary of Commerce. The committee voted to recommit the bill to the Appropriations Committee, 11-0.
Teschka said the proposal is intended to renew state focus on innovators and entrepreneurs rather than add “an additional layer of government.” He told the committee, “This isn't about adding an additional layer of government ... this is about a focus and a renewed intentionality on our state's best and brightest innovators and entrepreneurs.” He said the bill…
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