Amended IN Senate April 22, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 08, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 04, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 738Introduced by Senator HuesoFebruary 22, 2019 An act to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 12105) to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 738, as amended, Hueso. California-Mexico International Affairs Program.Existing law requires the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to develop and implement an International Trade and Investment Program and authorizes the director of GO-Biz to establish international trade and investment offices, as specified.Existing law requires that the Lieutenant Governor serve as the chair of the International Affairs and Trade Interagency Committee, which shall create a California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group. Existing law specifies that the advisory group, consisting of private sector and nongovernmental leaders, shall explore and identify the use of nonstate funds to open and support offices promoting California trade and services globally.This bill would require the California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group to prioritize the establishment of an international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico. The bill would specify that the office is to be the primary point of contact for issues relating to foreign trade and investment and educational endeavors with Mexico. The bill would specify that the costs associated with operation of the office are to be supported through private donations. The bill would require the advisory group to prepare an annual budget for the office, including a description of staffing levels and the positions needed to operate the office, and a strategy and business plan for the office that includes a plan for assessing the performance of the office.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 2 (commencing with Section 12105) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: Article 2. The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group12105. (a) The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prioritize the establishment of an international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico.(b) The international trade and investment office is to be the primary point of contact for issues relating to foreign trade and investment and educational endeavors with Mexico. The office shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican agencies on matters relating to California and as the point of contact for Californians in Mexico on matters relating to the relationship between California and Mexico, with emphasis on education and cultural exchanges, trade, and economics, among other things. Although the office will focus on trade, the office may also be a point of contact for California agencies on other matters relating to Mexico.(c) The international trade and investment office shall work with any state agency to support its endeavors.(d) The office shall facilitate access to educational exchange programs between California and Mexico.(e) The office shall encourage and facilitate capital investment from Mexico in California(f) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office shall be supported through private donations.(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this article only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office.(3) Subject to subdivision (a) of Section 13997, the office may accept and administer private moneys received as grants, gifts, donations, and other financial support from private sources for purposes of this article.12105.1.(a)The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prepare all of the following:(1)An annual budget for the international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico, that specifies both of the following:(A)A description of how the office will be funded.(B)A description of staffing levels and the positions needed to operate the office.(2)A strategy and business plan for the office, developed with input from California businesses, that shall include, but not be limited to, measurable goals, objectives, and outcomes and timelines necessary to attract employment-producing direct foreign investment to the state and increase California exports. The strategy and business plan shall also include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(A)A description of the staff expertise needed to operate the office.(B)A description of monitoring and oversight procedures to be implemented for the office.(C)A description of how the office will facilitate an increase of direct foreign investment in California or an increase in California exports, or both.(3)A plan for assessing the performance of the office.(b)(1)The annual budget, and the strategy and business plan for the office shall be transmitted to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, the Secretary of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, the chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy and the chair of the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, or respective successor committees, with jurisdiction over the international trade and economic development programs.(2)The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(3)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Amended IN Senate April 22, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 08, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 04, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 738Introduced by Senator HuesoFebruary 22, 2019 An act to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 12105) to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to state government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 738, as amended, Hueso. California-Mexico International Affairs Program.Existing law requires the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to develop and implement an International Trade and Investment Program and authorizes the director of GO-Biz to establish international trade and investment offices, as specified.Existing law requires that the Lieutenant Governor serve as the chair of the International Affairs and Trade Interagency Committee, which shall create a California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group. Existing law specifies that the advisory group, consisting of private sector and nongovernmental leaders, shall explore and identify the use of nonstate funds to open and support offices promoting California trade and services globally.This bill would require the California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group to prioritize the establishment of an international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico. The bill would specify that the office is to be the primary point of contact for issues relating to foreign trade and investment and educational endeavors with Mexico. The bill would specify that the costs associated with operation of the office are to be supported through private donations. The bill would require the advisory group to prepare an annual budget for the office, including a description of staffing levels and the positions needed to operate the office, and a strategy and business plan for the office that includes a plan for assessing the performance of the office.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate April 22, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 08, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 04, 2019
Amended IN Senate April 22, 2019
Amended IN Senate April 08, 2019
Amended IN Senate April 04, 2019
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 738
Introduced by Senator HuesoFebruary 22, 2019
Introduced by Senator Hueso
February 22, 2019
An act to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 12105) to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to state government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 738, as amended, Hueso. California-Mexico International Affairs Program.
