Otter’s Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) initiative, a proposal to jump-start tech innovation in the state, cleared the Idaho House on a 65-2 vote Monday.
Rep. Dennis Lake, R-Blackfoot, the floor sponsor of the bill, said the legislation will pair the private and public sectors for the public good. “This legislation was not created in a vacuum,” Lake said.
The plan was modeled after successful programs in other states, including Utah’s USTARS initiative. “The concept is not new,” Lake said, adding that it has brought jobs and innovations to areas where it’s been implemented.
