Enrolled  July 14, 2023
Passed  IN  Senate  July 13, 2023
Passed  IN  Assembly  May 31, 2023
Amended  IN  Assembly  March 16, 2023

CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill
No. 569

Introduced by Assembly Member Garcia

February 08, 2023

An act to amend Section 89270 of the Education Code, relating to the California State University.


LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


AB 569, Garcia. California State University: Cybersecurity Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships Pilot Program.
Existing law establishes the Cybersecurity Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships Pilot Program to address the cybersecurity workforce gap. Existing law requires the office of the Chancellor of the California State University to select any number of California State University campuses, with preference given to campuses that have or are developing regional pipeline programs in cybersecurity with the California Community Colleges, to participate in the pilot program through an application and selection process. Existing law requires each selected campus to create a pilot program with goals and metrics, measure the impact and results of its pilot program, and annually share the impact and results with the chancellor’s office. Existing law requires the chancellor’s office to annually report the impact and results from each selected campus’s pilot program to the Legislature.
This bill would require the chancellor’s office, on or before July 1, 2028, to submit a report to the Legislature on the pilot program, as provided.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: YES   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 89270 of the Education Code is amended to read:

89270.
 (a) The Cybersecurity Regional Alliances and Multistakeholder Partnerships Pilot Program is hereby established in order to address the cybersecurity workforce gap by doing all of the following:
(1) Stimulating cybersecurity education and workforce development by bringing together stakeholders in the cybersecurity ecosystem.
(2) Aligning the cybersecurity workforce needs of employers with the education and training provided by institutions of higher education.
(3) Increasing the pipeline of students pursuing cybersecurity careers.
(4) Developing the cybersecurity workforce to meet industry needs within local or regional economies.
(b) On or before March 1, 2023, the office of the Chancellor of the California State University shall develop an application process, selection process, and criteria for California State University campuses seeking to participate in the pilot program. Preference shall be given to California State University campuses that have or are developing regional pipeline programs in cybersecurity with the California Community Colleges.
(c) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University shall select any number of campuses to participate in the pilot program.
(d) Each selected California State University campus shall do all of the following:
(1) Create a pilot program with goals and metrics.
(2) Develop strategies and tactics for building successful regional alliances and multistakeholder partnerships.
(3) Measure the impact and results of its pilot program and annually share the impact and results with the office of the Chancellor of the California State University.
(e) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University shall annually report the impact and results from each selected campus’s pilot program to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(f) (1) On or before July 1, 2028, the office of the Chancellor of the California State University shall submit a comprehensive report on the pilot program to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code. The report shall include all of the following:
(A) Recommendations on how to improve the pilot program.
(B) Data on enrollment in the pilot program.
(C) Data on how many different groups of people have been served by the pilot program.
(D) Data on the number of veterans that have participated in the pilot program.
(E) Recommendations on how to recruit more veterans to participate in the pilot program.
(2) The requirement for submitting a report imposed under paragraph (1) is inoperative on July 1, 2032, pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code.