BILL NUMBER: SB 1792 CHAPTERED 08/28/02 CHAPTER 307 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE AUGUST 28, 2002 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR AUGUST 28, 2002 PASSED THE SENATE AUGUST 14, 2002 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY JUNE 28, 2002 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 26, 2002 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JUNE 20, 2002 INTRODUCED BY Senator Vasconcellos FEBRUARY 22, 2002 An act to amend Section 15363.10 of the Government Code, relating to economic development. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1792, Vasconcellos. California Economic Strategy Panel: appointments. Existing law requires the Secretary of Technology, Trade, and Commerce to convene the California Economic Strategy Panel, that includes specified appointed members, to provide recommendations regarding an economic development strategic plan. Appointments to the panel are required to expire at the end of the 2-year planning horizon of the economic development strategy panel. This bill instead would require that, beginning January 1, 2003, appointments to the panel be for 4-year terms as specified, except that certain appointments made by the Governor on January 1, 2003, would be for 2-year terms and upon the expiration of those 2-year terms, the appointments would be for 4-year terms and be made every 4 years thereafter. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 15363.10 of the Government Code is amended to read: 15363.10. (a) The secretary shall lead the preparation of a biennial California Economic Development Strategic Plan. In fulfilling this duty, the secretary shall do the following: (1) Review the recommendations made by the California Economic Strategy Panel in their biennial economic development strategic plan document. This document shall make recommendations regarding an economic development strategic plan for the state, covering a two-year time period and containing a statement of economic goals for the state, a prioritized list identifying significant issues learned from economic development strategic plan panel meetings, proposals for legislation, regulations, and administrative reforms necessary to improve the business climate and economy of the state, evaluation of the effectiveness of the state's economic development programs, a list of key industries in which the state shall focus its economic development efforts, and strategies to foster job growth and economic development covering all state agencies, offices, boards, and commissions that have economic development responsibilities. (2) Convene a biennial economic strategy panel to provide recommendations regarding a California economic development strategic plan. This panel shall conduct meetings in Sacramento, all cities of the state with populations over 500,000, and in major cities of other regions of California as designated by the secretary. The secretary shall invite businesses, labor unions, organizations representing the interests of diverse ethnic and gender groups, local government leaders, academic economists and business professors, chambers of commerce and other business organizations, government agencies, and key industries to contribute to the preparation of the recommended economic strategy. These meetings shall address at least the following matters of concern: (A) Strengths and weaknesses of the California economy and the state's prospects for future economic prosperity. (B) Emerging and declining industries in California and elsewhere. (C) Effectiveness of California's economic development programs in creating and retaining jobs and attracting industries. (D) Adequacy of state and local physical and economic infrastructure. (E) Government impediments to economic development. (b) The panel shall be composed of the following 15 members: (1) The Secretary of Technology, Trade, and Commerce, who shall serve as chair of the panel. (2) Eight persons appointed by the Governor. (3) The Speaker of the Assembly or his or her designee. (4) The President pro Tempore of the Senate or his or her designee. (5) The Minority Leader of the Assembly or his or her designee. (6) The Minority Leader of the Senate or his or her designee. (7) One person appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly. (8) One person appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules. (c) The panel shall be representative of state government, business, labor, finance, and academic institutions, and shall be broadly reflective of the state's population as to gender, ethnicity, and geographic residence within California. At least one-half of all the persons on the panel shall be from the private sector and at least two appointments shall be from private businesses with less than 50 employees. At least two appointments shall be from rural areas of the state. Beginning January 1, 2003, appointments to the panel shall be for four-year terms, except that the Governor's appointments made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) shall be made as follows: (1) Four members shall be appointed on January 1, 2003, and every four years thereafter. (2) Four members shall be appointed on January 1, 2003, for a two-year term. (3) Upon the expiration of the initial appointments made pursuant to paragraph (2), four members shall be appointed on January 1, 2005, and every four years thereafter. (d) The secretary shall deliver copies of the economic strategy panel's recommended California economic development strategic plan to every constitutional officer, legislator, member of the Governor's cabinet, members of the economic development strategic plan panel, and every state agency, office, board, and commission having economic development responsibilities. (e) In each succeeding two-year cycle, the secretary shall undertake this process anew, so as to update the economic strategy on or before October 31 of each succeeding second year.