Office of Data and Innovation: Engaged California Program.

Plain English Breakdown

The exact details of how the platform will operate and which topics will be discussed are not specified in the official source material.

Engaged California Program

This law establishes an Engaged California Program within the Office of Data and Innovation to facilitate ongoing dialogue between Californians and state government.

What This Bill Does

• Establishes the Engaged California Program inside the Office of Data and Innovation.
• Requires the program to design, establish, and maintain a platform for ongoing dialogue between Californians and state officials.
• Allows the program to receive supplemental funding from partner organizations but prohibits these partners from selecting topics or participating in discussions.
• Requires certain state agencies to coordinate outreach efforts for the program.
• Continuously appropriates any unspent funds from one fiscal year to be used in the next fiscal year.

Who It Names or Affects

• Californians who wish to engage with their government
• State agencies that must support the Engaged California Program

Terms To Know

Data and Innovation Services Revolving Fund

A fund for projects related to data and technology in state services.

Engaged California Program

A program designed to facilitate dialogue between Californians and the state government.

Limits and Unknowns

• The specific topics for discussion on the platform are not yet determined.
• It is unclear how much funding will be available from partner organizations.

Official Summary Text

AB 2103, as amended, Irwin.
Office of Data and Innovation: Engaged California Program.
Existing law establishes the Office of Data and Innovation within the Government Operations Agency with a mission to deliver better government services to the people of California through technology and service innovation, data, and design.
Existing law establishes the Data and Innovation Services Revolving Fund consisting of certain sources of moneys including donations, endowments, or grants of funds from private or public sources that commit to the office’s mission of ethical, efficient, effective, secure, and responsible use of data in a manner that respects privacy. Exiting law makes moneys in the fund available upon appropriation of the Legislature, as specified.
This bill would establish the Engaged California Program within the
office. The bill would require the office
to
to, among other things,
design, establish, and maintain a platform for ongoing dialogue between Californians and state government and to establish best practices for its use. Upon appropriation
of sufficient funding,
by the Legislature,
the bill would require
the office to select and activate
topics
to be selected
for deliberation
on the platform and
in accordance with specified procedure and
would require state agencies identified by the office to coordinate outreach, among other things. The bill would
authorize the office to receive
require the Data and Innovation Services Revolving Fund to consist of
supplemental
funding
for the Engaged California Program
from partner organizations. The bill would
continuously appropriate any funding received for the program to the office for purposes of the program.
prohibit organizations that provide that funding from participating in the selection of a topic for deliberation and from participating in the deliberation. The bill would also make any unspent funds appropriated for the Engaged California Program during the 2026–27 fiscal year available for use by that program during the 2027–
28 fiscal year.

Current Bill Text

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