As amended on 3/19/2026: - Enacts the Artificial Intelligence Education and Workforce Development Act. - Directs the California Community Colleges to develop and disseminate statewide guidance to community college districts on the use of AI in community colleges and the development of model curriculum on AI for use in community colleges. - Directs development of partnerships to develop and implement AI literacy and skills development initiatives. - Directs community colleges to support the integration of AI literacy into the preparation and ongoing professional development of community college instructors. - Creates a working group to study barriers to support community college districts in responsibly providing and deploying cloud-based AI services. - Establishes a pilot program that encourages deeper integration and adoption of AI tools in community college classrooms. - Directs the Office of Small Business Advocate to establish and maintain for small businesses educational resources and modules containing information on specified topics related to AI. - Directs GO-Biz to support training, reskilling, and upskilling initiatives for workers using AI or supporting the AI industry and establish local AI training hubs. - The original bill made nonsubstantive changes, but the bill was amended on 3/19/2026 to include substantive provisions.
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
Mar 19, 2026 | — | Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. , E.D., G., & H.I. and P. & C.P. |
Mar 19, 2026 | — | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on HIGHER ED. Read second time and amended. |
Feb 21, 2026 | — | From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. |
Feb 20, 2026 | — | Read first time. To print. |
| Last Action | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Year | 2025 |
| Bill Type | Bill |
| Created | Mar 21, 2026 |
| Updated | Mar 20, 2026 |