BILL NUMBER: AB 1563	CHAPTERED  10/04/05

	CHAPTER  518
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  OCTOBER 4, 2005
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  OCTOBER 4, 2005
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 29, 2005
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 22, 2005
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 16, 2005
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 13, 2005

INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the
Economy (Arambula (Chair), Canciamilla, Houston, and Oropeza)

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2005

   An act to amend Section 7085 of the Government Code, relating to
enterprise zones.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1563, Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy
Enterprise zones: reports to Legislature.
   The Enterprise Zone Act generally provides for the designation by
the Department of Housing and Community Development of enterprise
zones in the state pursuant to which certain entities within the zone
may receive regulatory, tax, and other incentives for private
investment and employment. The department is required to submit a
report to the Legislature every 5 years that reviews the progress and
effectiveness of each enterprise zone, with respect to specified
components.
   The act requires the Employment Development Department and the
State Department of Education to give high priority to the training
of unemployed individuals who reside in a targeted employment area or
a designated enterprise zone.
   This bill would require the report submitted by the Department of
Housing and Community Development to include a review of any efforts
made regarding training of unemployed individuals pursuant to these
provisions, and would require the Employment Development Department
to provide information to the department in this regard.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 7085 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   7085.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5, the department shall
submit a report to the Legislature every five years beginning January
1, 1998, that evaluates the effect of the program on employment,
investment, and incomes, and on state and local tax revenues in
designated enterprise zones. The report shall include a department
review of the progress and effectiveness of each enterprise zone,
including, but not limited to, any efforts made regarding training of
unemployed individuals pursuant to Section 7081. The Employment
Development Department shall, for the purposes of the report, provide
the department with existing data on unemployed individuals
receiving training. The Franchise Tax Board shall make available to
the department and the Legislature aggregate information on the
dollar value of enterprise zone tax credits that are claimed each
year by businesses.
   (b) An enterprise zone governing body shall provide information at
the request of the department as necessary for the department to
prepare the report required pursuant to subdivision (a).