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AB-2504 • 2026

Community colleges: artificial intelligence: pilot program.

Community colleges: artificial intelligence: pilot program.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Bauer-Kahan
Last action
2026-04-22
Official status
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The exact end date of the pilot program is not specified in the official summary, only that it will be repealed on an unspecified date.

Community Colleges: AI Pilot Program

This law sets up a pilot program to address job changes caused by artificial intelligence at California Community Colleges and trains creative workers in new skills related to AI.

What This Bill Does

  • Establishes a pilot program run by the chancellor's office to address employment dislocations associated with artificial intelligence at California Community Colleges.
  • Requires the chancellor’s office to submit a report on the effectiveness of the pilot program to the Legislature.
  • Adds an Artificial Intelligence Upskilling Creatives Pilot Program starting in 2027, focusing on training creative workers for jobs affected by AI.
  • Chooses up to ten community college districts to take part in the new AI training program.
  • Requires a report evaluating the success of the AI training program before January 1, 2032.

Who It Names or Affects

  • California Community Colleges and their students
  • Creative workers who may lose jobs due to AI

Terms To Know

Chancellor's Office
The main administrative office of the California Community Colleges, led by the Chancellor.
Pilot Program
A small-scale test run to see if a new idea or method works before it is fully implemented.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact date when the pilot program will end is not specified.
  • It's unclear how much funding will be available for the AI training program.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-22 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (April 21). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  2. 2026-04-20 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.

  3. 2026-04-16 California Legislative Information

    Read second time and amended.

  4. 2026-04-15 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 14).

  5. 2026-04-07 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  6. 2026-04-06 California Legislative Information

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

  7. 2026-03-19 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and P. & C.P. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.

  8. 2026-03-18 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.

  9. 2026-03-17 California Legislative Information

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

  10. 2026-03-09 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on B. & P.

  11. 2026-02-21 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 23.

  12. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 2504, as amended, Bauer-Kahan.
Community colleges: artificial intelligence:
employment dislocation: pilot programs.
pilot program.
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.
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.
This bill, upon appropriation, would
additionally
require the chancellor’s office to implement
an Artificial Intelligence Upskilling Creatives
the Future of Creative Industries
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.
January 1, 2033.

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