BILL NUMBER: AB 2443	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member V. Manuel Perez

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2010

   An act to amend Section 99501 of the Government Code, relating to
state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2443, as introduced, V. Manuel Perez. State government:
international relations.
   Existing law provides that the state point of contact acts, in
compliance with federal practice, as the liaison between the state
and the Office of the United States Trade Representative on
trade-related matters, and requires the state point of contact to
fulfill, in addition to any other duties assigned by the Governor,
specified duties relating to international trade.
   This bill would additionally require the state point of contact to
provide copies of any formal position or comments on a pending trade
agreement to the United States Trade Representative and to the
legislative committees assigned the responsibility for international
trade issues, within 5 working days.
   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 99501 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   99501.  (a) (1) The state point of contact  , 
within the executive branch  ,  acts, in compliance
with federal practice, as the liaison between the state and the
Office of the United States Trade Representative on trade-related
matters.
   (2) The state point of contact who, in compliance with federal
practice, receives updates from the federal government on trade
policies, is often provided the opportunity to review and comment on
ongoing trade negotiations.
   (b) The state point of contact shall, in addition to any other
duties assigned by the Governor, do all of the following:
   (1) Promptly disseminate correspondence or information from the
United States Trade Representative to the appropriate 
legislative committees and  state agencies and departments
 and legislative committees  .
   (2) Work with the  Legislature and  appropriate state
agencies and departments  , and the Legislature,  to
review the effects  on the California environment, and
California businesses, workers, and general lawmaking authority,
 of any proposed or enacted trade agreement provisions 
on the state's businesses and workers, its environment, or its
general lawmaking authority  , and communicate those findings to
the United States Trade Representative.
   (3) Serve as liaison to the Legislature on matters of trade policy
oversight. 
   (4) Provide copies of any formal position or comments of the
executive branch on a pending trade agreement to the United States
Trade Representative and to the legislative committees assigned the
responsibility for international trade issues, within five working
days.