Amended IN Assembly June 26, 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. 738Introduced by Senator HuesoFebruary 22, 2019 An act to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 12105) 8 (commencing with Section 12100.75) to Chapter 2 1.6 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. Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico.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 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. TheThis bill would require the Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico to be established in GO-Biz. The bill would require the office to serve, for purposes of the initiative, as the direct point of contact for Mexican entities on matters relating to California. The bill would require the Lieutenant Governor to assist the Director of GO-Biz in establishing the initiative in consultation with the Regents of the University of California. The bill would also require the Lieutenant Governor to assist the director in establishing, as part of the initiative, a Mexico International Trade and Investment Program. The bill would specify the programs and services that the initiative may provide and require the director to create an advisory board composed of 8 individuals who will oversee the program and create a strategy for using metrics to evaluate the success of the program. The bill would specify that the costs associated with operation of the office of implementation are to be supported through private donations. contributions.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: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 CaliforniaSECTION 1. Article 8 (commencing with Section 12100.75) is added to Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: Article 8. The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico12100.75. (a) The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico shall be established in the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. For purposes of the initiative, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican entities on matters relating to California.(b) The Lieutenant Governor shall assist the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development in establishing the initiative in consultation with the Regents of the University of California. The Lieutenant Governor shall also assist the director in establishing, as part of the initiative, the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program.(c) The objective of the initiative shall be to achieve all of the following:(1) Further Californias interests and values in Mexico.(2) Increase access to California services for California residents and organizations present in Mexico.(3) Implement memoranda of understanding between California and Mexico.(4) Facilitate integration of California and Mexico through cultural, social, educational, and economic exchange programs.(d) The initiative may do all of the following:(1) Facilitate establishment of procedures for reparation of human remains between California and Mexico and its individual states.(2) Through the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, promote trade and investment that creates California jobs, and assist California companies and communities by connecting prospective investors or trading partners, helping expansion opportunities, and helping California companies to secure contracts in Mexico.(3) Increase tourism opportunities in California.(4) Work with higher education institutions to increase cultural and educational exchange opportunities.(5) Seek improvements to border infrastructure, policies, and procedures that reduce border crossing wait times and improve air quality, water quality, public health, and environmental resources across our shared border.(6) Support the Office of Emergency Services in binational disaster relief efforts.(7) Increase opportunity for renewable energy and climate change policies and technology, including recycling.(f)(8) Develop bilateral workforce development opportunities.(9) Work with institutions of higher education in California to develop a process for students to complete their degrees in Mexico and to provide other educational services and support to repatriated students.(e) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office initiative, including the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, shall be supported through private donations. moneys.(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this This article shall be implemented only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office. that purpose.(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.(4) The director shall create an advisory board composed of eight individual contributors of private moneys or representatives of contributors to provide guidance to the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development with respect to overseeing the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program and creating a strategy for using metrics to evaluate the success of the program.
Amended IN Assembly June 26, 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. 738Introduced by Senator HuesoFebruary 22, 2019 An act to add Article 2 (commencing with Section 12105) 8 (commencing with Section 12100.75) to Chapter 2 1.6 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. Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico.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 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. TheThis bill would require the Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico to be established in GO-Biz. The bill would require the office to serve, for purposes of the initiative, as the direct point of contact for Mexican entities on matters relating to California. The bill would require the Lieutenant Governor to assist the Director of GO-Biz in establishing the initiative in consultation with the Regents of the University of California. The bill would also require the Lieutenant Governor to assist the director in establishing, as part of the initiative, a Mexico International Trade and Investment Program. The bill would specify the programs and services that the initiative may provide and require the director to create an advisory board composed of 8 individuals who will oversee the program and create a strategy for using metrics to evaluate the success of the program. The bill would specify that the costs associated with operation of the office of implementation are to be supported through private donations. contributions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly June 26, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 22, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 08, 2019 Amended IN Senate April 04, 2019
Amended IN Assembly June 26, 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) 8 (commencing with Section 12100.75) to Chapter 2 1.6 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. Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico.
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 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. TheThis bill would require the Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico to be established in GO-Biz. The bill would require the office to serve, for purposes of the initiative, as the direct point of contact for Mexican entities on matters relating to California. The bill would require the Lieutenant Governor to assist the Director of GO-Biz in establishing the initiative in consultation with the Regents of the University of California. The bill would also require the Lieutenant Governor to assist the director in establishing, as part of the initiative, a Mexico International Trade and Investment Program. The bill would specify the programs and services that the initiative may provide and require the director to create an advisory board composed of 8 individuals who will oversee the program and create a strategy for using metrics to evaluate the success of the program. The bill would specify that the costs associated with operation of the office of implementation are to be supported through private donations. contributions.
