Bill Text: CA AB1675 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 1675 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2014.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-08-14 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB1675 Detail]

Download: California-2013-AB1675-Amended.html

BILL NUMBER: AB 1675	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 19, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 1, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ian Calderon
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Daly, Fox, Medina, and V. Manuel
P�rez)

                        FEBRUARY 12, 2014

   An act to add Article  6   7 
(commencing with Section  12099)   12100) 
to Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code, relating to state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1675, as amended, Ian Calderon. Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act
of 2014.
   Existing law establishes within the Governor's office the Governor'
s Office of Business and Economic Development as the lead entity for
economic strategy and the marketing of California on issues relating
to business development, private sector investment, and economic
growth, and authorizes the office to exercise various powers,
including, among others, making recommendations to the Governor and
the Legislature regarding policies, programs, and actions to advance
statewide economic goals.
   This bill would enact the Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2014,
which would establish the state entrepreneur-in-residence program
within the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development for
the purpose of utilizing the expertise of private-sector
entrepreneurs to help make state governmental activities and
practices more streamlined and accessible to small businesses. The
program would authorize the director of the Governor's Office of
Business and Economic Development to appoint a maximum of 10 persons
each year to serve within a state agency as an
entrepreneur-in-residence, with duties as established in the bill, on
a voluntary basis. The bill would require the director to accept
appointment applications for the position of an
entrepreneur-in-residence and to establish prescribed procedures for
complying with the bill no later than March 1, 2015. The bill would
also require the director to establish an informal working group of
entrepreneurs-in-residence to discuss best practices, experiences,
obstacles, opportunities, and recommendations, and to report on the
program to the Governor and the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic
Development, and the Economy, as specified.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Article  6   7  (commencing
with Section  12099)   12100)  is added to
Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the  Government
Code, to read:

      Article  6.   7. 
Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2014


    12099.   12100.   This article shall be
known and may be cited as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2014.

