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Administration proposes new California Education Interagency Council; LAO urges limited‑term funding to test effectiveness
Summary
GovOps requested $5 million ongoing and 16 phased positions to establish a California Education Interagency Council to coordinate career education across state agencies; the LAO recommended limited‑term funding and expressed uncertainty the council would solve structural coordination problems.
The California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 considered a proposal from the administration to establish a California Education Interagency Council and requested $5,000,000 in general fund in 2025‑26 and ongoing to staff and support the new council.
GovOps staff explained the request arises from the Governor’s Master Plan for Career Education launched in August 2023 and aims to improve coordination among education systems, workforce providers, employers and community organizations. The administration said the council would be hosted by GovOps as a neutral convening entity and proposed 16 positions to be phased in over multiple years, with meetings “to be held at least once every six months” per trailer‑bill language. The proposal identifies eight members including the secretaries or heads of major education and workforce entities: the secretary for the Labor &…
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