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 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
This bill would require the Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico to be established in GO-Biz. The bill would require the office to serve, for purposes of the initiative, as the direct point of contact for Mexican entities on matters relating to California. The bill would require the Lieutenant Governor to assist the Director of GO-Biz in establishing the initiative in consultation with the Regents of the University of California. The bill would also require the Lieutenant Governor to assist the director in establishing, as part of the initiative, a Mexico International Trade and Investment Program. The bill would specify the programs and services that the initiative may provide and require the director to create an advisory board composed of 8 individuals who will oversee the program and create a strategy for using metrics to evaluate the success of the program. The bill would specify that the costs associated with operation of the office of implementation are to be supported through private donations. contributions.
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## 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: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 CaliforniaSECTION 1. Article 8 (commencing with Section 12100.75) is added to Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: Article 8. The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico12100.75. (a) The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico shall be established in the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. For purposes of the initiative, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican entities on matters relating to California.(b) The Lieutenant Governor shall assist the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development in establishing the initiative in consultation with the Regents of the University of California. The Lieutenant Governor shall also assist the director in establishing, as part of the initiative, the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program.(c) The objective of the initiative shall be to achieve all of the following:(1) Further Californias interests and values in Mexico.(2) Increase access to California services for California residents and organizations present in Mexico.(3) Implement memoranda of understanding between California and Mexico.(4) Facilitate integration of California and Mexico through cultural, social, educational, and economic exchange programs.(d) The initiative may do all of the following:(1) Facilitate establishment of procedures for reparation of human remains between California and Mexico and its individual states.(2) Through the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, promote trade and investment that creates California jobs, and assist California companies and communities by connecting prospective investors or trading partners, helping expansion opportunities, and helping California companies to secure contracts in Mexico.(3) Increase tourism opportunities in California.(4) Work with higher education institutions to increase cultural and educational exchange opportunities.(5) Seek improvements to border infrastructure, policies, and procedures that reduce border crossing wait times and improve air quality, water quality, public health, and environmental resources across our shared border.(6) Support the Office of Emergency Services in binational disaster relief efforts.(7) Increase opportunity for renewable energy and climate change policies and technology, including recycling.(f)(8) Develop bilateral workforce development opportunities.(9) Work with institutions of higher education in California to develop a process for students to complete their degrees in Mexico and to provide other educational services and support to repatriated students.(e) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office initiative, including the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, shall be supported through private donations. moneys.(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this This article shall be implemented only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office. that purpose.(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.(4) The director shall create an advisory board composed of eight individual contributors of private moneys or representatives of contributors to provide guidance to the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development with respect to overseeing the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program and creating a strategy for using metrics to evaluate the success of the program.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
(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
SECTION 1. Article 8 (commencing with Section 12100.75) is added to Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: Article 8. The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico12100.75. (a) The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico shall be established in the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. For purposes of the initiative, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican entities on matters relating to California.(b) The Lieutenant Governor shall assist the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development in establishing the initiative in consultation with the Regents of the University of California. The Lieutenant Governor shall also assist the director in establishing, as part of the initiative, the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program.(c) The objective of the initiative shall be to achieve all of the following:(1) Further Californias interests and values in Mexico.(2) Increase access to California services for California residents and organizations present in Mexico.(3) Implement memoranda of understanding between California and Mexico.(4) Facilitate integration of California and Mexico through cultural, social, educational, and economic exchange programs.(d) The initiative may do all of the following:(1) Facilitate establishment of procedures for reparation of human remains between California and Mexico and its individual states.(2) Through the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, promote trade and investment that creates California jobs, and assist California companies and communities by connecting prospective investors or trading partners, helping expansion opportunities, and helping California companies to secure contracts in Mexico.(3) Increase tourism opportunities in California.(4) Work with higher education institutions to increase cultural and educational exchange opportunities.(5) Seek improvements to border infrastructure, policies, and procedures that reduce border crossing wait times and improve air quality, water quality, public health, and environmental resources across our shared border.(6) Support the Office of Emergency Services in binational disaster relief efforts.(7) Increase opportunity for renewable energy and climate change policies and technology, including recycling.(f)(8) Develop bilateral workforce development opportunities.(9) Work with institutions of higher education in California to develop a process for students to complete their degrees in Mexico and to provide other educational services and support to repatriated students.(e) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office initiative, including the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, shall be supported through private donations. moneys.(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this This article shall be implemented only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office. that purpose.(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.(4) The director shall create an advisory board composed of eight individual contributors of private moneys or representatives of contributors to provide guidance to the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development with respect to overseeing the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program and creating a strategy for using metrics to evaluate the success of the program.
