BILL NUMBER: SB 1397INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Wyland FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to add Article 7.25 (commencing with Section 9147.5) to Chapter 1.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to the Legislature. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1397, as introduced, Wyland. Joint Legislative Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development. Existing law creates the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to ascertain facts and make recommendations to the Legislature and to the houses thereof concerning the state budget, the revenues and expenditures of the state, the organization and functions of the state, its departments, subdivisions, and agencies, and such other matters as may be provided for in the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly. This bill would create the Joint Legislative Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development and require the committee to hear testimony from business representatives regarding how to improve job creation and economic development. The bill would require the committee to transmit a record of the recommendations received to each Member of the Legislature for the purpose of enacting legislation to improve job creation and economic development. 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 7.25 (commencing with Section 9147.5) is added to Chapter 1.5 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: Article 7.25. Joint Legislative Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development 9147.5. (a) The Joint Legislative Committee on Job Creation and Economic Development is hereby created. The committee shall convene during each regular session to conduct hearings regarding the business climate in the state. The committee shall invite representatives from a variety of businesses to testify and provide recommendations for improving job creation and economic development. The committee shall transmit a record of the recommendations received to each Member of the Legislature for the purpose of enacting legislation to improve job creation and economic development. (b) The committee shall consist of Members of the Senate and Assembly selected in the manner provided for in the Joint Rules of the Senate and Assembly.