BILL NUMBER: AB 2744INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Block FEBRUARY 19, 2010 An act relating to economic development. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2744, as introduced, Block. State government: economic development. Existing law provides for the establishment of various job training and economic development programs, administered by the Employment Development Department and other state agencies. This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that promotes the creation of jobs and reduces the unemployment rate of the state. 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. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that promotes the creation of jobs and reduces the unemployment rate of the state.