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

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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]

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BILL NUMBER: AB 1675	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Ian Calderon

                        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 introduced, 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 encouraging interaction between small business and
the state. The program would require 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, on a
voluntary basis, each year. The bill would also authorize the
director to establish an informal working group of
entrepreneurs-in-residence to discuss best practices, experiences,
obstacles, opportunities, and recommendations, 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 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:
   (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 appoint 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 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) The individual shall have demonstrated success in working with
small business concerns and entrepreneurs.
   (C) The individual shall have successfully developed, invented, or
created a product and brought the product to the marketplace.
   (c) 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) 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.
   (b) An entrepreneur-in-residence shall serve on a voluntary basis,
but shall dedicate at least 40 hours per week to the program, unless
otherwise agreed upon. At the discretion of the head of a
participating agency, the entrepreneur-in-residence shall be entitled
to reimbursement from the participating agency of the actual and
necessary expenses the entrepreneur-in-residence incurs in discharge
of his or her duties.
   (c) An entrepreneur-in-residence shall report directly to the
director of the office and head of the agency employing the
entrepreneur-in-residence.
   12099.4.  The director may establish an informal working group of
entrepreneurs-in-residence to discuss best practices, experiences,
obstacles, opportunities, and recommendations.