BILL NUMBER: AB 2004	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Beall

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2010

   An act relating to job creation.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2004, as introduced, Beall. Job creation: civic works councils.

   Existing law regulates business and employment in California.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation establishing civic works councils in regions of
California, which would coordinate with officials and nonprofits to
address economic challenges facing California, as specified.
   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.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation entitled the California Civic Works Act of 2010, which
would establish civic works councils in existing regions of
California. The civic works councils would coordinate with officials
and nonprofits to address challenges, such as infrastructure
projects, affordable housing, job creation, training and retention,
and environmental and flood protection.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation which
would allow local jurisdictions to created their own unique
solutions, as needed, to respond to the economic crisis with which
California is currently struggling.