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Minutes — Arizona State Senate Committee on Commerce, January 11, 2023

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Minutes of the Arizona State Senate Committee on Commerce, 56th Legislature, First Regular Session, for the meeting of January 11, 2023. Chairman Senator Steve Kaiser called the meeting to order at 9:09 a.m., and the minutes record that the meeting was adjourned at 10:59 a.m. They record Senator Carroll's motion to adopt the Commerce Committee Rules distributed on January 5, 2023, which CARRIED by voice vote. Presentations were given by the International Rescue Committee in Arizona on refugee talent, by Danny Seiden of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry, and by Sandra Watson of the Arizona Commerce Authority.

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                         ARIZONA STATE SENATE
                                     56TH LEGISLATURE
                                  FIRST REGULAR SESSION

                                  MINUTES OF COMMITTEE ON
                                        COMMERCE

 DATE:         January 11, 2023              TIME: 9:00 A.M.                     ROOM: SHR 1

 CHAIRMAN: Senator Steve Kaiser              VICE-CHAIRMAN:        Senator Frank Carroll

 ANALYST:      Jason Theodorou


 ATTENDANCE                                                BILLS


 Committee Members                    Pr      Ab   Ex Bill Number                 Disposition
 Senator Hatathlie                                 X
 Senator Hernandez                     X
 Senator Kern                                       X
 Senator Mesnard                       X
 Senator Miranda                       X
 Senator Carroll, Vice-Chairman        X
 Senator Kaiser, Chairman              X


                                           PRESENTATIONS


   •   Maximizing Refugee Talent in Arizona – Aaron Rippenkroeger, Executive Director,
        International Rescue Committee in Arizona
   •   The State of Arizona Business - Danny Seiden, President and CEO, Arizona Chamber of
        Commerce & Industry
   •   Scaling Arizona’s Global Competitiveness - Sandra Watson, President and CEO,
        Arizona Commerce Authority




Members of the public may access a livestream of the meeting here:
https://www.azleg.gov/videoplayer/?clientID=6361162879&eventID=2023011024
Chairman Kaiser called the meeting to order at 9:09 a.m. and attendance was taken.

INTRODUCTION OF MEMBERS AND STAFF

Senator Kaiser requested staff and members to introduce themselves as follows:

   •   Jason Theodorou, Commerce Committee Analyst
   •   Fausto Burruel, Commerce Committee Assistant Research Analyst
   •   Pauline Mayundo, Commerce Committee Intern
   •   Lucas Atencio, Democratic Staff Intern
   •   Carly Wakefield, Policy Advisor, Majority Staff
   •   Ashley Osyczka, Majority Staff Intern
   •   Tanner Morin, Senate Page
   •   Marijosse Tostado, Senate Page
   •   Malak YousseArafat, Senate Page
   •   Gabriel Johnson, Senate Page
   •   Tracey Gardner, Committee Secretary

The Committee members introduced themselves.

ADOPTION OF COMMITTEE RULES

       Senator Carroll moved that the Commerce Committee Rules as distributed on
       January 5, 2023 be adopted (Attachment A). The motion CARRIED by voice vote.

PRESENTATIONS

Maximizing Refugee Talent in Arizona

Aaron Rippenkroeger, Executive Director, International Rescue Committee in Arizona (IRC),
gave an overview of the IRC.

Elnaz Bourbour, Economic Empowerment Manager, International Rescue Committee in Arizona
(IRC), explained the efforts of the IRC.

Aurore Agahozo, a refugee from Conga shared her story with the IRC.

The Committee discussed the presentation mentioned above.

Dawlat Alrifai, a refugee from Syria shared her story with the IRC.

Karmin Dawood, Employment Specialist, International Rescue Committee (IRC), shared her story
and the challenges refugees have with obtaining employment.

Megan Schwab, Advocacy Officer, International Rescue Committee (IRC), gave an overview of
the workforce development issues for refugees, introduced her staff and answered questions posed by
the Committee.

Mr. Rippenkroeger answered questions posed by the Committee.
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The State of Arizona Business

Danny Seiden, President and CEO, Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry, distributed and
explained a PowerPoint presentation entitled "The State of Arizona Business" (Attachment B) and
answered questions posed by the Committee.

Scaling Arizona's Global Competitiveness

Sandra Watson, President and CEO, Arizona Commerce Authority, distributed and explained a
PowerPoint presentation entitled "Scaling Arizona's Global Competitiveness" (Attachment C) and
answered questions posed by the Committee.

Attached is a list noting the individuals who registered their position on the agenda items (Attachment D).

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 10:59 a.m.


                                                              Respectfully submitted,



                                                              Tracey Gardner
                                                              Committee Secretary




(Audio recordings and attachments are on file in the Secretary of the Senate’s Office/Resource Center, Room 115. Audio
archives are available at http://www.azleg.gov)


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