Committee Jurisdiction: Primary jurisdictions are business advocacy within California and the United States; business advocacy of import/export trade; California-Mexico relations; California overseas trade offices; Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development; development and expansion of new technologies, except energy; development of international high tech markets; economic disaster relief; economic impact reports; effect of balance of trade issues on California; expansion of overseas markets; foreign investments by California; foreign investments in California; impacts of federal budget on high tech projects; impacts of federal budget on international trade; industrial innovation and research; international capital, including capital formation; international trade, research and import/export finance; interstate commerce; seaports and physical infrastructure; sister state agreements and friendship agreements with other nations; small business development and operations; state and local economic development; women and minority business enterprises (WBME).
The Commitee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy (JEDE) is located in the Legislative Office Building, 1020 N Street, Room 359 and the phone number is (916) 319-2090.
JEDE Committee Seeking Input from Stakeholders and the Public: The JEDE Committee has released a Request for Information (RFI) on the issue of diversity within the workforce and business ownership structure of high technology-based industries in California. The Committee will be accepting information and recommendations startign on June 1 through August 15, 2016. More information. All submissions must be accompanied by a completed Submittal Form.
Letters of support and opposition to bills being heard by the Committee are required to be submitted at least seven calendar days prior to the hearing. Please check the JEDE hearings page for hearing dates and measures on file. The Committee accepts letters submitted by fax (916-319-2190) and through the mail (JEDE Committee, State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814).
Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia,
Chair of the Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee
Assembly Member Young O. Kim,
Vice Chair of the Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy Committee
