BILL NUMBER: AB 412	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Allen

                        FEBRUARY 15, 2013

   An act relating to economic development.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 412, as introduced, Allen. International trade.
   Existing law establishes various programs to promote international
trade for California businesses.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to enhance and expand opportunities for California
businesses to engage in international trade, and make legislative
findings and declarations in this regard.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that when
California businesses engage in international trade with the
countries located in the Pacific Rim and around the world, the state'
s economy prospers through job creation and growth.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to
enhance and expand opportunities for California businesses to engage
in international trade.