BILL NUMBER: AB 1196 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
An act to amend Sections 14999, 14999.1, 14999.2, 14999.3,
14999.4, 14999.5, 14999.6, 14999.7, 14999.8, 14999.9, and 14999.10 of
the Government Code, relating to economic development.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1196, as introduced, Eduardo Garcia. Commission for Economic
Development.
Existing law establishes the Commission on Economic Development,
as solely an advisory body, and provides that the purpose of the
commission is to provide continuing bipartisan legislative branch,
executive branch, and private sector support and guidance for the
best overall economic development of the state by any specified
means. Under existing law, the membership of the committee consists
of the Lieutenant Governor and 16 other members, including 6 Members
of the Legislature appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the
Speaker of the Assembly and 10 members representing business,
industry, and labor organizations appointed by the Governor. Existing
law authorizes the commission to appoint task forces to study and
report on specific issues relating to these purposes. Existing law
authorizes the commission to act at any regular or special meeting.
This bill would provide that the purpose of the commission is to
provide that continuing support and guidance on public policies and
economic development activities that support job creation and
business growth in this state. The bill would additionally authorize
the commission to collaborate with statewide and regional
organizations on economic and community development initiatives and
identify and support this state's access to federal programs, as
provided. The bill would authorize the addition of up to 3 Members of
the California Congressional Delegation to the commission and would
require these members to apply and be appointed by the Governor. The
bill would declare all studies and reports of the commission to be
public documents and would require them to be posted on the Internet
Web site of the Lieutenant Governor for not less than 24 months. The
bill would additionally authorize the commission to act by
teleconference, via an Internet Web site, or other electronic means,
or a combination of a meeting and electronic means. The bill would
also make numerous technical and conforming changes.
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 14999 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
14999. The Commission for Economic Development, hereinafter
referred to as the commission, is continued in existence. The purpose
of the commission is to provide continuing bipartisan legislative,
executive branch , and private sector support and guidance
for the best possible overall economic development of the
state by any and all of the following means: on public
policies and economic development activities that support job
creation and business growth in this state. Among other activities,
the commission may undertake any and all of the following:
(a) Assessing specific regional or local economic development
problems and making recommendations for solving problems.
(b) Providing a forum for ongoing dialogue on economic issues
between state government and the private sector.
(c) Recommending, where deemed appropriate, legislation to require
evaluation of demonstration and ongoing economic development
projects and programs to ensure continued cost effectiveness.
(d) Identifying and reporting important secondary effects on
economic development of programs and regulations which may have other
primary purposes.
(e) Undertaking specialized studies and preparing specialized
reports at the request of the Governor or Legislature.
(f) Collaborating with statewide and regional organizations on
economic and community development initiatives.
(g) Identifying and supporting this state's access to federal
programs, services, and initiatives that would benefit this state's
economy, businesses, and workers.
SEC. 2. Section 14999.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:
14999.1. (a) The commission shall consist
of 17 the Lieutenant Governor and 16
members appointed as follows:
Three
(1) Three Members of the Senate,
appointed by the Senate Rules Committee.
Three
(2) Three Members of the
Assembly, appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
The Members of the Legislature appointed to the commission shall
serve at the pleasure of the appointing power and shall participate
in the activities of the commission to the extent that such
participation is not incompatible with their respective positions as
Members of the Legislature. For the purposes of this article
chapter , such Members of the Legislature shall
constitute a joint investigating committee on the subject of this
article chapter and as such shall have
the powers and duties imposed upon such committees by the Joint Rules
of the Senate and Assembly.
Ten
(3) Ten members appointed by the
Governor after consultation with business, industry, and labor
organizations, with no more than six members registered from the same
political party. These 10 members shall include persons from the
economic development fields of manufacturing, tourism, world trade
and such other fields as may be appropriate. The terms of these 10
members shall be for four years. The terms of the members first
appointed shall be as follows: four shall expire January 1, 1973;
four January 1, 1974; and two January 1, 1975.
(b) The commission may additionally consist of up to three Members
of the California United States Congressional Delegation, who have
applied to, and have been appointed by the Governor. The Members of
the United States Congress appointed to the commission shall serve at
the pleasure of the appointing power and shall participate in the
activities of the commission to the extent that such participation is
not incompatible with their respective positions as Members of the
United States Congress.
The
(c) The Lieutenant
Governor shall serve as chairman of the commission. The commission
shall provide for the selection of a vice chairman who will
shall be a registered member of a political
party different from that of the chairman. The commission may select
from its membership such other officers as it deems necessary. The
chairman and the vice chairman will shall
be ad hoc members of all committees. The
(d) The Governor shall
appoint, upon the nomination of the Lieutenant Governor, an executive
secretary for the commission. That appointee
The executive secretary shall serve at the pleasure of the
Lieutenant Governor. The Lieutenant Governor shall appoint the staff
of the commission. The staff shall be employees of the Lieutenant
Governor's office.
