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AB-1098 • 2026

California Education Interagency Council.

California Education Interagency Council.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Fong (A) , Padilla
Last action
2025-10-07
Official status
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 446, Statutes of 2025.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact details of how the council will work are not fully explained in this summary.

California Education Interagency Council

This law establishes a new council within the Government Operations Agency to evaluate and address changes in work and the economy, integrate education and employment systems, maximize funding impact, support adult skill development, align regional needs, and serve as a forum for discussing policy impacts.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes the California Education Interagency Council inside the Government Operations Agency.
  • Includes members from different state offices and one non-government group representative.
  • Requires the council to adopt strategic and workforce plans, report on their progress, provide recommendations to the Governor and Legislature, and establish a faculty and employer advisory committee upon appropriation.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Government Operations Agency
  • State officers involved in education and employment
  • Non-governmental entity representatives

Terms To Know

Interagency Council
A group made up of people from different government offices who work together on a specific topic.
Strategic Plan
A plan that outlines goals and steps to reach them over a long period, usually several years.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This law only takes effect if Senate Bill 638 is also enacted.
  • The exact details of how the council will work are not fully explained in this summary.

Bill History

  1. 2025-10-07 California Legislative Information

    Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 446, Statutes of 2025.

  2. 2025-10-07 California Legislative Information

    Approved by the Governor.

  3. 2025-09-24 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

  4. 2025-09-13 California Legislative Information

    Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 3468.).

  5. 2025-09-13 California Legislative Information

    Joint Rules 61(a)(14) and 51(a)(4) suspended. (Ayes 59. Noes 20. Page 3413.)

  6. 2025-09-12 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

  7. 2025-09-12 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 2992.).

  8. 2025-09-12 California Legislative Information

    Senate Rule 29 suspended. (Page 2961.)

  9. 2025-09-12 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. 2025-09-11 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (September 11).

  11. 2025-09-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (September 9). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. 2025-09-08 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on ED.

  13. 2025-09-08 California Legislative Information

    Joint Rules 61 and 62(a) suspended. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 2569.)

  14. 2025-09-08 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c).

  15. 2025-09-08 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  16. 2025-09-05 California Legislative Information

    Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

  17. 2025-09-04 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to third reading.

  18. 2025-09-04 California Legislative Information

    From special consent calendar.

  19. 2025-09-02 California Legislative Information

    Ordered to special consent calendar.

  20. 2025-08-29 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  21. 2025-08-29 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  22. 2025-08-18 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Referred to suspense file.

  23. 2025-07-16 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 13. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. 2025-07-03 California Legislative Information

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  25. 2025-06-25 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 25). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  26. 2025-06-11 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on ED. and JUD.

  27. 2025-06-03 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  28. 2025-06-02 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 1877.)

  29. 2025-05-27 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  30. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 0.) (May 23).

  31. 2025-05-14 California Legislative Information

    In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  32. 2025-04-22 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 12. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  33. 2025-04-21 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  34. 2025-04-10 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended.

  35. 2025-04-09 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on JUD. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 8).

  36. 2025-03-10 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and JUD.

  37. 2025-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  38. 2025-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 1098, Fong.
California Education Interagency Council.
Existing law establishes the Government Operations Agency, which consists of several state entities, including, but not limited to, the State Personnel Board, the Department of General Services, and the Office of Administrative Law.
This bill would establish in the Government Operations Agency the California Education Interagency Council, composed of specified state officers and one nongovernmental entity representative for purposes of evaluating and addressing the changing nature of work and the economy, integrating and aligning education and employment systems, maximizing funding impact, supporting adult skill development, aligning regional education and workforce needs, and serving as a forum for discussing the impacts of intersegmental and cross-sector policy
issues, as specified. The bill would require the council, among other duties, to adopt strategic and workforce plans, report on the outcomes of its work and provide recommendations regarding intersegmental, cross-sector, and interagency initiatives and programs to the Governor and the Legislature, and, upon appropriation, establish a faculty and employer advisory committee, as specified. The bill would also establish the Office of the California Education Interagency Council in the Government Operations Agency as a neutral administrative body.
This bill would become operative only if Senate Bill 638 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is enacted.

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