Bill Text: CA AB2287 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

California Assembly Bill 2287 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: California Health and Human Services Agency: public

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-08-12 - In committee: Held under submission. [AB2287 Detail]

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BILL NUMBER: AB 2287	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 28, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 28, 2010
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 5, 2010

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member  Bass   Monning


                        FEBRUARY 18, 2010

    An act to add Chapter 1.6 (commencing with Section 12096)
to Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating
to economic development.   An act to add Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 127640) to Part 2 of Division 107 of the
Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2287, as amended,  Bass   Monning  .
 Office of Economic Development: California Business
Investment Services Program.   California Health and
Human Services Agency: public health: federal grant opportunities.
 
   Existing federal law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (PPACA)(Public Law 111-148) requires the federal Secretary of
Health and Human Services to award competitive community
transformation grants to state and local governmental agencies and
community-based organizations for the implementation, evaluation, and
dissemination of evidence-based community preventive health
activities in order to reduce chronic disease rates, prevent the
development of secondary conditions, address health disparities, and
develop a stronger evidence base of effective prevention programming.
 
   This bill would require the California Health and Human Services
Agency to direct the appropriate departments within the agency to
apply for federal community transformation grants under the PPACA, as
specified. The bill would require the agency to direct the
appropriate departments within the agency to make information
regarding federal grant opportunities under the PPACA available to
local government agencies, local public health departments, school
districts, state and local nonprofit organizations, and Indian tribes
through existing channels, and by placing a link on each relevant
department's existing Internet Web site.  
   Existing law provides for various state programs and services for
the purpose of attracting and retaining businesses in this state.
Existing law creates the Office of Small Business Advocate in the
Office of Planning and Research in the Governor's office. 

   This bill would create the Office of Economic Development in the
Governor's office, to be directed by a secretary appointed by the
Governor. The bill would create the California Business Investment
Services Program, as specified, within the Office of Economic
Development, under the authority of the secretary, for the purpose of
serving employers, corporate executives, business owners, and site
location consultants who are considering California for business
investment and expansion.  
   This bill would require each state agency to administer its
procurement and contracting processes in a manner to meet or exceed a
goal of 25% small business participation, and to identify a Small
Business Advocate at the agency and encourage them to develop and
share innovative procurement and contracting practices from the
public and private sectors to increase opportunities for small
businesses. The bill would impose specified supervisory requirements
on the secretary and the Department of General Services to monitor
agencies and ensure compliance with the small business participation
goals, 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.    The Legislature finds and declares as
follows:  
   (a) Given the significant fiscal challenges ahead for California,
it is important for the Legislature to ensure that state agencies
maximize their opportunity to obtain additional federal funds,
particularly in cases where doing so could offset state General Fund
costs or assist the state with the transformation of California's
health care system, under the federal Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (PPACA)(Public Law 111-148).  
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this act to
take full advantage of the opportunities through the PPACA to improve
state health care programs and invest in health prevention and
education, with the goal of building, promoting, and sustaining
healthy communities through reducing chronic disease rates,
eliminating conditions that lead to health disparities, and
increasing the cultural and linguistic appropriateness of health
services. 
   SEC. 2.    Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 127640)
is added to Part 2 of Division 107 of the   Health and
Safety Code   , to read:  
      CHAPTER 5.  COMMUNITY TRANSFORMATION GRANTS


   127640.  (a) The California Health and Human Services Agency shall
direct the appropriate departments within the agency to apply for
federal grants under Section 4201 of the federal Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) to allow the state to
develop a stronger evidence base of effective prevention programming
and engage in preventive health activities that achieve, at a
minimum, all of the following:
   (1) Creating healthier school environments, including, but not
limited to, healthy food options and physical activity.
   (2) Creating an infrastructure to support active living and access
to nutritious foods.
   (3) Developing and promoting programs targeting a variety of age
levels to increase nutrition, physical activity, smoking cessation,
and safety, as well as address special population needs.
   (4) Working to highlight healthy food options.
   (5) Assessing and implementing worksite wellness programs.
   (6) Prioritizing strategies to reduce racial and ethnic
disparities.
   (b) The agency shall direct the appropriate departments within the
agency to make information regarding federal grant opportunities
under Section 4201 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (Public Law 111-148) available to local government agencies,
local public health departments, school districts, state and local
nonprofit organizations, and Indian tribes through existing channels,
and by placing a link on each relevant department's existing
Internet Web site.  
  SECTION 1.    Chapter 1.6 (commencing with Section
12096) is added to Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government
Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 1.6.  OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT



