SCR-82 • 2026

Public higher education: artificial intelligence usage.

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Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Niello
Last action: 2026-06-11
Official status: From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
Effective date: Not listed

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Public higher education: artificial intelligence usage.

SCR 82, as amended, Niello.

What This Bill Does

SCR 82, as amended, Niello.
Public higher education: artificial intelligence usage.
This measure would encourage the President of the University of California, the Chancellor of the California State University, and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to create a workgroup of faculty, staff, and administrators to (1) review the use of artificial intelligence in higher education, and (2) create a public report and make public on the strategies and best practices for artificial intelligence usage agreed upon by the workgroup.
workgroup within one year following formation of the workgroup, and (3) submit the report to the Legislature and the relevant policy committees of the Legislature with jurisdiction over higher education and privacy and consumer protection.

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Bill History

2026-06-11 California Legislative Information
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2026-06-10 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be adopted and re-refer to Com. on P. & C.P. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (June 9). Re-referred to Com. on P. & C.P.
2026-06-10 California Legislative Information
Coauthors revised.
2025-08-18 California Legislative Information
Referred to Coms. on HIGHER ED. and P. & C.P.
2025-07-10 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Held at Desk.
2025-07-10 California Legislative Information
Read. Adopted. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 2040.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-07-03 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to consent calendar.
2025-07-02 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be adopted. Ordered to consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1906.) (July 2).
2025-06-19 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing July 2.
2025-05-28 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on ED.
2025-05-15 California Legislative Information
Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS.

Official Summary Text

SCR 82, as amended, Niello.
Public higher education: artificial intelligence usage.
This measure would encourage the President of the University of California, the Chancellor of the California State University, and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to create a workgroup of faculty, staff, and administrators to
(1)
review the use of artificial intelligence in higher education,
and
(2)
create a
public
report
and make public
on
the strategies and best practices for artificial intelligence usage agreed upon by the
workgroup.
workgroup within one year following formation of the workgroup, and (3) submit the report to the Legislature and the relevant policy committees of the Legislature with jurisdiction over higher education and privacy and consumer protection.

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