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SECTION 12095.40
12095.40. The commission shall develop policies which maintain California's leadership in the national economy. This leadership position is necessary to preserve jobs for Californians, to create new jobs, and to guarantee the continued growth of the state's economy. With these goals in mind, the California Commission on Industrial Innovation shall do the following: (a) Convene representatives of business, labor, academia, and government to assess the problems inhibiting, and latent opportunities for, industrial innovation throughout the state. (b) Advise in the establishment of programs in scientific and technical education and job training which will prepare Californians for employment in industrially innovative firms and for life in an increasingly technological society. This advice shall particularly address policies to aid in the transition of workers into mature innovative industries. (c) Assess and evaluate programs which improve productivity while maintaining regard for worker involvement and satisfaction. (d) Identify means by which industry and universities can cooperate on research and development projects and in the establishment or expansion of cooperative research and development institutes. (e) Identify means of financing innovative industry including, but not limited to, public and private pension funds and industrial development bonds. (f) Identify and solicit financial support for the activities of the commission, such as foundation grants and individual donations. (g) Identify management techniques necessary to successful industrial innovation. (h) Examine and evaluate the effectiveness of any state programs assisting or hindering industrial innovation. (i) Identify shortcomings in the transportation, sewer, water, energy, and waste disposal systems which inhibit existing or future industrially innovative firms. (j) Hold hearings on the findings of the commission. (k) Advise the Governor and the Legislature on its deliberations, with particular attention to changes in law or administrative practice which the commission believes may be necessary to realize the purposes for which the commission was created.