Government Code section 12100.142
(a)
Upon appropriation by the Legislature, GO-Biz shall administer competitive grants to service providers to develop export training programs and curriculum aimed at underserved business owners, including immigrant entrepreneurs and small business operators.(b)
Eligible service providers may include, but are not limited to, nonprofit community organizations, economic development agencies, and educational institutions with demonstrated success reaching the target populations, including in languages other than English. Export training and curriculum of applicants shall include all of the following:(1)
Planned outreach to and engagement with underserved businesses, immigrant entrepreneurs, and small business operators including in languages other than English.(2)
A description of how curriculum and instruction would consider the needs of underserved businesses, immigrant entrepreneurs and small business operators, including in languages other than English.(3)
As a component of the training programs, recruitment of business professionals to mentor underserved businesses, immigrant entrepreneurs, and small business operators as part of programming including in languages other than English.(4)
A process by which voluntary, de-identified, aggregate data regarding the demographics of the training participants is reported to GO-Biz.(5)
An agreement that service providers will collaborate with one another, including through convenings organized by GO-Biz, to share and scale best practices.(c)
GO-Biz shall include in an annual report to each house of the Legislature, in accordance with Section 9795, information on awarded grants, a project description for each grant award, the findings of any research conducted during the grant program, and available information on training and program outcomes.(d)
Persons who are not lawfully present in the United States may participate in and benefit from services provided by this initiative, and this section is therefore enacted pursuant to Section 1621(d) of Title 8 of the United States Code. For purposes of implementing this initiative, no entity or person shall seek information that is unnecessary to determine eligibility, including immigration or citizenship status.
Source:
Section 12100.142, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12100.142. (updated Jun. 30, 2022; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).
