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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Bauer-Kahan</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title>An act to add and repeal Section 87005 of, and to add and repeal Article 1.7 (commencing with Section 78026) of Chapter 1 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of, the Education Code, relating to community colleges.</ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Community colleges: artificial intelligence: employment dislocation: pilot programs.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p>Existing law establishes the California Community Colleges, administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in the state. Existing law requires the board to appoint a chief executive officer, known as the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Existing law establishes community college districts throughout the state, under the administration of community college district governing boards, and authorizes these districts to provide instruction at the community college campuses they operate.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill, until an unspecified date, would establish a pilot program, to be administered by the chancellor’s office, for the purpose of addressing employment dislocations associated with artificial intelligence at the California Community Colleges and, on or
before an unspecified date, require the chancellor’s office to submit a report to the Legislature evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot program.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill, upon appropriation, would additionally require the chancellor’s office to implement an Artificial Intelligence Upskilling Creatives Pilot Program,
commencing on or before July 1, 2027, and to select up to 10 community college districts to participate in the pilot program, as specified. The bill would require the chancellor’s office, on or before January 1, 2032, to submit a report to the Legislature evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot program, as provided. The bill would repeal this pilot program on an unspecified date.</html:p>
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Article 1.7 (commencing with Section 78026) is added to Chapter 1 of Part 48 of Division 7 of Title 3 of the
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<html:p>This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Artificial Intelligence Upskilling Creatives Pilot Program.</html:p>
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<html:p>It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article to do all of the following:</html:p>
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Support workers in California’s creative and entertainment industries, including film, television, music, touring, and live events, who have been or are at risk of being displaced by generative artificial intelligence, including sound engineers, voice actors, concept artists, and employees in entry-level positions, by providing structured reskilling and upskilling opportunities through the California Community Colleges.
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Ensure that a pilot program at the California Community Colleges is designed and implemented in meaningful partnership with labor unions representing creative workers and with industry
representatives, so that curriculum and training models reflect the real tools, conditions, and career pathways of the workforce being served.
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Establish a coordinated, outcomes-driven model that California Community Colleges and workforce systems can replicate across sectors facing artificial intelligence-driven employment disruption.
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<html:p>For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:</html:p>
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(a)
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“Artificial Intelligence Upskilling Creatives Pilot Program” or “pilot program” means the program established pursuant to Section 78026.4.
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(b)
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“Chancellor’s office” means the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges.
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(a)
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(1)
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The chancellor’s office shall establish an Artificial Intelligence Upskilling Creatives Pilot Program.
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(2)
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The pilot program shall be developed in partnership with labor unions representing creative workers and with industry representatives.
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(b)
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On or before June 30, 2027, the chancellor’s office shall establish eligibility criteria for community colleges seeking to apply to participate in the pilot program.
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(c)
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The pilot program shall be limited to up to 10 community college districts statewide, to be selected by the chancellor’s office. In selecting community college districts for participation in the pilot program, the chancellor’s office is encouraged to ensure that there is equitable access to the pilot
program between the northern, central, and southern regions of the state.
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<html:p>Implementation of the pilot program shall commence on or before July 1, 2027.</html:p>
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(a)
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On or before January 1, 2032, the chancellor’s office shall submit a report to the Legislature evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot program at campuses maintained by community college districts participating in the pilot program.
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(b)
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The report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, the number of participants who completed the pilot program, disaggregated by student demographics.
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(c)
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The report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include outcomes and legislative recommendations.
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(d)
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The report submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in
compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
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<html:p>This article shall become operative only upon an appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or another statute for its purposes.</html:p>
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Section 87005 is added to the
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(a)
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The Future of Creative Industries Pilot Program is hereby established, to be administered by the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, for the purpose of addressing employment dislocations associated with artificial intelligence at the California Community Colleges.
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(b)
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(1)
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On or before ____, the chancellor’s office shall submit a report to the Legislature evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot program in addressing employment dislocations associated with artificial intelligence at the California Community Colleges.
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(2)
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The report submitted pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
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(c)
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This section shall remain in effect only until ___, and as of that date is repealed.
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