SECTION 1. Article 8 (commencing with Section 12100.75) is added to Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
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Article 8. The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico12100.75. (a) The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico shall be established in the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. For purposes of the initiative, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican entities on matters relating to California.(b) The Lieutenant Governor shall assist the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development in establishing the initiative in consultation with the Regents of the University of California. The Lieutenant Governor shall also assist the director in establishing, as part of the initiative, the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program.(c) The objective of the initiative shall be to achieve all of the following:(1) Further Californias interests and values in Mexico.(2) Increase access to California services for California residents and organizations present in Mexico.(3) Implement memoranda of understanding between California and Mexico.(4) Facilitate integration of California and Mexico through cultural, social, educational, and economic exchange programs.(d) The initiative may do all of the following:(1) Facilitate establishment of procedures for reparation of human remains between California and Mexico and its individual states.(2) Through the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, promote trade and investment that creates California jobs, and assist California companies and communities by connecting prospective investors or trading partners, helping expansion opportunities, and helping California companies to secure contracts in Mexico.(3) Increase tourism opportunities in California.(4) Work with higher education institutions to increase cultural and educational exchange opportunities.(5) Seek improvements to border infrastructure, policies, and procedures that reduce border crossing wait times and improve air quality, water quality, public health, and environmental resources across our shared border.(6) Support the Office of Emergency Services in binational disaster relief efforts.(7) Increase opportunity for renewable energy and climate change policies and technology, including recycling.(f)(8) Develop bilateral workforce development opportunities.(9) Work with institutions of higher education in California to develop a process for students to complete their degrees in Mexico and to provide other educational services and support to repatriated students.(e) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office initiative, including the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, shall be supported through private donations. moneys.(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this This article shall be implemented only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office. that purpose.(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.(4) The director shall create an advisory board composed of eight individual contributors of private moneys or representatives of contributors to provide guidance to the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development with respect to overseeing the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program and creating a strategy for using metrics to evaluate the success of the program.
Article 8. The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico12100.75. (a) The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico shall be established in the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. For purposes of the initiative, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican entities on matters relating to California.(b) The Lieutenant Governor shall assist the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development in establishing the initiative in consultation with the Regents of the University of California. The Lieutenant Governor shall also assist the director in establishing, as part of the initiative, the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program.(c) The objective of the initiative shall be to achieve all of the following:(1) Further Californias interests and values in Mexico.(2) Increase access to California services for California residents and organizations present in Mexico.(3) Implement memoranda of understanding between California and Mexico.(4) Facilitate integration of California and Mexico through cultural, social, educational, and economic exchange programs.(d) The initiative may do all of the following:(1) Facilitate establishment of procedures for reparation of human remains between California and Mexico and its individual states.(2) Through the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, promote trade and investment that creates California jobs, and assist California companies and communities by connecting prospective investors or trading partners, helping expansion opportunities, and helping California companies to secure contracts in Mexico.(3) Increase tourism opportunities in California.(4) Work with higher education institutions to increase cultural and educational exchange opportunities.(5) Seek improvements to border infrastructure, policies, and procedures that reduce border crossing wait times and improve air quality, water quality, public health, and environmental resources across our shared border.(6) Support the Office of Emergency Services in binational disaster relief efforts.(7) Increase opportunity for renewable energy and climate change policies and technology, including recycling.(f)(8) Develop bilateral workforce development opportunities.(9) Work with institutions of higher education in California to develop a process for students to complete their degrees in Mexico and to provide other educational services and support to repatriated students.(e) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office initiative, including the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, shall be supported through private donations. moneys.(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this This article shall be implemented only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office. that purpose.(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.(4) The director shall create an advisory board composed of eight individual contributors of private moneys or representatives of contributors to provide guidance to the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development with respect to overseeing the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program and creating a strategy for using metrics to evaluate the success of the program.
