Bill Text: CA AB53 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development: biennial California Economic Development Strategic Plan.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Vetoed) 2014-03-06 - Last day to consider Governor's veto pursuant to Joint Rule 58.5. [AB53 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB53-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: AB 53	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 25, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 24, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 1, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  FEBRUARY 20, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member John A. Pérez
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Fong, Fox, Medina, and Weber)

                        JANUARY 7, 2013

   An act to amend Section 12096.3 of, and to add Section 12096.35
to, the Government Code, and to amend Section 1401 of the Labor Code,
relating to economic development.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 53, as amended, John A. Pérez. Governor's Office of Business
and Economic Development: biennial California Economic Development
Strategic Plan.
   The Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development serves
as the Governor's lead entity for economic strategy and the marketing
of California on issues relating to business development, private
sector investment, and economic growth. The office, among others,
makes recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature regarding
policies, programs, and actions to advance statewide economic goals.
   This bill would require the office to lead the preparation of a
California Economic Development Strategic Plan, as specified.
   Existing law provides that an employer, with certain exceptions,
may not order a mass layoff, relocation, or termination, as defined,
at a covered establishment without giving 60 days' prior written
notice to employees and the Employment Development Department and
other local agencies, as well as complying with specified federal
guidelines.
   This bill would require the employer to also provide written
notice to the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development
and require the Employment Development Department to post the notice
on its Internet Web site.
   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 12096.3 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   12096.3.  The office shall serve the Governor as the lead entity
for economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues
relating to business development, private sector investment, and
economic growth. In this capacity, the office may:
   (a) Recommend to the Governor and the Legislature new state
policies, programs, and actions, or amendments to existing programs,
advance statewide economic goals and respond to emerging economic
problems and opportunities, and ensure that all state policies and
programs conform to the adopted state economic and business
development goals.
   (b) Coordinate the development of policies and criteria to ensure
that federal grants administered or directly expended by state
government advance statewide economic goals and objectives.
   (c) Market the business and investment opportunities available in
California by working in partnership with local, regional, federal,
and other state public and private institutions to encourage business
development and investment in the state.
   (d) Provide, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
   (1) Economic and demographic data.
   (2) Financial information to help link businesses with state and
local public and private programs.
   (3) Workforce information, including, but not limited to, 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 the state.
   (e) Establish 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.
   (f) Encourage collaboration among research institutions, startup
companies, local governments, venture capitalists, and economic
development agencies to promote innovation.
   (g) In cooperation with the federal government, foster
relationships with overseas entities to improve the state's image as
a destination for business investment and expansion.
   (h) Conduct research on the state's business climate, including,
but not limited to, research on how the state can remain on the
leading edge of innovation and emerging sectors.
   (i) Support small businesses by providing information about
accessing capital, complying with regulations, and supporting state
initiatives that support small business.
   (j) Lead the preparation of a California Economic Development
Strategic Plan.
  SEC. 2.  Section 12096.35 is added to the Government Code, to read:

   12096.35.  (a) The office shall lead the preparation of a
California Economic Development Strategic Plan. In fulfilling this
duty, the office shall  do   commission a study
that includes, but is not limited to,  all of the following:
   (1)  Make recommendations   Recommendations
 regarding an economic development strategic plan for the state,
covering a  two-year period for the first report and  
a  three-year time period  for subsequent reports and
containing a statement of economic goals for the  state, a
prioritized list of significant issues identified from proposals for
legislation, regulations, and administrative reforms necessary to
improve   state. 
    (2)     Governmental and nongovernmental
impediments to economic development and a list of legislative,
regulatory, and administrative reforms necessary to ease those
impediments and improvements to  the business climate and
economy of the  state,   state. 
    (3)     An  evaluation of the
effectiveness of the state's economic development  programs,
a   programs.
    (4)     A  list of key industries in
which the state shall focus its economic development efforts, and
strategies to foster job growth and economic development covering all
state agencies, offices, boards, and commissions that have economic
development responsibilities. 
   (2) Convene one or more meetings to provide recommendations
regarding a California economic development strategic plan. The
office shall invite businesses, labor unions, organizations
representing the interests of diverse ethnic and gender groups, local
government leaders, academic economists and business professors,
chambers of commerce and other business organizations, economic
development organizations, government agencies, and key industries to
contribute to the preparation of the recommended economic strategy.
These meetings shall address, but are not limited to, all of the
following:  
   (5) An evaluation of policies and goals developed at the regional
level.  
   (A) 
    (6)  Strengths and weaknesses of the California economy
and the state's prospects for future economic prosperity. 
   (B) 
    (7) Existing, emerging, and declining industries in
California and elsewhere. 
   (C) 
    (8)  Effectiveness of California's economic development
programs in creating and retaining jobs and attracting industries.

   (D) 
    (9)  Adequacy of state and local physical and economic
infrastructure. 
   (E) Governmental and nongovernmental impediments to economic
development.  
   (F) 
    (10)  Opportunities to leverage federal resources for
state priorities. 
   (G) 
    (11)  Tactics for attracting private capital to the
state and investment in state priority areas. 
   (b) Upon completion of the study, the office shall convene a
stakeholder advisory group consisting of representatives from
businesses, labor unions, organizations representing the interests of
diverse ethnic and gender groups, local government leaders, academic
economists and business professors, chambers of commerce and other
business organizations, economic development organizations,
government agencies, and key industries to assist with evaluating and
preparing the California Economic Development Strategy. 

   (b) 
    (c)  The office shall submit a report of its findings
and recommendations regarding subdivision (a) to the Governor and the
Legislature no later than October 1, 2014, with the next report
due October 1, 2016,  and every three years following that date.
The report shall be submitted to the Legislature in the manner
required pursuant to Section 9795. 
   (c) 
    (d)  The office shall  electronically  deliver
copies of the recommended California economic development strategic
plan to every constitutional officer, legislator, member of the
Governor's cabinet, and every state agency, office, board, and
commission having economic development responsibilities.
  SEC. 3.  Section 1401 of the Labor Code is amended to read:
   1401.  (a) An employer may not order a mass layoff, relocation, or
termination at a covered establishment unless, 60 days before the
order takes effect, the employer gives written notice of the order to
the following:
   (1) The employees of the covered establishment affected by the
order.
   (2) (A) The Employment Development Department, the Governor's
Office of Business and Economic Development, the local workforce
investment board, and the chief elected official of each city and
county government within which the termination, relocation, or mass
layoff occurs.
   (B) The Employment Development Department shall, upon receipt of
the notice, post the notice on its Internet Web site.
   (b) An employer required to give notice of any mass layoff,
relocation, or termination under this chapter shall include in its
notice the elements required by the federal Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 2101 et seq.).
   (c) Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (a), an
employer is not required to provide notice if a mass layoff,
relocation, or termination is necessitated by a physical calamity or
act of war.