      Article 1.  General


   12096.  (a) The Office of Economic Development is hereby
established in state government within the Governor's office. The
office shall be under the direct control of a secretary, who shall be
responsible to the Governor.
   (b) The Governor shall appoint the Secretary of the Office of
Economic Development, subject to confirmation by the Senate, who
shall perform all duties, exercise all powers, assume and discharge
all responsibilities, and carry out and effect all purposes vested by
law in the office, including contracting for professional or
consultant services in connection with the work of the office.
   (c) The salary of the Secretary of the Office of Economic
Development shall be fixed pursuant to Section 12001.

      Article 2.  California Business Investment Services Program


   12096.5.  (a) The California Business Investment Services Program
is hereby created within the Office of Economic Development.
   (b) The program shall be under the direct authority of the
secretary.
   (c) The purpose of the program is to serve employers, corporate
executives, business owners, and site location consultants who are
considering California for business investment and expansion. Among
other things, the program shall provide:
   (1) Economic and demographic data.
   (2) Financial information to help link businesses with state and
local public and private programs.
   (3) Workforce information including labor availability, training,
and education programs.
   (4) Transportation and infrastructure information.
   (5) Assistance in obtaining state and local permits.
   (6) Information on tax credits and other incentives.
   (7) Permitting, siting, and other regulatory information pertinent
to business operations in California.
   (d) The program shall have a well-advertised telephone number, an
interactive Internet Web site, and an administrative structure that
effectively supports the facilitation of business development and
investment in the state.
   (e) In implementing the program, the secretary shall establish and
implement a process for convening strike teams on key business
development situations, including, but not limited to, attracting new
businesses, relocation of large manufacturers, or the closure of a
large business employer.
   (f) In implementing the program, the secretary shall work
cooperatively with local, regional, federal, and other state public
and private marketing institutions and trade organizations in
attracting, retaining, and helping businesses to grow and be
successful in California.

      Article 3.  Small Business Procurement Goals


   12098.  (a) (1) Each state agency shall administer its procurement
and contracting processes in a manner to meet or exceed a goal of 25
percent small business participation, as described in Executive
Order S-02-06, and using existing resources.
   (2) Each state agency shall identify a Small Business Advocate at
the state agency and encourage them to develop and share innovative
procurement and contracting practices from the public and private
sectors to increase opportunities for small businesses, as described
in Executive Order S-02-06, and using existing resources.
   (b) In the course of implementing the California Business
Investment Services Program pursuant to Section 12096.5, the
secretary shall ensure that the head of each state agency complies
with the state procurement and contracting requirements described in
this section to the extent practicable under state law. The secretary
shall also collaborate with the Small Business Advocates identified
by each state agency pursuant to this section to facilitate the
development and sharing of innovative procurement and contracting
practices from the public and private sectors to increase
opportunities for small businesses.
   (c) (1) The Director of General Services shall provide the
secretary with a copy of the annual report that the director receives
for each state agency, for purposes of assessing successes and
deficiencies of each state agency in meeting the state procurement
and contracting goals described in this section.
   (2) The secretary, in conjunction with the Director of General
Services, shall monitor the progress of all state agencies towards
meeting the small business participation goal based on information
obtained from the annual report. The secretary, in cooperation with
the Small Business Advisory Council that is within the Department of
General Services, shall notify the head of each state agency of the
agency's successes and deficiencies with regard to meeting the small
business participation goal. The secretary shall also submit the
notification information to the California Small Business Advocate in
the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, or its successor.