Office of New American Integration.

Existing law establishes the Naturalization Services Program, administered within the Department of Community Services and Development, to fund community-based organizations in assisting legal permanent residents in obtaining citizenship. This bill would establish the Office of New American Integration in the Governor's office for the purpose of formulating a comprehensive state strategy to support the integration of immigrants in the state, including the improvement of the current social and economic mobility and self-sufficiency of documented immigrants. The bill would require the Governor to appoint a director to administer the office. The bill would also require the director to, on or before January 1, 2016, provide the Governor and the Legislature with specified information, including a short- and long-term state strategy on integrating immigrants into the state. The bill would require the director to create an Internet Web site to disseminate information on support for the integration of immigrants in the state. The bill would authorize the director to establish a task force to accomplish the requirements of these provisions.