Existing law requires the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to develop and implement an International Trade and Investment Program and authorizes the director of GO-Biz to establish international trade and investment offices, as specified.Existing law requires that the Lieutenant Governor serve as the chair of the International Affairs and Trade Interagency Committee, which shall create a California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group. Existing law specifies that the advisory group, consisting of private sector and nongovernmental leaders, shall explore and identify the use of nonstate funds to open and support offices promoting California trade and services globally.This bill would require the California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group to prioritize the establishment of an international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico. The bill would specify that the office is to be the primary point of contact for issues relating to foreign trade and investment and educational endeavors with Mexico. The bill would specify that the costs associated with operation of the office are to be supported through private donations. The bill would require the advisory group to prepare an annual budget for the office, including a description of staffing levels and the positions needed to operate the office, and a strategy and business plan for the office that includes a plan for assessing the performance of the office.
Existing law requires the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to develop and implement an International Trade and Investment Program and authorizes the director of GO-Biz to establish international trade and investment offices, as specified.
Existing law requires that the Lieutenant Governor serve as the chair of the International Affairs and Trade Interagency Committee, which shall create a California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group. Existing law specifies that the advisory group, consisting of private sector and nongovernmental leaders, shall explore and identify the use of nonstate funds to open and support offices promoting California trade and services globally.
This bill would require the California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group to prioritize the establishment of an international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico. The bill would specify that the office is to be the primary point of contact for issues relating to foreign trade and investment and educational endeavors with Mexico. The bill would specify that the costs associated with operation of the office are to be supported through private donations. The bill would require the advisory group to prepare an annual budget for the office, including a description of staffing levels and the positions needed to operate the office, and a strategy and business plan for the office that includes a plan for assessing the performance of the office.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 2 (commencing with Section 12105) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: Article 2. The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group12105. (a) The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prioritize the establishment of an international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico.(b) The international trade and investment office is to be the primary point of contact for issues relating to foreign trade and investment and educational endeavors with Mexico. The office shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican agencies on matters relating to California and as the point of contact for Californians in Mexico on matters relating to the relationship between California and Mexico, with emphasis on education and cultural exchanges, trade, and economics, among other things. Although the office will focus on trade, the office may also be a point of contact for California agencies on other matters relating to Mexico.(c) The international trade and investment office shall work with any state agency to support its endeavors.(d) The office shall facilitate access to educational exchange programs between California and Mexico.(e) The office shall encourage and facilitate capital investment from Mexico in California(f) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office shall be supported through private donations.(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this article only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office.(3) Subject to subdivision (a) of Section 13997, the office may accept and administer private moneys received as grants, gifts, donations, and other financial support from private sources for purposes of this article.12105.1.(a)The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prepare all of the following:(1)An annual budget for the international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico, that specifies both of the following:(A)A description of how the office will be funded.(B)A description of staffing levels and the positions needed to operate the office.(2)A strategy and business plan for the office, developed with input from California businesses, that shall include, but not be limited to, measurable goals, objectives, and outcomes and timelines necessary to attract employment-producing direct foreign investment to the state and increase California exports. The strategy and business plan shall also include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(A)A description of the staff expertise needed to operate the office.(B)A description of monitoring and oversight procedures to be implemented for the office.(C)A description of how the office will facilitate an increase of direct foreign investment in California or an increase in California exports, or both.(3)A plan for assessing the performance of the office.(b)(1)The annual budget, and the strategy and business plan for the office shall be transmitted to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, the Secretary of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, the chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy and the chair of the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, or respective successor committees, with jurisdiction over the international trade and economic development programs.(2)The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(3)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Article 2 (commencing with Section 12105) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: Article 2. The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group12105. (a) The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prioritize the establishment of an international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico.(b) The international trade and investment office is to be the primary point of contact for issues relating to foreign trade and investment and educational endeavors with Mexico. The office shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican agencies on matters relating to California and as the point of contact for Californians in Mexico on matters relating to the relationship between California and Mexico, with emphasis on education and cultural exchanges, trade, and economics, among other things. Although the office will focus on trade, the office may also be a point of contact for California agencies on other matters relating to Mexico.