BILL NUMBER: AB 837	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Campos

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act to add Section 12096.4.9 to the Government Code, relating
to economic development.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 837, as introduced, Campos. Economic development programs:
reporting.
   The Economic Revitalization Act establishes the Governor's Office
of Business and Economic Development, also known as "GO-Biz," to
serve the Governor as the lead entity for economic strategy and the
marketing of California on issues relating to business development,
private sector investment, and economic growth.
   This bill would require an administrative lead center, under a
specified federal program, to report to GO-Biz and the Legislature
for any year state funds are appropriated to support that federal
program, and make legislative findings and declarations in this
regard. This bill would also require the director of GO-Biz to post a
report required under these provisions on the office's Internet Web
site.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) The California Small Business Development Center Program, a
part of the federal Small Business Development Center Program, plays
a primary role in providing technical assistance to the state's small
businesses and provides verified positive outcomes to the state's
economy.
   (b) Within the state, the California Small Business Development
Center Program is administered through six Regional Small Business
Development Center Networks, as follows: Northern California,
Northeastern California, Central California, Orange County/Inland
Empire, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Each regional network is managed
by an Administrative Lead Center, designated by the federal Small
Business Administration through a cooperative agreement, and
affiliated with one of the following public institutions of higher
education: California State University, Humboldt; California State
University, Chico; University of California, Merced; Long Beach
Community College District; California State University, Fullerton;
and Southwestern Community College District. The centers are
responsible for securing required one-to-one matching funds to draw
down federal appropriations, according to a population-based formula
determined by the United States Census, and the regional networks are
held accountable for their productivity and required to submit
regular performance reports to the Office of Small Business
Development Centers, within the federal Small Business
Administration.
   (c) Throughout the six regional networks there are more than 30
full-time Small Business Development Centers, with multiple
additional outreach locations serving small businesses in this state.
These centers provide assistance to existing businesses in the areas
of financing, government contracting, business planning and
management, marketing, international trade, energy efficiency and
sustainability, and disaster preparedness. The centers also provide
expert advice to technology companies in the areas of business and
financial plan preparation, angel and venture capital presentation
preparation, funding strategies, product positioning, market launch
strategies, applications for federal grants, technology transfers
with research universities, intellectual property issues, and
strategic partnerships. The centers work in collaboration with
various partners to provide these services, including, but not
limited to, community colleges, grantees of the federal Minority
Business Development Agency, the federal Small Business
Administration, the California Community Colleges Economic and
Workforce Development Program, local workforce investment boards, and
chambers of commerce.
   (d) The California Small Business Development Center Leadership
Council is comprised of the directors of the six Regional Small
Business Development Center Networks. The council is the statewide
entity tasked with negotiating partnerships on behalf of the
California Small Business Development Center Program, leveraging
operational and technical assistance for best practices across the
six regions, and working with the state government to maximize the
economic impact of the federal Small Business Development Center
Program within the state.
  SEC. 2.  Section 12096.4.9 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   12096.4.9.  (a) On or before August 30 following any year that
state funds are appropriated to the California Small Business
Development Center Program, the Administrative Lead Center that
oversees the Regional Small Business Development Center Network that
received that state funding shall report to the office and the
Legislature, in compliance with Section 9795, on the activities and
performance goals of the California Small Business Development Center
Program in that region. An Administrative Lead Center accepts this
reporting requirement as a condition of receiving the state funds
described in this subdivision.
   (b) A report prepared pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include,
but not be limited to, all of the following data:
   (1) Number of businesses assisted.
   (2) Number of employees employed by those businesses.
   (3) Number of jobs created.
   (4) Number of jobs retained.
   (5) Number of state tax dollars generated from those businesses.
   (6) Industry sectors of the businesses assisted.
   (7) Total amount of federal funds allocated to the region during
the reporting period.
   (c) The director shall post the report on the office's Internet
Web site no later than 30 days after the report is transmitted to the
Governor and Legislature.