#10 Technology
Small businesses need access to affordable technology services and training to compete in both local and global markets. Funds to support and accelerate growth of small businesses in the technology arena must be made more readily accessible. Urban and rural small businesses are particularly vulnerable to the “digital divide”. For more information visit out Tech for Small Business effort at www.tech4smallbusiness.com.
Chair
Abdi Ahmed
Phone: 949-752-6788
Email: abdi@netservesystems.net
Bill Summaries
AB 153 – Skinner: Defines a retailer engaged in biz in CA, any retailer entering into agreements under which a person in this state, for a commission or other consideration, directly or indirectly refers potential purchasers, provided the total cumulative sales price from all sales by the retailer to purchasers in this state that are referred pursuant to these agreements is in excess of $10,000 within the preceding 12 months. Support
AB 172 – Eng: Require a state agency to provide a link to a centrally located and accessible state-run Internet Web site that includes a list of the personal services and consulting services contracts, as defined, entered into by the agency. Support with Ammendment
AB 279 – Garrick: Limits the gross receipts from a retail sale of a wireless telecommunication device sold in a bundled transaction with wireless telecommunication service to the bundled sales price of the wireless telecommunication device. Support
AB 452 – Ma: Prohibit a person or entity from using, attempting to use, or knowingly employing or engaging a 3rd party to use or attempt to use, an electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of a person without the consent of that person. Support
AB 473 – Calderon: Adds provisions to the Business and Professions Code making it an act of unfair competition to sell or offer for sale in this state a product that is manufactured by a person using stolen or misappropriated information technology in its business operations. Support
AB 794 – Wieckowski: Declares that one of the purposes of the Electronic Waste Recycling Act of 2003 is to provide sufficient funding for the safe, cost-free, and convenient collection and recycling of 100% of the covered electronic waste initially discarded in the state. Oppose
AB 960 – Lowenthal: Defines the terms "electronic waste" and "electronic device" and would additionally require, as a condition of CalRecycle making payments from collecting a covered electronic waste recycling fee. Oppose
AB 1037 – M. Perez: Adds computer programming, data processing, and systems design to the list of business activities that are not small businesses if they exceed $25,000,000 in annual gross receipts. Support
SB 208 – Alquist: Authorizes restitution for expenses to monitor an identity theft victim's credit report and for the costs to repair the victim's credit for a period of time reasonably necessary to make the victim whole. Oppose
SB 636 – Corbett: Requires the Secretary of State to develop, a program participant upon certification of the participant's application, a written form that the program participant may submit to an entity, that operates an Internet search engine or any other form of a public Internet-based search database, for purposes of preventing the disclosure of the participant's personal information by the entity on the search engine or database, including the participant's home address or telephone number. Oppose
SB 674 – Padilla: Telecommunications: master-metering: data security. Bill will repeal the California High Speed Internet Act of 1999. Oppose
