BILL NUMBER: SB 1376INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Block FEBRUARY 19, 2016 An act relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1376, as introduced, Block. State government: memorandum of understanding: Israel. Existing law provides that the Governor is the primary state officer representing the state's interest in international affairs and designates the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development as the primary state agency responsible for international trade and investment activities in the state. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would support the memorandum of understanding for strategic partnerships for joint innovation, exchanges, and cooperation between California and Israel signed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on March 5, 2014. 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 would support the memorandum of understanding for strategic partnerships for joint innovation, exchanges, and cooperation between California and Israel signed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. on March 5, 2014.