Plain English Breakdown
The bill text mentions 'specified appointed members' but does not provide the specific list of who those members are in this summary or digest.
Creating a California-Ireland Trade Commission
This law requires the Governor to create an advisory group for trade between California and Ireland if enough money is available.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the Governor to establish the California-Ireland Trade Commission inside the Office of Business and Economic Development as an advisory body, but only if sufficient funding is available.
- Sets up a commission with appointed members who will advise the Governor and Legislature on trade matters.
- Makes advancing business deals between California and Ireland one of the main goals of the new group.
- Orders the commission to send reports with findings and suggestions within one year of its first meeting, then every February 1 after that.
- Requires state officials in the Office of Business and Economic Development to consider the commission's advice when updating their five-year trade plan.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Governor
- The California Legislature
- The Office of Business and Economic Development
- Appointed members of the new Trade Commission
Terms To Know
- Advisory body
- A group that gives advice or suggestions to leaders but does not have the power to make laws.
- Bilateral trade
- Buying and selling goods or services between two specific places, in this case California and Ireland.
Limits and Unknowns
- The commission can only be created if there is enough funding available.
- The bill does not state how much money will be needed to run the group.
- The text mentions 'specified appointed members' but does not list exactly who they are or how many people serve on the commission.