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A Plan to Create 21st Century Jobs in California
In the Democratic weekly radio address, Assemblymember Juan Arambula (D-Fresno) presents the Assembly Democratic plan to proactively invest in high-quality sustainable jobs to help grow California’s economy while respecting our environmental legacy.
You may listen in English or Spanish. The transcript is below.
Hello, this is Assemblymember Juan Arambula, Chair of the California Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy.
As too many Californians are well aware, recent years have seen a slowdown in job growth throughout the country.
And California’s unemployment rate just hit 6.2%.
What we need now is bold leadership that will connect Californians with the jobs of the 21st century.
If we do nothing, California stands to lose its pivotal global role in the design and manufacture of technologies.
So I, along with my fellow Assembly Democrats, have introduced Assembly Bill 2711 which would implement a proactive, aggressive, and comprehensive strategy for supporting technology-based industries.
That includes computers, biotech, cleantech, nanotech and other areas.
We have to position ourselves to compete globally for the high-paid, highly specialized jobs in these new fields.
Germany and Japan have already usurped California's once leading position in solar and wind energy through targeted policies and initiatives.
And Connecticut, Massachusetts, Texas, New Mexico, New York, New Jersey, Florida, and Pennsylvania all have proactive economic policies.
AB 2711 would develop a comprehensive state technology and innovation strategy to guide future state expenditures and activities for workforce development, infrastructure, technology transfer, and access to capital.
California’s commitment to education is also an essential element in job creation.
Attracting high school math and science teachers and keeping our public and technical colleges accessible is crucial for training Californians for jobs in the 21st century.
Trained and focused on the future, California’s world class workforce can and will be the most competitive in the world.
This has been Assemblymember Juan Arambula, Chair of the California Assembly committee on Jobs, Economic Development and the Economy. Thank you for listening.
Spanish:
Qué tal, les habla el asambleísta Juan Arambula, presidente del Comité de Empleos, Desarrollo Económico y la Economía.
Como muchos californianos saben, en los últimos años ha habido una disminución de empleos a lo largo y ancho del país.
El desempleo en California alcanza al 6.2%.
Lo que necesitamos en estos momentos es un liderazgo audaz que conecte a los californianos con los empleos del siglo 21.
Si no hacemos nada, California se verá en la situación de no tener un desempeño crucial a nivel global en el diseño y fabricación de tecnologías.
Es por eso que junto a un número de mis colegas demócratas en la Asamblea, hemos presentado la medida AB 2711 la cual implementa una estrategia proactiva, determinante y completa para respaldar las industrias tecnológicas.
Estas industrias son de la computación, comercialización espacial, biotecnología, tecnología limpia, nanotecnología y otras áreas relacionadas.
Debemos posicionarnos para poder competir globalmente por los empleos bien remunerados, y altamente especializados en estos nuevos campos.
Alemania y Japón han usurpado a California de su posición en la obtención de energía eólica y solar al poner en efecto políticas e iniciativas con ese claro objetivo.
Y estados como Connecticut, Massachusetts, Texas, Nuevo México, Nueva York, Nueva Jersey, Florida, y Pennsylvania todos cuentan con políticas económicas proactivas.
AB 2711 desarrollará una estrategia estatal completa de tecnología e innovación que guíe las inversiones estatales y actividades para el desarrollo de una fuerza de trabajo, infraestructura, transferencia de tecnología, y acceso al capital.
El compromiso de California con la educación es también un elemento esencial en la creación de empleos.
Atraer maestros de matemáticas y ciencias y mantener nuestras universidades públicas y técnicas accesibles son un tema crucial para capacitar a los californianos para los empleos del siglo 21.
Capacitados y centrados en el futuro, la fuerza laboral de California podrá y será la más competitiva del mundo.
Muchas gracias por su atención. Les habló Juan Arambula, presidente del Comité de Empleos, Desarrollo Económico y la Economía.
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