BILL NUMBER: AB 1420	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to add Section 8321 to the Government Code, relating to
state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1420, as introduced, V. Manuel Perez. State government:
research.
   Existing law establishes various tasks by the California Council
on Science and technology.
   This bill would request the California Council on Science and
Technology to undertake an assessment of the state's innovation
infrastructure and seek the cooperation of public colleges and
universities and other private entities to perform this task.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 8321 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   8321.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that California's
public colleges and universities, which are recognized as being among
the world's finest, require assistance to remain globally
competitive. To this end, the Legislature finds that it is in the
public interest to facilitate the development and expansion of the
state's public and private innovation infrastructure.
   (b) The California Council on Science and Technology is hereby
requested to undertake an assessment of the state's innovation
infrastructure, including university research facilities, private
research parks, laboratories, and incubators.
   (c) The California Council on Science and Technology may seek the
cooperation of the University of California, the California State
University, the California Maritime Academy, independent colleges and
universities within the state, corporations with research and
development capacity, and the California community college districts
to perform the assessment.
   (d) The assessment may include, but not be limited to, a directory
of public and private innovation facilities and infrastructure in
the state, a list of national and global alliances that contribute to
the state's ability to be a innovation leader, a comparison of the
state's current resources to those that would be necessary to remain
globally competitive in the near and mid-term, and a list of
recommendations on how to access public and private resources to meet
the state's innovation facility needs.
   (e) The assessment may be presented in a format that facilitates
its use by potential applicants for green and other innovation-based
federal economic stimulus funding.
   (f) The assessment may be completed within 120 days of being
awarded.