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

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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

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1675	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 1, 2014

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

                        FEBRUARY 12, 2014

   An act to add Article 6 (commencing with Section 12099) 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,
  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  encouraging interaction between small
business and the state.   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  require  
authorize  the director of the Governor's Office of Business and
Economic Development to appoint a maximum of 10 persons each year to
serve  as an entrepreneur-in-residence,  
within a state agency as an entrepreneur-in-residence, with duties as
established in the bill,  on a voluntary  basis, each
year.   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  authorize   require  the
director to establish an informal working group of
entrepreneurs-in-residence to discuss best practices, experiences,
obstacles, opportunities, and recommendations,  as specified.
 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 (commencing with Section 12099) is added to
Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code, to read:

      Article 6.  Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2014


   12099.  This  act   article  shall be
known and may be cited as the Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2014.
   12099.1.  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.  (a) The state entrepreneur-in-residence program is
hereby established within the office  to do all of the
following:   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.  
   (1) Provide for better outreach by the state to the private
sector.  
   (2) Strengthen coordination and interaction between the state and
the private sector on issues relevant to entrepreneurs and small
business concerns.  
   (3) Make state programs simpler, easier to access, more efficient,
and more responsive to the needs and concerns of small businesses
and entrepreneurs. 
   (b) (1) The director  shall   may 
appoint  one or more  entrepreneurs-in-residence under the
program during each year,  however   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 his or her
field.  
   (B) 
    (A)  The individual shall have demonstrated success in
working with  California  small  business concerns
  businesses  and entrepreneurs. 
   (C) 
    (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 placed, including, but not limited to, having any
existing business before the state agency in which they are proposing
to be placed or are 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 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.  
   (c) 
    (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. 
   (d) 
    (g)  An entrepreneur-in-residence may serve as an
entrepreneur-in-residence for no longer than two years.
   12099.3.  (a) An entrepreneur-in-residence shall have all of the
following duties: 
   (1) Assist the office and agency the entrepreneur-in-residence
serves in improving outreach to small business concerns and
entrepreneurs.  
   (2) Provide recommendations to the office and the head of the
agency the entrepreneur-in-residence serves on inefficient or
duplicative programs, if any, at the agency.  
   (3) Provide recommendations to the office and the head of the
agency the entrepreneur-in-residence serves on methods to improve
program efficiency at the agency or new initiatives, if any, that may
be instituted at the agency.  
   (4) Facilitate meetings and forums to educate small business
concerns and entrepreneurs on programs or initiatives of the office
and the agency the entrepreneur-in-residence is serving. 

   (5) Facilitate in-service sessions with employees of the office
and the agency the entrepreneur-in-residence is serving on issues of
concern to entrepreneurs and small business concerns. 

   (6) Provide technical assistance or mentorship to small business
concerns and entrepreneurs in accessing programs at the office and
the agency the entrepreneur-in-residence is serving.  
   (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,
 but   and  shall dedicate at least
 40   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 
entitled to reimbursement   have access to an office,
computer, and other related support services and equipment  from
the participating  state agency  of the actual and
  as the state agency determines to be  necessary
 expenses   for  the
entrepreneur-in-residence  incurs in   to 
discharge  of  his or her duties.
   (c) An entrepreneur-in-residence shall report directly to the
 director of the office and  head of the  state
 agency employing   in which  the
 entrepreneur-in-residence.  
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.   (a)    The director  may
  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.