Bill Text: CA SB1146 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: State government: research and development

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-06 - Referred to Com. on RLS. [SB1146 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SB1146-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1146	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Corbett

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   An act relating to state government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1146, as introduced, Corbett. State government: research and
development
   Existing law provides for various research and development
programs, including programs related to energy supplies, consumption,
and conservation, and to transportation, and also establishes
certain tax incentives for private research and development.
   This bill states the intent of the Legislature to capitalize on
California's spending on research and development, understand the
present status and long term trends of research and development in
California, make strategic investments in research and development,
and maximize the state's research and development investments.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (1) The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST)
conducted the last comprehensive report on California's Research and
Development in 2008.
   (2) According to this report, states have recently taken a more
direct role in funding research and development (R&D) in response to
stagnant or declining federal funding and federal policy restrictions
on funding for certain areas of research.
   (3) According to this report, California R&D represents a
significantly higher percentage of the state gross domestic product,
3.93 percent, than the national average, 2.44 percent, and federal
R&D spending per capita in California is over 50 percent higher than
the national average.
   (4) According to the National Science Foundation 2005-2007 State
Science & Engineering Profiles, in 2006 California ranked first in
the nation for federal R&D funding, receiving over $19 billion.
   (5) Available data indicates that California directly funded
approximately $347 million in R&D during FY 2006. From these funds,
total state and local funded R&D spending at academic institutions in
2006 was nearly $267 million.
   (6) California's longstanding commitment to science and research
positions the state as a world leader in cutting-edge technology.
   (7) R&D continues to fuel California's engines of discovery and
economic growth.
   (8) California is synonymous with innovation as it is home to
world-leading R&D industry centers in San Diego, the San Francisco
Bay area, and Los Angeles.
   (b) It is the intent of the Legislature to do all of the
following:
   (1) Capitalize on California's R&D spending to enhance the state's
ability to leverage private and federal funding and enable the state
to focus investment efforts strategically, drive innovation, impact
scientific direction, and strengthen the state's economy.
   (2) Understand the present status and long term trends of R&D in
California to maintain the state's ability to attract researchers,
businesses, and industries.
   (3) Make strategic investments in R&D to capture the potential to
create new technologies, products, and services that can drive the
growth of business, industry, and jobs.
   (4) Maximize the state's R&D investments to maintain California's
global leadership in innovation and technology.