California State Assembly Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee Records

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Inventory of the California State Assembly Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee Records

Collection number: LP466

California State Archives

Office of the Secretary of State

Sacramento, California
Processed by:
Kira Dres
Date Completed:
4 September 2015
Encoded by:
Kira Dres
© 2015 California Secretary of State. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary

Title: California State Assembly Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee Records
Dates: 2000-2014
Collection number: LP466
Creator: Assembly Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee
Collection Size: 15 cubic feet
Repository: California State Archives
Sacramento, California
Abstract: Created by House Resolution 1 on December 4, 2000 as a replacement for the Assembly International Trade and Development Committee, the Assembly Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee reviews a variety of issues concerning California's economy. The committee's records, which date from 2000-2014, consist of 15 cubic feet of textual records and are organized into four record series: Bill Files, covering legislative sessions from 2001-2014; Hearing Files and Hearing Reports, with the Hearing Files ranging from 2001-2014 and the Hearing Reports dating from 2001-2008; Correspondence Files from 2000-2008; and an End of the Year Report from 2013.
Physical location: California State Archives
Languages: Languages represented in the collection: English

Administrative Information

Access

While the majority of the records are open for research, any access restrictions are noted in the record series descriptions.

Publication Rights

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.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Assembly Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee Records, LP466:[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.

Committee History

Created by House Resolution 1 on December 4, 2000, the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy replaced the Assembly International Trade and Development Committee. The Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee assumed its predecessor's responsibility of reviewing legislation related to a wide range of issues, including: business advocacy of import/export trade, California-Mexico relations, California overseas trade offices, development of international high tech markets, economic impact reports, effect of balance of trade issues on California, Enterprise Zones, expansion of overseas markets, foreign investments by and in California, impacts of federal budget on international trade, international capital and capital formation, interstate commerce, seaports and physical infrastructure, sister state and friendship agreements with other nations, state and local economic development, and tourism. In addition, the Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee was assigned all legislation relating to business advocacy within California and the United States, the Department of Information Technology, development and expansion of new technologies (except energy), economic disaster relief, impacts of federal budget on high tech projects, information technology, industrial innovation and research, small business development and operations, and year 2000 compliance (Assembly Journal, February 6, 1997, pg. 252; Assembly Journal, January 31, 2001, pg. 233).
The scope of the committee has remained relatively unchanged since its creation, with a few exceptions: in 2003, the topics of tourism and year 2000 compliance were removed from the committee's purview, and in 2005 the committee was assigned the task of reviewing bills concerning women and minority business enterprises (Assembly Journal, January 13, 2003, pg. 160; Assembly Journal, January 3, 2005, pg. 91).
Since the committee's inception, its number of committee members has changed almost every legislative session, ranging from six to twelve members. The chairs of the committee were as follows:
Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee, 2001-2014
Reyes, Sarah (Dem.), 2001-2002
Ridley-Thomas, Mark (Dem.), 2003-2004
Arambula, Juan (Dem.), 2005-2008
Perez, V. Manuel (Dem.), 2009-2012
Medina, Jose (Dem.), 2013-2014

Scope and Content

The Assembly Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee records consist of 15 cubic feet of textual records and are organized into four record series: Bill Files, covering legislative sessions from 2001-2014; Hearing Files and Hearing Reports, with the Hearing Files ranging from 2001-2014 and the Hearing Reports dating from 2001-2008; Correspondence Files from 2000-2008; and an End of the Year Report from 2013.
The Bill Files document the legislation directed to the committee. The files include committee analysis, letters from interested parties, and the comments of affected agencies. These files show the close involvement of the committee in issues such as: information technology and the internet; Enterprise Zones across the state, including Clean Air Enterprise Zones (SB1230, 2005-2006); and small businesses, microenterprises, minority businesses, and businesses owned by women and disabled veterans, especially in relation to the awarding of state contracts (AB150 and SB67, 2011-2012).
The committee conducted hearings to review the legislation directed its way, as well as to discuss a variety of issues relevant to the committee's defined purview. Such issues include the role of public pension funds in the California Economy (2011), the role of the State Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank in California's economy recovery (2011), and the effects of trade and foreign investment on the regional economy of the Inland Empire in Southern California (2013). The Hearing Files and Hearing Reports series documents the proceedings of these hearings, including their agendas, committee notes and related information.
The committee's records also include a series of Correspondence to and from the committee chair, as well as an End of the Year Report generated by the committee for the year 2013.