Article 8. The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico
Article 8. The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico
12100.75. (a) The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico shall be established in the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. For purposes of the initiative, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican entities on matters relating to California.(b) The Lieutenant Governor shall assist the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development in establishing the initiative in consultation with the Regents of the University of California. The Lieutenant Governor shall also assist the director in establishing, as part of the initiative, the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program.(c) The objective of the initiative shall be to achieve all of the following:(1) Further Californias interests and values in Mexico.(2) Increase access to California services for California residents and organizations present in Mexico.(3) Implement memoranda of understanding between California and Mexico.(4) Facilitate integration of California and Mexico through cultural, social, educational, and economic exchange programs.(d) The initiative may do all of the following:(1) Facilitate establishment of procedures for reparation of human remains between California and Mexico and its individual states.(2) Through the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, promote trade and investment that creates California jobs, and assist California companies and communities by connecting prospective investors or trading partners, helping expansion opportunities, and helping California companies to secure contracts in Mexico.(3) Increase tourism opportunities in California.(4) Work with higher education institutions to increase cultural and educational exchange opportunities.(5) Seek improvements to border infrastructure, policies, and procedures that reduce border crossing wait times and improve air quality, water quality, public health, and environmental resources across our shared border.(6) Support the Office of Emergency Services in binational disaster relief efforts.(7) Increase opportunity for renewable energy and climate change policies and technology, including recycling.(f)(8) Develop bilateral workforce development opportunities.(9) Work with institutions of higher education in California to develop a process for students to complete their degrees in Mexico and to provide other educational services and support to repatriated students.(e) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office initiative, including the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, shall be supported through private donations. moneys.(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this This article shall be implemented only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office. that purpose.(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.(4) The director shall create an advisory board composed of eight individual contributors of private moneys or representatives of contributors to provide guidance to the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development with respect to overseeing the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program and creating a strategy for using metrics to evaluate the success of the program.
12100.75. (a) The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico shall be established in the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. For purposes of the initiative, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican entities on matters relating to California.(b) The Lieutenant Governor shall assist the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development in establishing the initiative in consultation with the Regents of the University of California. The Lieutenant Governor shall also assist the director in establishing, as part of the initiative, the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program.(c) The objective of the initiative shall be to achieve all of the following:(1) Further Californias interests and values in Mexico.(2) Increase access to California services for California residents and organizations present in Mexico.(3) Implement memoranda of understanding between California and Mexico.(4) Facilitate integration of California and Mexico through cultural, social, educational, and economic exchange programs.(d) The initiative may do all of the following:(1) Facilitate establishment of procedures for reparation of human remains between California and Mexico and its individual states.(2) Through the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, promote trade and investment that creates California jobs, and assist California companies and communities by connecting prospective investors or trading partners, helping expansion opportunities, and helping California companies to secure contracts in Mexico.(3) Increase tourism opportunities in California.(4) Work with higher education institutions to increase cultural and educational exchange opportunities.(5) Seek improvements to border infrastructure, policies, and procedures that reduce border crossing wait times and improve air quality, water quality, public health, and environmental resources across our shared border.(6) Support the Office of Emergency Services in binational disaster relief efforts.(7) Increase opportunity for renewable energy and climate change policies and technology, including recycling.(f)(8) Develop bilateral workforce development opportunities.(9) Work with institutions of higher education in California to develop a process for students to complete their degrees in Mexico and to provide other educational services and support to repatriated students.
12100.75. (a) The Initiative for Californians Abroad in Mexico City, Mexico shall be established in the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development. For purposes of the initiative, the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development shall serve as the direct point of contact for Mexican entities on matters relating to California.
(b) The Lieutenant Governor shall assist the Director of the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development in establishing the initiative in consultation with the Regents of the University of California. The Lieutenant Governor shall also assist the director in establishing, as part of the initiative, the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program.
(c) The objective of the initiative shall be to achieve all of the following:
(1) Further Californias interests and values in Mexico.
(2) Increase access to California services for California residents and organizations present in Mexico.
(3) Implement memoranda of understanding between California and Mexico.
(4) Facilitate integration of California and Mexico through cultural, social, educational, and economic exchange programs.
(d) The initiative may do all of the following:
(1) Facilitate establishment of procedures for reparation of human remains between California and Mexico and its individual states.
(2) Through the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, promote trade and investment that creates California jobs, and assist California companies and communities by connecting prospective investors or trading partners, helping expansion opportunities, and helping California companies to secure contracts in Mexico.
(3) Increase tourism opportunities in California.
(4) Work with higher education institutions to increase cultural and educational exchange opportunities.
(5) Seek improvements to border infrastructure, policies, and procedures that reduce border crossing wait times and improve air quality, water quality, public health, and environmental resources across our shared border.
(6) Support the Office of Emergency Services in binational disaster relief efforts.
(7) Increase opportunity for renewable energy and climate change policies and technology, including recycling.
(f)
(8) Develop bilateral workforce development opportunities.
(9) Work with institutions of higher education in California to develop a process for students to complete their degrees in Mexico and to provide other educational services and support to repatriated students.
(e) (1) The costs associated with operation of the office initiative, including the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program, shall be supported through private donations. moneys.
(2) The office shall perform the duties with which it is charged pursuant to this This article shall be implemented only to the extent that sufficient private moneys are available for the management and operation of the office. that purpose.
(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.
(4) The director shall create an advisory board composed of eight individual contributors of private moneys or representatives of contributors to provide guidance to the Governors Office of Business and Economic Development with respect to overseeing the Mexico International Trade and Investment Program and creating a strategy for using metrics to evaluate the success of the program.