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AB-1679 Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development: California Business Investment Services Program: Supply Chain Senior Advisor.(2021-2022)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 12096.5.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:

12096.5.5.
 For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) “Advisory group” means an advisory group of supply chain stakeholders established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 12096.5.6.
(b) “Senior advisor” means the Supply Chain Senior Advisor appointed pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 12096.5.6.
(c) “Supply chain” means participants in the economic supply chain of this state, including, but not limited to, seaports, airports, land ports of entry, air carriers, motor carriers, ocean carriers, rail carriers, marine terminals, rail terminals, trucking terminals, warehousing, agriculture, manufacturing, and retailers.

SEC. 2.

 Section 12096.5.6 is added to the Government Code, to read:

12096.5.6.
 (a) The director shall appoint a Supply Chain Senior Advisor within the office. The senior advisor shall have expertise in commerce, trade, transportation, and supply chain management. The senior advisor shall serve at the pleasure of the director.
(b) The senior advisor shall be the principal advocate in the state for the interests of business and industry related to supply chain development and operation and shall advise the director on issues affecting the state’s supply chain, including economic strategy, investment, and improvements in technology. The senior advisor shall also advise the director on legislation and administrative regulations affecting the state’s supply chain.
(c) The senior advisor, in consultation with the director, may establish and convene one or more advisory groups consisting of stakeholders in the state’s supply chain. If appropriate, the advisory group may include representatives from each sector that makes up the state’s supply chain, including, but not limited to, seaports, airports, land ports of entry, air carriers, motor carriers, ocean carriers, rail carriers, marine terminals, rail terminals, trucking terminals, warehousing, agriculture, manufacturing, and retailers.

SEC. 3.

 Section 12096.5.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:

12096.5.7.
 (a) The duties and functions of the senior advisor, in addition to those identified in subdivision (b) and Section 12096.5.6, shall include all of the following:
(1) Represent the views and interests of business and industry before other state agencies whose policies and activities may affect supply chains in the state, including, but not limited to, economic strategy, investment, and improvement of technology.
(2) Enlist the cooperation and assistance of public and private agencies, businesses, and other organizations in disseminating information about the programs and services provided by state government that improve the efficiency, capacity, conditions, competitiveness, and excellence of supply chains that serve stakeholders, including, but not limited to, seaports, airports, land ports of entry, air carriers, motor carriers, ocean carriers, rail carriers, marine terminals, rail terminals, trucking terminals, warehousing, agriculture, manufacturing, and retailers in the state.
(3) Consult with experts and authorities in the fields of logistics and supply chain management, including, but not limited to, professionals and academics involved in the financing, developing and upgrading, and operating key components of supply chains that serve the people and businesses in the state.
(4) Collaborate with state agencies with similar duties and functions or that otherwise support or impact supply chains in the state, including, but not limited to, the Transportation Agency, the Department of Transportation, the Department of General Services, the Department of Food and Agriculture, and the State Air Resources Board.
(b) The senior advisor shall oversee and support the work of any advisory group established and convened pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 12096.5.6, which may develop and recommend policies that address challenges to, and that improve, the supply chain, including, but not limited to, recommending a California freight policy that identifies additional means of easing congestion in times of crisis.
(c) Each state agency shall furnish to the senior advisor reports, documents, and information that are public records and that the senior advisor deems necessary to carry out the advisor’s duties and functions.