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          Date of Hearing:   June 16, 2016


                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES


                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair


          ACR  
                       193 (Calderon) - As Amended  June 10, 2016


          SUBJECT:  California Technology and Innovation Month


          SUMMARY:  Proclaims the month of June as California Technology  
          and Innovation Month.  Specifically, this resolution makes the  
          following legislative findings:


          1)Technology, innovation, and an entrepreneurial spirit are  
            woven into our identity as Americans. We are pioneers that  
            always look beyond to the next frontier.  From sending a man  
            to the moon, to leading the Internet revolution, the world has  
            always looked to America to lead into the future.


          2)Innovation and technology are essential to achieving and  
            maintaining economic prosperity in this increasingly  
            competitive world, and our place as the most innovative nation  
            on Earth cannot be taken for granted; we must stay focused on  
            promoting growth and expanding opportunities for the next  
            great idea.


          3)The next great medicine, energy source, or communication  
            platform is waiting to be discovered by the people of  
            California. Our greatest asset, and the biggest driver of  
            California innovation, is California's people, and we need  
            laws that support and enable the people of California.









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          4)California leads the nation with nearly 1.1 million tech  
            industry jobs and for each job created in the tech sector,  
            approximately 4.3 jobs are created in other local goods and  
            services sectors across all income groups, including lawyers,  
            dentists, schoolteachers, cooks, and retail clerks, among many  
            others.  In California, industry and communication technology  
            related businesses produce $172 billion in revenue.


          FISCAL EFFECT:  None 


          REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:


          Support


          California Life Sciences Association (CLSA)


          Opposition
          None on file


          Analysis Prepared by:Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800