Inventory of the Assembly International Trade and Development Committee Records
Heesook Nam
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Inventory of the Assembly International Trade and Development Committee Records
Collection number: LP351
California State ArchivesOffice of the Secretary of State
Sacramento, California
- Processed by:
- Heesook Nam
- Date Completed:
- May 2005
- Encoded by:
- Sara Roberson
© 2006 California Secretary of State. All rights reserved.
Title: Assembly International Trade and Development Committee records
Dates: 1997-2000
Collection number: LP351
Creator:
Assembly International Trade and Development Committee
Collection Size:
2 cubic feet
Repository:
California State Archives
Sacramento, California
Abstract: The Assembly International Trade and Development Committee Records consist of two cubic feet of records reflecting the activity
of the committee in overseeing legislation and other matters concerning international trade and economic development. The
records cover the years, 1997-2000.
Physical location: California State Archives
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.
For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the California State Archives. Permission for reproduction or publication
is given on behalf of the California State Archives as the owner of the physical items. The researcher assumes all responsibility
for possible infringement which may arise from reproduction or publication of materials from the California State Archives
collections.
[Identification of item], Assembly International Trade and Development Committee Records, LP351:[folder number], California
State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, Sacramento, California.
Acquisition and Custodial History
The State Archives received these records in accordance with California Government Code 9080(b) which requires legislative
committees to transfer their records to the State Archives when they are no longer needed by the committee.
The Assembly created the Assembly International Trade and Development Committee in 1997. The new committee was created in
order to divide the responsibilities of the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee between two committees. The Assembly
Utilities and Commerce Committee retained responsibility for the common carriers, expansion of overseas markets, international
trade, research and import/export finance, intrastate commerce, motion picture industry, Public Utilities Commission, state
capital, telecommunications, women and minority business enterprises.
The Assembly International Trade and Development Committee became responsible for bills related to business advocacy of import/export
trade, California-Mexico relations, California's overseas trade offices, development of international high tech markets, economic
impact reports, effect of balance of trade issues on California, enterprise zones, foreign investments by California, foreign
investments in California, impacts of federal budget on international trade, international capital, interstate commerce, seaports
and physical infrastructure, sister state agreements and friendship agreements with other nations, state and local economic
development, and tourism (Assembly Journal February 6, 1997, p.252-55).
In 2001, the committee was renamed the Assembly Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy Committee. The Assembly Jobs, Economic
Development and the Economy Committee was also assigned all legislation relating to international trade and economic development
issues, and in addition had responsibility for information technology, economic disaster relief, industrial innovation and
research, small business development and operation (Assembly Journal January 31, 2001, p.233).
The committee consisted of seven members in 1997, but the number decreased to six in 1999-2000. Grace F. Napolitano (Dem.)
served as the Committee's first Chair from 1997-1998. Sally Havice (Dem.) replaced Napolitano as Chair and served from 1999-2000.
(Legislative Handbook, 1997, p.243, 1999-2000, p.254, 2000, p.68)
The Assembly International Trade and Development Committee Records consist of two cubic feet of records reflecting the activity
of the committee in overseeing legislation and other matters concerning international trade and economic development. The
records cover the years, 1997-2000. They are comprised of bill files. The files document the bills directed to the committee.
The files may include committee analyses, letters from interested parties, comments of affected agencies and other things
relating to the specific bills. These files illustrate the committee's interest in such issues as economic development areas
(e.g., Enterprise Zones), mission of the State Trade and Commerce Agency and a sister-state relationships between California
and other nations.
The committee was created in order to divide the responsibilities of the Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee in 1997.
The name of the committee was changed to the Assembly Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy committee in 2001. For information
on these committees, researchers should consult their records at the California State Archives.
No further accruals are expected.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
California -- Legislature -- Assembly -- International Trade and Development Committee
Foreign trade regulation
Economic development
Related Collections at the California State Archives
Assembly Utilities and Commerce Committee Records
Assembly Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy Committee Records
LP351:1-35
Series 1 Bill Files 1997-2000
Physical Description: 35 file folders
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically and alphabetically by bill number.
Scope and Content Note
Bills relating to economic development and international trade are generally referred to the Assembly International Trade
and Development Committee for analysis. Most bill files include all or some of the following items: bill analyses, amendments
and resolutions, author's statements, testimony, press releases, newspaper clippings, correspondence, roll calls, records
of votes, and committee statements. Of particular interest are those bills relating to East Timorese refugees in Indonesia
(SCR 33, 1997) and religious freedom in the People's Republic of China (AJR 54, 2000).
1997-1998: AB638-AB2809, AJR68, HR21, HR34, AB7X, ACR19 LP351:1-10
1997-1998: SB200-SB1169, SCR33, SCR42 LP351:11-13
1999-2000: AB51-AB2772, AJR23-AJR63, HR8, HR70 LP351:14-27
1999-2000: SB84-SB1516, SCR5-SCR74 LP351:28-35