California Senate Bill SB412 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 412INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator De Len FEBRUARY 25, 2015 An act to amend Section 14999.3 of the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 412, as introduced, De Len. The Commission for Economic Development. Existing law establishes the Commission for Economic Development for the purpose of providing continuing bipartisan legislative, executive branch, and private sector support and guidance for economic development of the state. Existing law authorizes the commission to appoint advisory committees from outside its membership to represent specified segments of the state's economy for the purpose of carrying out its responsibilities. This would expand the segments of the state's economy from which the commission may appoint advisory committees to include the biotech segment. 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. Section 14999.3 of the Government Code is amended to read: 14999.3. The commission shall appoint advisory committees from outside its membership to represent the aerospace,  biotech,  manufacturing, maritime, tourism ,  and world trade segments of the state's economy, and  such  other advisory committees as it deems necessary for the purpose of carrying out its responsibilities as set forth in this article.  Such   The  committees shall serve at no cost to state government.