SEC. 3. Section 14999.2 of the Government Code is amended to read:
14999.2. The commission may appoint task forces to study and
report on specific issues which relate
relating to the purposes of this chapter. The commission may
contract for studies and other special services for purposes of this
chapter. All studies and reports of the commission are public
documents and shall be post ed on the Internet Web site of
the Lieutenant Governor for not less than 24 months.
SEC. 4. Section 14999.3 of the Government Code is amended to read:
14999.3. The commission shall appoint advisory committees from
outside its membership to represent the aerospace, manufacturing,
maritime, logistics, tourism ,
and world trade segments of the state's economy, and such other
advisory committees as it deems necessary for the purpose of
carrying out its responsibilities as set forth in this
article. Such committees shall serve at no cost to state government.
chapter. No reimbursement for travel within the state
or per diem is authorized for participation on an advisory committee
or for testifying before an advisory committee.
SEC. 5. Section 14999.4 of the Government Code is amended to read:
14999.4. Members (a)
Except as provided in subdivision (b), members of the
commission , including members appointed pursuant to subdivision
(b) of S ection 14999.1, shall serve without
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for actual necessary expenses
for travel within the state incurred in the performance of
their duties, as authorized by the commission chairman,
excepting those members. chairperson.
(b) Members representing the
Senate and Assembly who shall receive
reimbursement from their legislative funds.
SEC. 6. Section 14999.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:
14999.5. A majority of the members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business for the commission.
All meetings of the commission shall be open and public and all
persons shall be permitted to attend any meetings of the commission.
SEC. 7. Section 14999.6 of the Government Code is amended to read:
14999.6. (a) The commission may act at any
regular or special meeting , by teleconference, via an Internet
Web site, or other electronic means, or a combination thereof .
Regular meetings shall be held once during each three-month period
and special meetings may be called by the chairman at any time he
or she deems it is necessary to handle special or
emergency matters. The
(b) A majority of the members described in subdivision (a) of
Section 14999.1 shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of
business for the commission. The transaction of business does not
include taking testimony or discussing issues that will be acted on
at a future meeting or pursuant to subparagraph (2) of subdivision
(c).
(c) The commission may also
act without a meeting if a majority of the members approve of
the action taken in writing. Any
(d) Any member
described in subdivision (a) of Section 14999.1 who
misses attending three consecutive meetings without good cause, may
be replaced.
SEC. 8. Section 14999.7 of the Government Code is amended to read:
14999.7. The commission shall have the powers and authority
necessary to carry out the duties imposed upon it by this chapter,
including but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) To adopt such rules and regulations as it
deems advisable with respect to the conduct of its own affairs.
(b) To hold hearings, make and sign agreements , and to
do or perform any acts which may be necessary, desirable, or proper
to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(c) To cooperate with, and secure the cooperation of, any
department, division, bureau, commission, or other agency of the
state, other federal, foreign, or local government, public
entity, private organization, or corporation to facilitate it
to properly to carry out its powers and
duties hereunder pursuant to this chapter
.
(d) To accept any federal funds granted, by act of the United
States Congress or by executive order, for all or any of the
purposes of this chapter.
(e) To accept any gifts, donations, grants, or bequests for all or
any of the purposes of this chapter.
SEC. 9. Section 14999.8 of the Government Code is amended to read:
14999.8. (a) The commission shall consider
programs , services, technologies, and actions to further
the economic development of the state. The
(b) The commission shall study
the laws and programs of other states relating to economic
development , job creation, entrepreneurship, competitiveness,
and the encouragement of civic leaders and business
and industry , and shall . The commission may
confer with governmental officials and
representatives of , civic leaders, business and
industry , and any other persons or organizations
interested in the promotion of economic development , job
creation, entrepreneurship, and competitiveness . The
(c) The commission shall make
recommendations concerning legislation affecting the economic
development of the state.
SEC. 10. Section 14999.9 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
14999.9. (a) The commission shall make a
report of its activities, findings , and recommendations
to the Governor and the Legislature not later than February 1 of each
year.
(b) A report to the Legislature pursuant to this section shall be
submitted in compliance with Section 9795.
SEC. 11. Section 14999.10 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
14999.10. (a) The Legislature finds and
declares that the Commission for Economic Development is solely an
advisory body to the Legislature, to the Governor, and to state
departments, offices, and agencies, and that the duties and functions
given the commission are part of, or incidental to, its work as an
advisory body.
The
(b) The Legislature further finds
and declares that no person shall, by virtue of his or her membership
on the commission, be deemed or held to be an officer of the State
of California.