(c) The international trade and investment office shall work with any state agency to support its endeavors.(d) The office shall facilitate access to educational exchange programs between California and Mexico.(e) The office shall encourage and facilitate capital investment from Mexico in California(f) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office shall be supported through private donations.(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this article only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office.(3) Subject to subdivision (a) of Section 13997, the office may accept and administer private moneys received as grants, gifts, donations, and other financial support from private sources for purposes of this article.12105.1.(a)The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prepare all of the following:(1)An annual budget for the international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico, that specifies both of the following:(A)A description of how the office will be funded.(B)A description of staffing levels and the positions needed to operate the office.(2)A strategy and business plan for the office, developed with input from California businesses, that shall include, but not be limited to, measurable goals, objectives, and outcomes and timelines necessary to attract employment-producing direct foreign investment to the state and increase California exports. The strategy and business plan shall also include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(A)A description of the staff expertise needed to operate the office.(B)A description of monitoring and oversight procedures to be implemented for the office.(C)A description of how the office will facilitate an increase of direct foreign investment in California or an increase in California exports, or both.(3)A plan for assessing the performance of the office.(b)(1)The annual budget, and the strategy and business plan for the office shall be transmitted to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, the Secretary of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, the chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy and the chair of the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, or respective successor committees, with jurisdiction over the international trade and economic development programs.(2)The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(3)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1. Article 2 (commencing with Section 12105) is added to Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
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Article 2. The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group12105. (a) The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prioritize the establishment of an international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico.(b) The international trade and investment office is to be the primary point of contact for issues relating to foreign trade and investment and educational endeavors with Mexico. The office shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican agencies on matters relating to California and as the point of contact for Californians in Mexico on matters relating to the relationship between California and Mexico, with emphasis on education and cultural exchanges, trade, and economics, among other things. Although the office will focus on trade, the office may also be a point of contact for California agencies on other matters relating to Mexico.(c) The international trade and investment office shall work with any state agency to support its endeavors.(d) The office shall facilitate access to educational exchange programs between California and Mexico.(e) The office shall encourage and facilitate capital investment from Mexico in California(f) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office shall be supported through private donations.(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this article only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office.(3) Subject to subdivision (a) of Section 13997, the office may accept and administer private moneys received as grants, gifts, donations, and other financial support from private sources for purposes of this article.12105.1.(a)The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prepare all of the following:(1)An annual budget for the international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico, that specifies both of the following:(A)A description of how the office will be funded.(B)A description of staffing levels and the positions needed to operate the office.(2)A strategy and business plan for the office, developed with input from California businesses, that shall include, but not be limited to, measurable goals, objectives, and outcomes and timelines necessary to attract employment-producing direct foreign investment to the state and increase California exports. The strategy and business plan shall also include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(A)A description of the staff expertise needed to operate the office.(B)A description of monitoring and oversight procedures to be implemented for the office.(C)A description of how the office will facilitate an increase of direct foreign investment in California or an increase in California exports, or both.(3)A plan for assessing the performance of the office.(b)(1)The annual budget, and the strategy and business plan for the office shall be transmitted to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, the Secretary of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, the chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy and the chair of the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, or respective successor committees, with jurisdiction over the international trade and economic development programs.(2)The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(3)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Article 2. The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group12105. (a) The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prioritize the establishment of an international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico.(b) The international trade and investment office is to be the primary point of contact for issues relating to foreign trade and investment and educational endeavors with Mexico. The office shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican agencies on matters relating to California and as the point of contact for Californians in Mexico on matters relating to the relationship between California and Mexico, with emphasis on education and cultural exchanges, trade, and economics, among other things. Although the office will focus on trade, the office may also be a point of contact for California agencies on other matters relating to Mexico.(c) The international trade and investment office shall work with any state agency to support its endeavors.(d) The office shall facilitate access to educational exchange programs between California and Mexico.