BILL NUMBER: AB 582	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Calderon

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2015

   An act to add and repeal Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15660)
of Part 9 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating
to state government.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 582, as introduced, Calderon. Entrepreneur Partnership Pilot
Project Act of 2015.
   Under existing law the State Board of Equalization collects and
administers a variety of tax and fee programs with respect to matters
including, but not limited to, vehicle fuels, timber, cigarettes and
tobacco products, alcoholic beverages, emergency telephone services,
integrated waste management, oil spills, hazardous materials,
underground storage systems, and private railroad cars.
   This bill would enact the Entrepreneur Partnership Pilot Project
Act of 2015, which would establish the state executive-on-loan
program within the State Board of Equalization for the purpose of
utilizing the expertise of private-sector entrepreneurs to help make
state governmental activities and practices more streamlined and
accessible to small businesses. The program would authorize the
director of the board to appoint a maximum of 5 persons during any
calendar year to serve the board, on a voluntary basis, as an
executive on loan with duties as set forth in the bill.
   This bill would require the director of the board to accept
appointment applications for the position of an executive on loan and
to establish prescribed procedures for complying with the bill by
March 1, 2016. The bill would require the director to establish an
informal working group of executives on loan to discuss best
practices, experiences, obstacles, opportunities, and
recommendations.
   This bill would, notwithstanding any law, require the director to
annually report on the program to the Governor and the Assembly
Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy, with the
final report due January 1, 2019.
   This bill would repeal these provisions January 12, 2021.
   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.  Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15660) is added to
Part 9 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
      CHAPTER 4.  ENTREPRENEUR PARTNERSHIP PILOT PROJECT ACT OF 2015


   15660.  (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the
Entrepreneur Partnership Project Act of 2015.
   (b) As used in this chapter, the following terms have the
following meanings:
   (1) "Board" means the State Board of Equalization.
   (2) "Director" means the executive director of the State Board of
Equalization, or his or her designee.
   (3) "Executive on loan" means an individual appointed as an
executive on loan pursuant to the executive-on-loan program.
   (4) "Program" means the executive-on-loan program, as established
by this chapter.
   15661.  (a) The executive-on-loan program is hereby established
within the board for the purpose of utilizing the expertise of
private-sector executives to help make state governmental activities
and practices more streamlined and accessible to small businesses.
   (b) (1) The director may appoint one or more executives on loan
under the program during the program's existence, however, the
director shall not appoint more than five executives on loan during
any calendar year. An entity, public or private, may recommend
candidates for the board to consider.
   (2) Any person appointed as an executive on loan shall meet at
least one of the following qualifications:
   (A) The individual shall have demonstrated success in working with
California small businesses and entrepreneurs.
   (B) The individual shall have successfully developed, invented, or
created a product and brought the product to the marketplace.
   (3) A person appointed as an executive on loan shall not have a
conflict of interest with the activities of the board, including, but
not limited to, having any existing business before the board.
   (c) The director shall accept appointment applications for the
position of an executive on loan and shall establish procedures for
complying with this chapter by March 1, 2016. Among other
requirements, the procedures shall include all of the following:
   (1) A process for screening prospective appointees, including
checking backgrounds and references.
   (2) A standard memorandum of understanding that stipulates the
responsibilities of each party in undertaking an executive on loan
under the program, including, but not limited to, duties, goals,
expected outcomes, administrative support, and office participation.
This standard memorandum of understanding may function as a model for
future executive-on-loan programs.
   (3) A reporting process that provides sufficient information for
the director to report as set forth in subdivision (c) of Section
15663.
   (d) Prior to the appointment of an executive on loan, the board
shall approve the procedures established by the director pursuant to
subdivision (c).
   (e) Before the effective date of an appointment under this
chapter, every individual selected to participate in the program
shall have entered into a memorandum of understanding with the
director. The memorandum of understanding shall be specific as to the
placement and clearly identify the duties, goals, expected outcomes,
administrative support, and office participation. The memorandum of
understanding shall set the benchmarks and metrics for evaluating the
success of the placement.
   (f) An executive on loan may serve in that capacity for up to the
life of the pilot program.
   (g) Procedures adopted pursuant to this chapter are hereby
exempted from the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative
Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part
1).
   15662.  (a) An executive on loan shall have all of the following
duties:
   (1) Providing recommendations to the board on how to streamline,
eliminate, or modify potentially inefficient or duplicative
activities, processes, and programs, if any, of the board.
   (2) Providing recommendations to the board on methods to improve
program efficiency at the board or new initiatives, if any, that may
be instituted at the board to address the needs of small businesses
and entrepreneurs.
   (3) Assisting the board in improving outreach and service to small
business concerns and entrepreneurs including, but not limited to,
the following:
   (A) Facilitating meetings and forums to educate small businesses
and entrepreneurs on programs or initiatives of the board.
   (B) Facilitating in-service sessions with employees of the board
on issues of concern to entrepreneurs and small businesses.
   (C) Providing technical assistance or mentorship to small
businesses and entrepreneurs in accessing programs at the board.
   (b) An executive on loan shall serve on a project-based, voluntary
basis, and shall be given a timeline for completion. At the
discretion of the director, the executive on loan shall have access
to an office, computer, and other related support services and
equipment as the director determines to be necessary for the
executive on loan to discharge his or her duties.
   15663.  (a) An executive on loan shall report directly to the
director.
   (b) The director shall establish an informal working group of
executives on loan to discuss best practices, experiences, obstacles,
opportunities, and recommendations.
   (c) (1) Notwithstanding any law, including, but not limited to,
Section 10231.5, the director shall annually prepare and submit to
the Governor and the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic
Development, and the Economy a report on the program. The report, at
a minimum, shall include all of the following:
   (A) A progress report on the activities of each executive on loan
during the reporting period, based on the applicable memorandum of
understanding.
   (B) A general summary on how the overall program is addressing the
goals of the program, which are as follows:
   (i) Making board-administered programs simpler, easier to access,
more efficient, and more responsive to the needs and concerns of
small businesses and entrepreneurs.
   (ii) Providing for better outreach by the board to the private
sector.
   (iii) Strengthening coordination and interaction between the board
and the private sector on issues relevant to entrepreneurs and small
business concerns.
   (2) It is anticipated that program impacts will not be fully
measurable until recommended changes and activities are fully
implemented. The director shall continue measuring and reporting the
impact of the activities of the executive on loan for three years
following the placement of an executive-on-loan.
   (3) The report shall be filed in compliance with Section 9795.
   (4) The final annual report shall be filed by January 1, 2019.
   15664.  This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1,
2021, and as of that dated is repealed.