Bill Text: CA AB2287 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: California Health and Human Services Agency: public

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-08-12 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2287 Detail]

Download: California-2009-AB2287-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2287	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 28, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 5, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bass

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2010

   An act to add Chapter 1.6 (commencing with Section 12096) to Part
2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to
economic development.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2287, as amended, Bass. Office of Economic Development:
California Business Investment Services Program.
   Existing law provides for various state programs and services for
the purpose of attracting and retaining businesses in this state.
Existing law creates the Office of Small Business Advocate in the
Office of Planning and Research in the Governor's office.
   This bill would create the Office of Economic Development in the
Governor's office, to be directed by a secretary appointed by the
Governor. The bill would create the California Business Investment
Services Program, as specified, within the Office of Economic
Development, under the authority of the secretary, for the purpose of
serving employers, corporate executives, business owners, and site
location consultants who are considering California for business
investment and expansion. 
   This bill would require each state agency to administer its
procurement and contracting processes in a manner to meet or exceed a
goal of 25% small business participation, and to identify a Small
Business Advocate at the agency and encourage them to develop and
share innovative procurement and contracting practices from the
public and private sectors to increase opportunities for small
businesses. The bill would impose specified supervisory requirements
on the secretary and the Department of General Services to monitor
agencies and ensure compliance with the small business participation
goals, as specified. 
   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 1.6 (commencing with Section
12096) is added to Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the  
Government Code   , to read: 
      CHAPTER 1.6.  OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT



      Article 1.  General


   12096.  (a) The Office of Economic Development is hereby
established in state government within the Governor's office. The
office shall be under the direct control of a secretary, who shall be
responsible to the Governor.
   (b) The Governor shall appoint the Secretary of the Office of
Economic Development, subject to confirmation by the Senate, who
shall perform all duties, exercise all powers, assume and discharge
all responsibilities, and carry out and effect all purposes vested by
law in the office, including contracting for professional or
consultant services in connection with the work of the office.
   (c) The salary of the Secretary of the Office of Economic
Development shall be fixed pursuant to Section 12001.

      Article 2.  California Business Investment Services Program


   12096.5.  (a) The California Business Investment Services Program
is hereby created within the Office of Economic Development.
   (b) The program shall be under the direct authority of the
secretary.
   (c) The purpose of the program is to serve employers, corporate
executives, business owners, and site location consultants who are
considering California for business investment and expansion. Among
other things, the program shall provide:
   (1) Economic and demographic data.
   (2) Financial information to help link businesses with state and
local public and private programs.
   (3) Workforce information including labor availability, training,
and education programs.
   (4) Transportation and infrastructure information.
   (5) Assistance in obtaining state and local permits.
   (6) Information on tax credits and other incentives.
   (7) Permitting, siting, and other regulatory information pertinent
to business operations in California.
   (d) The program shall have a well-advertised telephone number, an
interactive Internet Web site, and an administrative structure that
effectively supports the facilitation of business development and
investment in the state.
   (e) In implementing the program, the secretary shall establish and
implement a process for convening strike teams on key business
development situations, including, but not limited to, attracting new
businesses, relocation of large manufacturers, or the closure of a
large business employer.
   (f) In implementing the program, the secretary shall work
cooperatively with local, regional, federal, and other state public
and private marketing institutions and trade organizations in
attracting, retaining, and helping businesses to grow and be
successful in California.

      Article  3.    Small Business Procurement Goals



   12098.  (a) (1) Each state agency shall administer its procurement
and contracting processes in a manner to meet or exceed a goal of 25
percent small business participation, as described in Executive
Order S-02-06, and using existing resources.
   (2) Each state agency shall identify a Small Business Advocate at
the state agency and encourage them to develop and share innovative
procurement and contracting practices from the public and private
sectors to increase opportunities for small businesses, as described
in Executive Order S-02-06, and using existing resources.
   (b) In the course of implementing the California Business
Investment Services Program pursuant to Section 12096.5, the
secretary shall ensure that the head of each state agency complies
with the state procurement and contracting requirements described in
this section to the extent practicable under state law. The secretary
shall also collaborate with the Small Business Advocates identified
by each state agency pursuant to this section to facilitate the
development and sharing of innovative procurement and contracting
practices from the public and private sectors to increase
opportunities for small businesses.
   (c) (1) The Director of General Services shall provide the
secretary with a copy of the annual report that the director receives
for each state agency, for purposes of assessing successes and
deficiencies of each state agency in meeting the state procurement
and contracting goals described in this section.
   (2) The secretary, in conjunction with the Director of General
Services, shall monitor the progress of all state agencies towards
meeting the small business participation goal based on information
obtained from the annual report. The secretary, in cooperation with
the Small Business Advisory Council that is within the Department of
General Services, shall notify the head of each state agency of the
agency's successes and deficiencies with regard to meeting the small
business participation goal. The secretary shall also submit the
notification information to the California Small Business Advocate in
the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, or its successor.