California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley.

Existing law establishes public-private partnerships within the state for various purposes. By executive order in 2005, and continued in existence by executive orders in 2006, 2008, and 2010, the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley was established as a public-private partnership to, among other things, identify projects and programs that will improve the economic vitality of the San Joaquin Valley. This bill would enact the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley Act of 2019, which would establish in statute the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley for the same purposes. The bill would incorporate language of the executive orders to, among other things, require the partnership to identify projects and programs that will improve the economic vitality of the San Joaquin Valley. The bill would require the partnership, on and after January 1, 2021, to post a progress report on its internet website and send a letter informing the Legislature of that posting. This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the San Joaquin Valley.