S.F. No. 1880 Summary

• Reestablishes the Board of Innovation as a 16-member board with representatives from legislature, state agencies, academia, nonprofits, foundations, and business to oversee local government innovation and efficiency initiatives.

• Authorizes the board to accept applications from local government units and nonprofits for waivers of administrative rules and temporary exemptions from state procedural laws to test innovative service delivery models.

• Establishes three grant programs: service budget management model grants (up to $250,000), cooperation planning grants (up to $50,000), and service-sharing grants (up to $100,000) with matching fund requirements.

• Directs the board to investigate unfunded state mandates, make recommendations to legislature and governor on reducing regulatory burden, and facilitate proposals for grants and regional innovation collaboration.

• Appropriates an unspecified amount from the general fund in fiscal year 2010 for board start-up costs as a one-time appropriation.