Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 10–Committee on Judiciary

 

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Senate Concurrent RESOLUTION—Urging various persons and entities to coordinate their efforts to promote economic development and diversification in this state.

 

   Whereas, Research and development programs offered through the

 university systems of other states, such as the Georgia Research Alliance,

 have fostered economic diversification and growth in those states by

 building the research infrastructure necessary to develop new and

 emerging technologies; and

   Whereas, The University and Community College System of Nevada

 is charged with the task of developing programs to train the workforce

 necessary to nurture new and emerging technologies; and

   Whereas, Entrepreneurial education, such as the class offered by the

 University of Nevada, Reno, provides valuable instruction in

 entrepreneurship and the development of venture capital and assists in

 promoting new business ventures in this state; and

   Whereas, Efforts must be coordinated to ensure that the University and

 Community College System of Nevada can realize its potential as a center

 for research and development; and

   Whereas, The Commission on Economic Development must identify

 target areas for economic development and sources of funding for the

 development of those target areas, including public and private

 contributions, and must review existing economic dynamics in this state

 and initiatives in other states; and

   Whereas, The Office of Science, Engineering and Technology has the

 statutory duty to work in coordination with the Commission on Economic

 Development to establish criteria and specific goals for economic

 development and diversification in this state in the areas of science,

 engineering and technology; and

   Whereas, The expenditure of the funds of the Experimental Program

 for the Stimulation of Competitive Research should be focused on

 supporting the appropriate target areas for economic development and on

 building the necessary research infrastructure to develop new and

 emerging technologies; and

   Whereas, Venture capital programs have been successfully developed

 in other states to promote economic development and diversification, such

 as the Venture Network of Iowa, which has cultivated an entrepreneurial

 environment where new businesses can thrive and existing businesses can

 innovate; and

   Whereas, The Governor, as chief executive of the State of Nevada, and

 the Lieutenant Governor, as Chairman of the Commission on Economic

 Development, play important roles in the efforts to foster economic

 development and diversification in this state; and

   Whereas, The State of Nevada has a wealth of potential economic

 resources that can be developed, diversified and targeted through the

 cooperation and coordination of existing public and private entities and

 programs; now, therefore, be it

 


   Resolved by the Senate of the State of Nevada, the Assembly

Concurring, That the members of the 71st Session of the Nevada

 Legislature do hereby urge the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the

 Office of Science, Engineering and Technology, the Commission on

 Economic Development and the University and Community College

 System of Nevada to coordinate their efforts to promote economic

 development and diversification in this state; and be it further

   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate prepare and transmit a copy

 of this resolution to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Director

 of the Office of Science, Engineering and Technology, the Executive

 Director of the Commission on Economic Development and the Board of

 Regents of the University of Nevada.

 

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