(e) The office shall encourage and facilitate capital investment from Mexico in California(f) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office shall be supported through private donations.(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this article only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office.(3) Subject to subdivision (a) of Section 13997, the office may accept and administer private moneys received as grants, gifts, donations, and other financial support from private sources for purposes of this article.12105.1.(a)The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prepare all of the following:(1)An annual budget for the international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico, that specifies both of the following:(A)A description of how the office will be funded.(B)A description of staffing levels and the positions needed to operate the office.(2)A strategy and business plan for the office, developed with input from California businesses, that shall include, but not be limited to, measurable goals, objectives, and outcomes and timelines necessary to attract employment-producing direct foreign investment to the state and increase California exports. The strategy and business plan shall also include, but not be limited to, all of the following:(A)A description of the staff expertise needed to operate the office.(B)A description of monitoring and oversight procedures to be implemented for the office.(C)A description of how the office will facilitate an increase of direct foreign investment in California or an increase in California exports, or both.(3)A plan for assessing the performance of the office.(b)(1)The annual budget, and the strategy and business plan for the office shall be transmitted to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, the Secretary of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, the chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy and the chair of the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, or respective successor committees, with jurisdiction over the international trade and economic development programs.(2)The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.(3)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
Article 2. The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group
Article 2. The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group
12105. (a) The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prioritize the establishment of an international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico.(b) The international trade and investment office is to be the primary point of contact for issues relating to foreign trade and investment and educational endeavors with Mexico. The office shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican agencies on matters relating to California and as the point of contact for Californians in Mexico on matters relating to the relationship between California and Mexico, with emphasis on education and cultural exchanges, trade, and economics, among other things. Although the office will focus on trade, the office may also be a point of contact for California agencies on other matters relating to Mexico.(c) The international trade and investment office shall work with any state agency to support its endeavors.(d) The office shall facilitate access to educational exchange programs between California and Mexico.(e) The office shall encourage and facilitate capital investment from Mexico in California(f) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office shall be supported through private donations.(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this article only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office.(3) Subject to subdivision (a) of Section 13997, the office may accept and administer private moneys received as grants, gifts, donations, and other financial support from private sources for purposes of this article.
12105. (a) The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prioritize the establishment of an international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico.
(b) The international trade and investment office is to be the primary point of contact for issues relating to foreign trade and investment and educational endeavors with Mexico. The office shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican agencies on matters relating to California and as the point of contact for Californians in Mexico on matters relating to the relationship between California and Mexico, with emphasis on education and cultural exchanges, trade, and economics, among other things. Although the office will focus on trade, the office may also be a point of contact for California agencies on other matters relating to Mexico.
(c) The international trade and investment office shall work with any state agency to support its endeavors.
(d) The office shall facilitate access to educational exchange programs between California and Mexico.
(e) The office shall encourage and facilitate capital investment from Mexico in California
(f) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office shall be supported through private donations.
(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this article only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office.
(3) Subject to subdivision (a) of Section 13997, the office may accept and administer private moneys received as grants, gifts, donations, and other financial support from private sources for purposes of this article.
(a)The California Trade and Service Office Advisory Group shall prepare all of the following:
(1)An annual budget for the international trade and investment office in Mexico City, Mexico, that specifies both of the following:
(A)A description of how the office will be funded.
(B)A description of staffing levels and the positions needed to operate the office.
(2)A strategy and business plan for the office, developed with input from California businesses, that shall include, but not be limited to, measurable goals, objectives, and outcomes and timelines necessary to attract employment-producing direct foreign investment to the state and increase California exports. The strategy and business plan shall also include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A)A description of the staff expertise needed to operate the office.
(B)A description of monitoring and oversight procedures to be implemented for the office.
(C)A description of how the office will facilitate an increase of direct foreign investment in California or an increase in California exports, or both.
(3)A plan for assessing the performance of the office.
(b)(1)The annual budget, and the strategy and business plan for the office shall be transmitted to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, the Secretary of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, the chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy and the chair of the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, or respective successor committees, with jurisdiction over the international trade and economic development programs.
(2)The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on January 1, 2024, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
(3)A report to be submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.