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This bill appropriates $2,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund to the Illinois Department of Agriculture to provide a grant to an Illinois higher education institution's integrated bioprocessing research laboratory specifically for expanding alternative protein research. Alternative proteins are food protein sources that are not derived from traditional animal agriculture, such as plant-based, cell-cultured, or fermentation-derived proteins. The bill aims to support scientific research and development in this emerging field, which has potential implications for sustainable food production, agricultural innovation, and potentially addressing environmental and nutritional challenges. The funding is intended to help the research laboratory conduct more extensive studies and potentially develop new alternative protein technologies. The bill will take effect immediately upon becoming law, allowing for prompt implementation of the grant funding.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2616&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104