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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Senator Wiener</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title>An act to amend Section 92900 of the Education Code, relating to the University of California.</ns0:Title>
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<html:p>Existing law authorizes the Regents of the University of California to establish 4 California Institutes for Science and Innovation at separate campuses of the University of California for specified purposes. Existing law authorizes the concentration of each institute to include, among other concentrations, medicine, bioengineering, or space.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would explicitly authorize the concentration of an institute to include artificial intelligence.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 92900 of the
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(a)
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The Regents of the University of California may establish four California Institutes for Science and Innovation at separate campuses of the University of California for the purpose of combining technological and scientific research and training and educating future scientists and technological leaders.
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(b)
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Each institute shall be created pursuant to a competitive application process conducted by a panel selected by the Governor and administered by the University of California.
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In order to use
the vast array of research and intellectual resources available from throughout the state, each institute may develop programs in cooperation with the private sector and with California’s other public and independent colleges and universities.
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(d)
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The concentration of each institute may include, but shall not be limited to, any of the following:
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(1)
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Medicine.
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(2)
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Bioengineering.
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(3)
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Telecommunications and information systems.
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(4)
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Energy resources.
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(5)
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Space.
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(6)
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Agricultural technology.
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(7)
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Artificial intelligence.
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(e)
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Funding for the state’s share of operating and facilities costs under this chapter is subject to appropriation in the annual Budget Act.
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All matter omitted in this version of the bill appears in the bill as amended in the Senate, September 12, 2025. (JR11)</ns0:JR11>
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