ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-seventh Legislature

First Regular Session

House: IT DP 9-0-0-1

HB 2404: commerce authority; board of directors

Sponsor: Representative Rivero, LD 27

Caucus & COW

Overview

Expands the Arizona Commerce Authority's (ACA) Board of Directors (Board) to include the Chairpersons of the Senate Finance Committee and of the House of Representatives International Trade Committee, or its successor committees, or the Chairpersons' designees.

History

The mission of the ACA is to provide private sector leadership in growing and diversifying the economy of this state, creating high quality employment in this state through expansion, attraction and retention of businesses and marketing this state for the purpose of expansion, attraction and retention of businesses.

The ACA is currently governed by a Board consisting of 29 members, as follows:

1) the Governor, who serves as chairperson;

2) the Chief Executive Officer;

3) 17 private sector business leaders;

4) the President of the Senate;

5) the Speaker of the House of Representatives;

6) the president of the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR);

7) the president of each state university under the jurisdiction of ABOR;

8) one president of a community college, appointed by a statewide organization of community college presidents;

9) the chairperson of the Governor's council on small business, or its successor;

10) the chairperson of the workforce Arizona council;

11) one member of the rural business development advisory council;

12) the president of a statewide organization of incorporated cities and towns; and

13) the president of a statewide organization of county boards of supervisors (A.R.S. § 41-1502).

Provisions

1. Adds, as ex officio members without the power to vote, to the Board:

a) the Chairperson of the Senate Finance Committee, or its successor committee, or the Chairperson's designee; and

b) the Chairperson of the House of Representatives International Trade Committee, or its successor committee, or the Chairperson's designee. (Sec. 1)

2. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)

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