BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB
2900 (Committee on Jobs, et al.)
As Amended May 27, 2016
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes|Ayes |Noes |
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|Jobs |9-0 |Eduardo Garcia, Kim, | |
| | |Achadjian, Brough, | |
| | |Brown, Chau, Chu, | |
| | |Gipson, Irwin | |
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|Appropriations |20-0 |Gonzalez, Bigelow, | |
| | |Bloom, Bonilla, | |
| | |Bonta, Calderon, | |
| | |Chang, Daly, Eggman, | |
| | |Gallagher, Eduardo | |
| | |Garcia, Roger | |
| | |Hernández, Holden, | |
| | |Jones, Obernolte, | |
| | |Quirk, Santiago, | |
| | |Wagner, Weber, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Establishes reporting requirements for state contracts with
federal small business technical assistance centers, as defined,
including information on the number and types of businesses served.
Specifically, this bill:
1)Requires a state department that awards state funds to a federal
small business technical assistance center to report annually on
the outcomes of the those contracts, including:
a) The purpose of the contract and contract metrics;
b) The amount of state funds awarded and expended during the
report year; and
c) Specific information about the businesses served and the
outcomes from that assistance. The information reported to the
Legislature is required to be provided by the federal small
business technical assistance center. The information includes:
i) The amount of federal funds drawn down as a result of
funding through the state contract.
ii) The number of businesses assisted.
iii) The industry sectors of the businesses assisted, as
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specified.
iv) The number of businesses assisted by city and county, as
specified.
v) The number of businesses assisted with five or fewer
employees, 25 or fewer employees, under 100 employees, and
between 101 and 500 employees, as specified.
vi) The number of jobs created and retained, as specified.
vii) Other program outcomes related to the purpose of the
program and contract metrics.
2)Defines an "awarding department" as a department, board, agency, or
authority of the state, or an officer, agent, or other authorized
representative of such a state entity awarding a contract for
services, including technical assistance to small businesses.
3)Defines a "federal small business technical assistance center" to
mean a Small Business Development Center, a Women's Business
Center, a Veteran Business Outreach Center, or a Procurement
Technical Assistance Center operating in California under a federal
contract. Each of these federal contractors is defined in the
bill.
4)Requires the report to the Legislature be submitted in compliance
with state reporting and that a copy of the report be posted on the
Internet Web site of the awarding department.
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5)Provides, that to the extent that any provision of this bill
conflicts with a federal regulation or law, the provision in this
bill will be inoperable.
6)Authorizes a department to include these reporting requirements as
part of any other annual report as an alternative to submitting a
separate report. If the agency chooses to include the information
within a separate report, deadline for submission may be modified
for up to three months.
7)Specifies that the reporting requirements in this bill apply to
contracts awarded on or after September 1, 2017, and December 31,
2021.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee,
implementation of this measure will result in administrative costs,
ranging from minor to $40,000 per contract, for each agency to report
outcomes of state funds provided to federal small business technical
assistance centers. Costs will depend on the existing ability of
these federal centers to track data. Departments and agencies that
may be subject to requirements of this bill include: High Speed
Rail, CalTrans, the Employment Development Department, Department of
General Services and GO-Biz. The total amount of contracts and
agencies subject to this reporting requirement is unknown. Assuming
one contract per agency, total costs across all departments could be
in the low hundreds of thousands.
COMMENTS: The federal small business technical assistance centers
are an important resource for California entrepreneurs. A growing
number of state agencies are contracting with these centers to
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provide valuable assistance in helping small businesses become ready
to compete for state contracts and comply with new state laws. This
measure ensures consistent reporting across agencies and greater
transparency as to which areas of the state are being provided
services.
The policy committee analysis includes background on each of the
federal technical assistance programs and the reporting currently
available without this bill.
Analysis Prepared by: Toni
Symonds / J., E.D., & E. / (916) 319-2090 FN:
0003195