BILL NUMBER: AB 2713	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 10, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 28, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Quirk-Silva

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2014

   An act to add Section 12096.35 to the Government Code, relating to
 the California Office of Business and Economic Development.
  state government. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2713, as amended, Quirk-Silva. Governor's Office of Business
and Economic Development:  trade office:  South
Korea. 
   Existing law 
    The Economic Revitalization Act  establishes the
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development, 
which is administered by a director appointed by the Governor. The
office serves 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. The
office exercises powers related to economic development, including,
among others, making recommendations to the Governor and the
Legislature regarding policies, programs, and actions to advance
statewide economic goals.   also known as "GO-Biz," to,
among other duties, 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 the  office, no later than January
1, 2016, to establish under its jurisdiction an overseas trade
office in Seoul, South Korea, as specified.   office to
establish a public   -private partnership to help guide
state activities related to the export of California products to
South Korea and the attraction of employment-producing direct foreign
investment by South Korean investors. 
   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.  Section 12096.35 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   12096.35.   No later than January 1, 2016, upon
appropriation of sufficient funds for this purpose, the 
 The  office shall establish  under its jurisdiction
an overseas trade office in Seoul, South Korea. The trade office
shall have those powers and duties prescribed by the director, to
promote and facilitate the state's international trade activities.
  a public-private partnership to help guide state
activities related to the   export of California products to
  South Korea and the attraction of employment-producing
direct foreign investment by South Korean investors.