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AB-2342 California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley.(2007-2008)



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Amended  IN  Senate  August 04, 2008
Amended  IN  Senate  June 23, 2008
Amended  IN  Senate  June 09, 2008
Amended  IN  Assembly  April 21, 2008
Amended  IN  Assembly  April 02, 2008

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2007–2008 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 2342

Introduced  by  Assembly Member Parra
 (Coauthor(s): Assembly Member Aghazarian, Arambula, Berryhill, Caballero, Fuentes, Fuller, Galgiani, Garcia, Nakanishi, Price, Villines)
 (Coauthor(s): Senator Denham)

February 21, 2008

An act to add and repeal Chapter 12.9 (commencing with Section 7095) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, relating to economic development of the San Joaquin Valley.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 2342, as amended, Parra. California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley.
Existing law authorizes 2 or more public agencies, including any federal department or state or local agency, to enter into an agreement for the purpose of exercising any power common to the contracting parties for specified purposes, including acquiring or constructing specified public facilities and improvements.
This bill would, until January 1, 2020, create the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, to coordinate and improve existing local, state, and federal efforts for the valley to increase the living standards and the overall economic performance of the valley.
The bill would designate the membership for the board of directors of the partnership, would require the board to meet at least quarterly, and would specify that its duties are, among other things, to facilitate and coordinate the implementation of the San Joaquin Valley Strategic Action Plan. The bill would require the board of directors of the partnership to report on the implementation of the San Joaquin Valley Strategic Action Plan to the Governor and the Legislature annually.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Chapter 12.9 (commencing with Section 7095) is added to Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, to read:
CHAPTER  12.9. The California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley

7095.
 (a) The California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley is hereby created in state government, effective January 1, 2009.
(b) The purpose of the partnership is to coordinate and improve existing state and federal efforts for the San Joaquin Valley, in concert with locally led efforts, to increase the living standards and the overall economic performance of the valley. Economic development efforts shall include consideration of the preservation or enhancement of the natural environment and natural resources of the valley. The board of directors of the partnership shall consist of all of the following:
(1) Eight elected local government members from a list of three elected officials submitted by each of the eight councils of government from the following counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare. There shall be no more than one elected local government member from each of these counties. The Speaker of the Assembly shall appoint one member from each of the lists from the following counties: Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, and Stanislaus. The Senate Committee on Rules shall appoint one member from each of the lists from the following counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare.
(2) Eight civic leaders or private sector members, appointed by the Governor, with at least one appointed from, and residing in, each of the following counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tulare. The civic leaders or private sector members appointed pursuant to this paragraph shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
(3) The following state officials:
(A) The Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing.
(B) The Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development.
(C) The Secretary for Environmental Protection.
(D) The Secretary of Food and Agriculture.
(E) The Secretary of State and Consumer Services.
(F) The Secretary for Education.
(G) The Secretary of the Resources Agency.
(H) The Secretary of California Health and Human Services.
(4) All elected Members of the Legislature and Members of Congress who represent any part of the eight counties constituting the San Joaquin Valley shall be ex officio nonvoting members of the board of directors.
(5) (A) One representative from each of the following entities who shall reside in one of the following counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, or Tulare:
(i) The Federal Interagency Task Force for the Economic Development of the San Joaquin Valley.
(ii) The California Economic Strategy Panel.
(iii) The California Transportation Commission.
(iv) The State Air Resources Board.
(v) The California Workforce Investment Board.
(B) The Senate Committee on Rules shall appoint the representatives under this paragraph, and the representatives shall serve at the pleasure of the Senate Committee on Rules.
(6) (A) Up to 12 representatives nominated by the members of the board of directors appointed pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5). Each nominee shall be a representative of an existing public nonprofit organization or a for-profit organization that the board of directors recognizes for using existing resources more effectively and implementing portions of the San Joaquin Valley Strategic Action Plan. The board of directors may nominate representatives from regional consortia such as the council of governments, workforce investment boards, economic development corporations, higher education institutions, employers related to targeted industry clusters, and county superintendents of education. Each representative nominated under this paragraph shall reside in one of the following counties: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, or Tulare.
(B) The Speaker of the AssemblyGovernor shall appoint the representatives nominated by the board of directors pursuant to subparagraph (A), and those representatives shall serve on the board of directors at the pleasure of the Speaker of the Assembly Governor.
(7) Up to three additional representatives with specialized expertise on San Joaquin Valley issues, appointed by the Governor.
(c) The Governor shall designate one of the members of the board of directors as the chair of the board of directors for the partnership and shall designate two other members of the board of directors as deputy chairs of the board of directors for the partnership. The Governor shall designate one local elected official appointed to the board of directors pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), one civic leader appointed to the board of directors pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), and one state official appointed to the board of directors pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) for these positions.
(d) Each member of the board of directors shall serve at the pleasure of his or her appointing entity.
(e) No member of the board of directors shall receive compensation, but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses related to travel by the member for purposes of partnership activities.
(f) The board of directors of the partnership shall meet at least once quarterly for the conduct of its business.
(g) A majority of the voting membership of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of holding meetings or otherwise conducting partnership business. Any item of partnership business requiring a vote of the membership shall be subject to a vote of two-thirds of the members of the board of the partnership who are present at the meeting and who are eligible to vote.

The Business, Transportation and Housing Agency shall provide administrative support to the partnership only to the extent funds are available to the agency for that purpose in its existing budget or are appropriated to the agency for that purpose in the annual Budget Act or other statute. The Director of Finance may accept monetary gifts for the support of the activities of the partnership. Any money received as a gift pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the California Economic Development Fund, established pursuant to Section 13997.6.

7095.2.
 (a) Duties of the board of directors of the partnership may include, but are not limited to, facilitating and coordinating the implementation of the San Joaquin Valley Strategic Action Plan.
(b) The board of directors of the partnership shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on the implementation of the San Joaquin Valley Strategic Action Plan.

7095.4.
 This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2020, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2020, deletes or extends that date.