BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 1460 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 25, 2012 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Felipe Fuentes, Chair AB 1460 (Huber) - As Introduced: January 9, 2012 Policy Committee: JEDE Vote:6-0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: SUMMARY This bill repeals the implementing codes for the California Commission on Industrial Innovation and deletes one cross reference to the Commission in a separate code. FISCAL EFFECT Negligible. COMMENTS Author's purpose : According to the author, the California Commission on Industrial Innovation was created by Executive Order in 1981 (B-91-81) and made permanent in statute in 1982. The author states the Commission was envisioned to recommend effective and aggressive strategies for expanding the state's economy and employment rate. The author argues the Commission no longer exists and its proposed activities are supported by other divisions of government, including the Governor's Office of Economic Development. Analysis Prepared by : Roger Dunstan / APPR. / (916) 319-2081