Accruals

Further accruals are expected.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
California. Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy
Economic policy
Economic development
Enterprise zones
Minority business enterprises - California

Related Material at the California State Archives

Assembly International Trade and Development Committee Records
Sarah Reyes Papers
Mark Ridley-Thomas Papers
V. Manuel Perez Papers

LP466:1-280

Series 1 Bill Files 2001-2014

Physical Description: 280 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by legislative session, then numerically by bill number.

Scope and Content Note

Bill Files created by the Assembly Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee may include: bill analyses, amendments and resolutions, author's statements, testimony, press releases, editorials and newspaper clippings, correspondence, committee statements, and other information. These files show the close involvement of the committee in a variety of issues, including: information technology and the internet; Enterprise Zones across the state, including discussions of Clean Air Enterprise Zones (SB1230, 2005-2006) and Enterprise Zone hiring credits (AB1139, 2009-2010); small businesses, microenterprises, minority businesses, and businesses owned by women and disabled veterans, especially in relation to the awarding of state contracts (AB150 and SB67, 2011-2012); the Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency; and friendship and sister state relationships with places outside of the United States (SCR3, SCR4, SCR84, and SCR95, 2001-2002; ACR42, 2005-2006; SCR82, 2013-2014).
2001-2002: AB13-AB2977, ACR23, ACR170, AJR9-AJR35 (26ff) LP466:1-26
2001-2002: SB327-SB2099, SCR3-SCR95, SJR39-SJR40 (12ff) LP466:27-38
2003-2004: AB11-AB3061, ACR254, AJR86 (20ff) LP466:39-58
2003-2004: SB103-SB1823 (4ff) LP466:59-62
2005-2006: AB31-AB3058, ACR7-ACR42, AJR59, HR29 (35ff) LP466: 63-97
2005-2006: SB4-SB1762 (17ff) LP466:98-114
2007-2008: AB27-AB3046, ACR23, ACR120, AJR14-AJR55 (34ff) LP466:115-148
2007-2008: SB159-SB1687 (5ff) LP466:149-153
2009-2010: AB31-AB2798, ACR77, AJR27, ABX3_82 (26ff) LP466:154-179
2009-2010: SB548-SB1249, SCR53, SJR29 (7ff) LP466:180-186
2011-2012: AB29-AB2674, AJR15, ABX1_11 (25ff) LP466:187-211
2011-2012: SB52-SB1510, SCR33, SJR4 (7ff) LP466:212-218
2013-2014: AB9-AB2749, ACR48, ACR100, AJR4-AJR37, HR17 (49ff) LP466:219-267
2013-2014: SB118-SB928, SCR82-SCR121, SJR15-SJR16 (13ff) LP466:268-280
Hearing Files-LP466:281-336, Hearing Reports-LP466:337-344

Series 2 Hearing Files and Hearing Reports 2001-2014

Physical Description: 64 file folders, 3 DVDs

Arrangement

Hearing Files are arranged chronologically by date of hearing. Hearing Reports are arranged chronologically by year.

Access Information

Access to audiovisual material requires the production of use copies.

Scope and Content Note

The Hearing Files (2001-2014) were created by the Assembly Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee and may include: agendas, bill summaries and analyses, consent calendars and vote results, letters to the committee, roll call forms, on call sheets, recommendation sheets, and reports. Of note is a hearing from March 30, 2011 that examined the role of the State Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank in California's economic recovery. This hearing was scheduled as the first in a series of hearings to examine local, state and federal recovery efforts during the economic recession. Three Assembly Television DVDs from the April 17, 2007 hearing file have been removed to a cold storage vault for preservation purposes and a separation sheet has been placed in the hearing file to alert researchers to their existence.
The Hearing Reports (2001-2008) consist of documents generated in the course of conducting the committee's hearings, including: author's amendments, file notices, roll calls, committee history actions reports, hearing results, reports of standing committees, and full committee logs.
For a list of hearing dates and topics, see Appendix A in Additional Series Information.

Additional Series Information

LP466:345-354

Series 3 Correspondence Files 2000-2008

Physical Description: 10 file folders

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically by year.

Scope and Content Note

The Correspondence Files include letters to and from members of the Assembly and the committee chair, as well as letters from the chair to recipients invested in a variety of topics under consideration by the committee. Letters include information about bills and topics being heard by the committee, as well as information regarding the general operations of the committee.
LP466:355

Series 4 End of the Year Report 2013

Physical Description: 1 file folder

Arrangement

File contains single report.

Scope and Content Note

The 2013 End of the Year Report contains a list of legislation related to topics under the committee's jurisdiction as well as summaries of key interest areas. Such areas include: California's manufacturing and logistical networks, the state's clean technology economy, small business development, disabled veteran business enterprises, international trade, infrastructure, regulatory reform, and workforce development.