Pandemic Darlings The pandemic economy, in original documents
Home Source documents Minutes — Committee on Commerce, Arizona State Senate (January 18, 2023)

Minutes — Committee on Commerce, Arizona State Senate (January 18, 2023)

Summary

Minutes of the Committee on Commerce of the Arizona State Senate, 56TH Legislature, First Regular Session, for January 18, 2023. The minutes record that Chairman Kaiser called the meeting to order at 9:09 a.m., that the committee minutes of January 11, 2023 stand approved without objection, and that the meeting was adjourned at 11:07 a.m. They summarize presentations by Sintra Hoffman of WESTMARC, Dr. Chato Hazelbaker of Northland Pioneer College, Darcy Renfro of the Maricopa County Community College District, Dr. Chad Wilson of the East Valley Institute of Technology and Kevin McCarthy of the Arizona Tax Research Association, and name Tracey Gardner as Committee Secretary.

Summary drafted by a model from the document's text below and checked by script against that text before publication. It is a navigation aid, not a reading of what the document proves. Where AI is used

Cite this document

“Minutes — Committee on Commerce, Arizona State Senate (January 18, 2023).” Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/source-documents/2023-01-18-commerce-minutes-fc5fa0c3f2/, SHA-256 0122629b17a2936343400462ad9b9ccfb6e19d03e6a515bbf41a8cf7de6efc09.

Full text

                        ARIZONA STATE SENATE
                                     56TH LEGISLATURE
                                  FIRST REGULAR SESSION

                                  MINUTES OF COMMITTEE ON
                                        COMMERCE

 DATE:        January 18, 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


• The West Valley’s Economic Outlook- Sintra Hoffman, President & CEO, WESTMARC
• The State of East Valley Business – Eric Emmert, East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance,
    Dorn Policy Group
• Investing in Arizona’s Future: Community College Workforce Initiatives – Dr. Chato Hazelbaker,
    President, Northland Pioneer College and Darcy Renfro, Vice Chancellor of Community,
    Government Relations & Economic Development, Maricopa County Community College District
• EVIT- Changing Lives - Dr. Chad Wilson, Superintendent, East Valley Institute of Technology
• How Arizona Business Taxes Compare Nationally - Kevin McCarthy, President, Arizona Tax
    Research Association




Members of the public may access a livestream of the meeting here:
https://www.azleg.gov/videoplayer/?clientID=6361162879&eventID=2023011079
Chairman Kaiser called the meeting to order at 9:09 a.m. and attendance was taken.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

      Senator Kaiser stated that without objection, the Commerce committee minutes of
      January 11, 2023 stand approved.

PRESENTATIONS

The West Valley’s Economic Outlook - Sintra Hoffman, President & CEO, WESTMARC

Sintra Hoffman, President & CEO, WESTMARC, distributed and explained a PowerPoint
presentation entitled "WESTMARC, 15 Communities…One Voice" (Attachment A) and answered
questions posed by the Committee.

The State of East Valley Business – Eric Emmert, East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance,
Dorn Policy Group

Tom Dorn, East Valley Chambers of Commerce Alliance, Dorn Policy Group, distributed and
explained a PowerPoint presentation entitled "State of East Valley Businesses, EVCCA, East Valley
Chambers of Commerce Alliance" (Attachment B) and answered questions posed by the Committee.

Investing in Arizona’s Future: Community College Workforce Initiatives – Dr. Chato Hazelbaker,
President, Northland Pioneer College and Darcy Renfro, Vice Chancellor of Community,
Government Relations & Economic Development, Maricopa County Community College District

Dr. Chato Hazelbaker, President, Northland Pioneer College, distributed and explained a
PowerPoint presentation entitled "Arizona's Community Colleges" (Attachment C) and answered
questions posed by the Committee.

Darcy Renfro, Vice Chancellor of Community Government Relations & Economic Development,
Maricopa County Community College District, distributed and explained a PowerPoint presentation
entitled "Industry Collaboration for Quick Start Workforce Development" (Attachment D) and answered
questions posed by the Committee.

EVIT- Changing Lives - Dr. Chad Wilson, Superintendent, East Valley Institute of Technology

Dr. Chad Wilson, Superintendent, East Valley Institute of Technology, gave an overview of the
opportunities that are offered at the East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT), current education in
Arizona and answered questions posed by the Committee.

How Arizona Business Taxes Compare Nationally - Kevin McCarthy, President, Arizona Tax
Research Association

Kevin McCarthy, President, Arizona Tax Research Association, distributed and explained a
PowerPoint presentation entitled "Senate Commerce, How Arizona Business Taxes Compare
Nationally" (Attachment E) and answered questions posed by the Committee.




                                                                                Committee on Commerce
                                               2                                       January 18, 2023
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:07 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)




                                                                                             Committee on Commerce
                                                      3                                             January 18, 2023

File and source

File
2023-01-18_commerce-minutes.pdf
Size
112,833 bytes
SHA-256
0122629b17a2936343400462ad9b9ccfb6e19d03e6a515bbf41a8cf7de6efc09
Our copy
2023-01-18_commerce-minutes.pdf
Original
No public link identified.
Back to top