    12099.1.   12100.1.   As used in this
article, the following terms have the following meanings:
   (a) "Agency" means any state agency, department, or commission.
   (b) "Director" means the director of the Governor's Office of
Business and Economic Development, or his or her designee.
   (c) "Entrepreneur-in-residence" means an individual appointed to a
position under the program.
   (d) "Office" means the Governor's Office of Business and Economic
Development.
   (e) "Program" means the entrepreneur-in-residence program, as
established by this article.
    12099.2.   12100.2.   (a) The state
entrepreneur-in-residence program is hereby established within the
office for the purpose of utilizing the expertise of private-sector
entrepreneurs to help make state governmental activities and
practices more streamlined and accessible to small businesses.
   (b) (1) The director may appoint one or more
entrepreneurs-in-residence under the program during each year,
however, the director shall not appoint more than 10
entrepreneurs-in-residence during any calendar year. The director,
with the approval of the state agency, may appoint an
entrepreneur-in-residence in any state agency.
   (2) Any person appointed as an entrepreneur-in-residence shall
meet at least one of the following qualifications:
   (A) The individual shall have demonstrated success in working with
California small businesses and entrepreneurs.
   (B) The individual shall have successfully developed, invented, or
created a product and brought the product to the marketplace.
   (3) Any person appointed as an entrepreneur-in-residence shall not
have a conflict of interest with the activities of the state agency
where  they are  he or she is  placed,
including, but not limited to, having any existing business before
the state agency in which  they are proposing  
he or she is proposed  to be placed or  are 
 is  placed.
   (c) The director shall accept appointment applications for the
position of an entrepreneur-in-residence and establish procedures for
complying with this article no later than March 1, 2015. Among other
requirements, the procedures shall include the following:
   (1) A process for engaging with and receiving approval from state
agencies about prospective appointments.
   (2) A process for screening prospective appointees, including
checking background and references.
   (3) A standard memorandum of understanding that stipulates the
responsibilities of each party in undertaking an
entrepreneurship-in-residence under the program, including, but not
limited to, hours, duties, goals, expected outcomes, agency support,
and office participation. This standard memorandum of understanding
shall be a model that shall be adapted to address each individual
placement to create the memorandum of understanding into which the
appointee, the agency, and the office enter.
   (4) A reporting process that meets the requirements of subdivision
(b) of Section 12099.4.
   (d) As a condition of having a placement of an
entrepreneur-in-residence, the state agency shall agree to the
procedures set by the  office   director
pursuant to subdivision (c).
   (e) Before the effective date of an appointment under this
article, every individual selected to participate in the program
shall have entered into a memorandum of understanding with the
director and the head of the state agency where the entrepreneur will
serve. The memorandum of understanding shall be specific to the
placement and clearly identify the hours, duties, goals, expected
outcomes, agency support, and office participation. The memorandum of
understanding shall set the benchmarks and metrics for evaluating
the success of the placement.
   (f) In administering the entrepreneur-in-residence program, the
director shall appoint entrepreneurs-in-residence in a variety of
interested agencies. However, to the extent practicable, the director
shall not appoint more than two entrepreneurs-in-residence to
positions in the same agency during the same year.
   (g) An entrepreneur-in-residence may serve as an
entrepreneur-in-residence for no longer than two years.
    12099.3.   12100.3.   (a) An
entrepreneur-in-residence shall have all of the following duties:
   (1) Providing recommendations to the head of the state agency the
entrepreneur-in-residence serves on how to streamline, eliminate, or
modify potentially inefficient or duplicative activities, processes,
and programs, if any, at the state agency.
   (2) Providing recommendations to the head of the state agency the
entrepreneur-in-residence serves on methods to improve program
efficiency at the state agency or new initiatives, if any, that may
be instituted at the state agency to address the needs of small
businesses and entrepreneurs.
   (3) Assisting the state agency the entrepreneur-in-residence
serves in improving outreach and service to small business concerns
and entrepreneurs including, but not limited to, the following:
   (A) Facilitating meetings and forums to educate small businesses
and entrepreneurs on programs or initiatives of the state agency the
entrepreneur-in-residence is serving.
   (B) Facilitating in-service sessions with employees of the office
and the state agency the entrepreneur-in-residence is serving on
issues of concern to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
   (C) Providing technical assistance or mentorship to small
businesses and entrepreneurs in accessing programs at the office and
the state agency the entrepreneur-in-residence is serving.
   (b) An entrepreneur-in-residence shall serve on a voluntary basis,
and shall dedicate at least 16 hours per week to the program, unless
a greater number of hours per week is otherwise agreed upon. At the
discretion of the head of a participating state agency, the
entrepreneur-in-residence shall  be  have access to
an office, computer, and other related support services and equipment
from the participating state agency as the state agency determines
to be necessary for the entrepreneur-in-residence to discharge his or
her duties.
   (c) An entrepreneur-in-residence shall report directly to the head
of the state agency in which the entrepreneur-in-residence is
serving and shall also keep the director of the office updated on his
or her activities, findings, and recommendations.
    12099.4.   12100.4.   (a) The director
shall establish an informal working group of
entrepreneurs-in-residence to discuss best practices, experiences,
obstacles, opportunities, and recommendations.
   (b) (1) The director shall annually prepare and submit to the
Governor and the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development,
and the Economy a report on the program. The report, at a minimum,
shall include the following:
   (A) A progress report on the activities of each
entrepreneur-in-residence during the reporting period, based on the
applicable memorandum of understanding.
   (B) A general summary on how the overall program is addressing the
goals of the program, which are as follows:
   (i) Making state programs simpler, easier to access, more
efficient, and more responsive to the needs and concerns of small
businesses and entrepreneurs.
   (ii) Providing for better outreach by the state to the private
sector.
   (iii) Strengthening coordination and interaction between the state
and the private sector on issues relevant to entrepreneurs and small
business concerns.
   (2) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under
paragraph (1) of this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2019,
pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.
   (3) It is anticipated that program impacts will not be fully
measurable until recommended changes and activities are fully
implemented. The office and the agency where an
entrepreneur-in-residence is placed shall continue measuring and
reporting the impact of the activities of the
entrepreneur-in-residence for three years following the placement of
an entrepreneur-in-residence.