Bill Text: CA AB53 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled
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-Enrolled.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 53 ENROLLED
BILL TEXT
PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
AMENDED IN SENATE JULY 3, 2013
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 13997.6 of, and to add Section 12096.35
to, the Government Code, and to amend Section 1401 of the Labor Code,
relating to economic development, and making an appropriation
therefor.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 53, 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 establishes the California Economic Development Fund
in the State Treasury for the purpose of receiving federal, state,
local, and private economic development funds, and receiving
repayment of loans or grant proceeds and interest on those loans or
grants.
This bill would provide that moneys in the fund may be expended by
the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to
provide matching funds for loans or grants to public agencies,
nonprofit organizations, and private entities, and for other economic
development purposes, consistent with the purposes for which the
moneys were received, thereby making an appropriation.
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.
Appropriation: yes.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. 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 commission a study that includes, but is not
limited to, all of the following:
(1) 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.
(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.
(3) An evaluation of the effectiveness of the state's economic
development 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.
(5) An evaluation of proposals, policies, and goals developed at
the regional level.
(6) Strengths and weaknesses of the California economy and the
state's prospects for future economic prosperity.
(7) Existing, emerging, and declining industries in California and
elsewhere.
(8) Effectiveness of California's economic development programs in
creating and retaining jobs and attracting industries.
(9) Adequacy of state and local physical and economic
infrastructure.
(10) Opportunities to leverage federal resources for state
priorities.
(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, economic
development groups focusing on regional economies, government
agencies, and key industries to assist with evaluating and preparing
the California Economic Development Strategic Plan.
(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.
(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.
(e) In fulfilling the requirements of this section, the office may
utilize portions of previous studies that satisfy the requirements
of subdivision (a) to the extent feasible and relevant.
(f) The California Economic Development Strategic Plan may be
funded in whole or in part by nonstate funds.
(1) The Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development may
accept nonstate moneys, including, but not limited to, federal and
private sector funds, for the purposes of developing the California
Economic Development Strategic Plan. A donor shall not donate more
than 25 percent of funding for the California Economic Development
Strategic Plan. The private sector moneys shall be deposited in the
California Economic Development Fund.
(2) For each donation that it receives to fund the California
Economic Development Strategic Plan for this purpose, the Governor's
Office of Business and Economic Development shall post a report on
its Internet Web site within 30 days of receiving that donation. The
report shall contain all of the following information: name and
address of the donor, amount of the donation, and the date the
donation was made.
SEC. 2. Section 13997.6 of the Government Code is amended to read:
13997.6. (a) The California Economic Development Fund is hereby
created in the State Treasury for the purpose of receiving federal,
state, local, and private economic development funds, and receiving
repayment of loans or grant proceeds and interest on those loans or
grants.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340, moneys in the fund may be
expended by the Governor's Office of Business and Economic
Development, without regard to fiscal year, to provide matching funds
for loans or grants to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and
private entities, and for other economic development purposes,
consistent with the purposes for which the moneys were received.
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.
