CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill
No. 1070

Introduced by Senator Padilla
(Principal coauthor: Senator Becker)

February 12, 2024

An act relating to state government.


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SB 1070, as introduced, Padilla. State government: obtaining expertise.
Existing law, the State Civil Service Act, authorizes the State Personnel Board to prescribe rules governing the temporary assignment or loan of employees within an agency or between agencies, or between jurisdictions, for purposes that include enabling an agency to obtain expertise needed to meet a compelling program or management need. For the purpose of these provisions, public and private colleges and universities are considered educational agencies or jurisdictions.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to subsequently amend the bill to support the state’s efforts in meeting the challenges posed by specified urgent and critical issues, to strengthen the exchange of expertise and research between the state and its world-leading institutions of higher education to advance the state’s global leadership in technology and innovation, and to partner with the state’s world-leading institutions of higher education to identify solutions to responsibly spur innovation, support the state workforce, and improve the lives of all Californians.
Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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


SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to subsequently amend this act to do the following:
(a) Support the state’s efforts in meeting the challenges posed by urgent and critical issues such as climate change, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and workforce shortages.
(b) Strengthen the exchange of expertise and research between the state and its world-leading institutions of higher education to advance the state’s global leadership in technology and innovation.
(c) Partner with the state’s world-leading institutions of higher education to identify solutions to responsibly spur innovation, support the state workforce, and improve the lives of all Californians.