California Assembly Bill AB2309 Amended / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: AB 2309AMENDED BILL TEXT AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 29, 2012 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member  Morrell   Hill  FEBRUARY 24, 2012  An act to amend Section 19570 of the Government Code, relating to public employment.   An act to add and repeal Article 7 (commencing with Section 79220) of Chapter 9 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, relating to community colleges.  LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2309, as amended,  Morrell   Hill  .  Public employment: adverse actions.   Community colleges: San Mateo Innovation Center Pilot Program.   Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, under the administration of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. Existing law establishes community college districts, administered by a governing board, throughout the state, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction to students at the community college campuses maintained by the districts.   This bill would authorize the San Mateo County Community College District to partner with the Economic Development and Growth Enterprise to establish the San Mateo Innovation Center Pilot Program to accomplish specified objectives relating to business development and job creation. The bill would provide that the pilot program only would be operative if the Legislature appropriates funds expressly for purposes of this article, or if sufficient private funding is received, whichever comes first. The bill would repeal the pilot program on January 1, 2016.   This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Mateo County Community College District.   Existing law prescribes procedures for taking adverse action against state employees, other than managerial employees. Existing law defines "adverse action" for the purposes of those procedures.   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that provision.  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.   Article 7 (commencing with Section 79220) is added to Chapter 9 of Part 48 of   Division 7 of Title 3 of the   Education Code   , to read:   Article 7. San Mateo Innovation Center Pilot Program 79220. The San Mateo County Community College District may partner with the Economic Development and Growth Enterprise to establish the San Mateo Innovation Center Pilot Program to accomplish all of the following objectives: (a) Promote business development and job creation by helping early stage business ventures with new ideas to either find early stage funding or to reach the point of operating stability. (b) Leverage the underutilized infrastructure and nascent entrepreneurship programs of the community college system to sponsor programs that encourage and reward creativity, collaboration, and innovation. (c) Recruit and coordinate businesses and investors from the local community to provide funding, sponsorships, and internships. 79221. This article shall be operative only if the Legislature appropriates funds expressly for purposes of this article, or if sufficient private funding is received, whichever comes first. 79222. This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2016, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2016, deletes or extends that date.   SEC. 2.   The Legislature finds and declares that a special law is necessary and that a general law cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the need to create a temporary pilot program to promote business development and job creation in a community college district that offers a business friendly environment and special entrepreneurial curricula.   SECTION 1.   Section 19570 of the Government Code is amended to read: 19570. As used in this article, "adverse action" means dismissal, demotion, suspension, or other disciplinary action. This article shall not apply to any adverse action affecting managerial employees subject to Article 2 (commencing with Section 19590), except as provided in Sections 19590.5, 19592, and 19592.2.