BILL NUMBER: AB 1286	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Mayes

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2015

   An act to add Chapter 5.9 (commencing with Section 8490) to
Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to state
government.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1286, as introduced, Mayes. Economic Growth Commission.
   Existing law establishes the Milton Marks "Little Hoover"
Commission on California State Government Organization and Economy in
state government with a specified membership and independent state
oversight duties.
   This bill would establish the Economic Growth Commission, composed
of 13 members appointed by the Governor, the Senate Committee on
Rules, and the Speaker of the Assembly, as specified. This bill would
require 4 of the 13 members of the commission to be Members of the
Legislature who are to be considered a joint committee of the 2
houses of the Legislature constituted and acting as an investigating
committee. This bill would authorize the commission, on its own
motion, to make reports and recommendations to assist the Legislature
and Governor in respect to the holistic impact of all levels of
state and local regulations on specific industries operating within
the state. This bill would deem the commission to be within the
executive branch of state government, but prohibit the commission
from being subject to the control or direction of any officer or
employee of the executive branch, except in connection with the
appropriation of funds approved by the Legislature.
   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.  Chapter 5.9 (commencing with Section 8490) is added to
Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 5.9.  ECONOMIC GROWTH COMMISSION


   8490.  There is in the state government the Economic Growth
Commission, hereafter in this chapter referred to as the "commission."
The commission shall be composed of 13 members as follows:
   (a) Five members of the public shall be appointed by the Governor.

   (b) Two members of the public shall be appointed by the Senate
Committee on Rules.
   (c) Two members of the public shall be appointed by the Speaker of
the Assembly.
   (d) Two Members of the Senate appointed by the Senate Committee on
Rules. These members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
authority but shall not be registered with the same political party.
If a member, while serving on the commission, registers with the same
political party as the other member, the Senate Committee on Rules
shall replace one of the members with a new member who is not
registered with the same political party as the remaining member.
   (e) Two Members of the Assembly appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly. These members shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
authority but shall not be registered with the same political party.
If a member, while serving on the commission, registers with the
same political party as the other member, the Speaker of the Assembly
shall replace one of the members with a new member who is not
registered with the same political party as the remaining member.
   (f) (1) The members appointed pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c),
inclusive, shall serve four-year terms and may be reappointed for
additional terms.
   (2) To establish staggered terms of membership for members
appointed pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, on or
before March 1, 2016, the Governor shall select two of his or her
five appointees, and the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of
the Assembly shall each select one of its two appointees, to serve
one term of two years. Thereafter, all members appointed pursuant to
subdivisions (a) to (c), inclusive, shall serve terms in compliance
with paragraph (1).
   (g) All vacancies in the commission membership shall be filled in
the same manner in which original appointments were made.
   8490.5.  For the purposes of expenditures for the support of the
commission, including the expenses of the members of the commission,
the commission shall be deemed to be within the executive branch of
state government, but the commission shall not be subject to the
control or direction of any officer or employee of the executive
branch except in connection with the appropriation of funds approved
by the Legislature.
   8490.10.  The members of the commission shall serve without
compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses
actually incurred in the performance of their duties.
   8490.15.  For the purposes of this chapter, the Members of the
Legislature serving as members of the commission shall be considered
a joint committee of the two houses of the Legislature constituted
and to be acting as an investigating committee, and as such shall
have the powers and duties imposed on such committees by the Joint
Rules of the Senate and Assembly.
   8490.20.  The commission shall select from among its members a
chairperson and vice chairperson, who shall not be registered as
members of the same political party.
   8490.25.  Six members of the commission shall constitute a quorum.

   8490.30.  It is the purpose of the Legislature to establish a
multibody commission, composed of individuals with varied, but
relevant, experiences and viewpoints to analyze the holistic impact
of all levels of state and local regulations on specific industries
operating within the state.
   8490.35.  The commission, on its own motion, may, for the purpose
of making reports and recommendations to assist the Legislature and
Governor in respect to the matters listed in Section 8490.30, examine
in detail the structure, organization, operation, and impact of all
levels of state and local regulations on specific industries
operating within the state. The commission may make recommendations
to the Governor and to the Legislature as the commission deems
necessary.