Existing law establishes the California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant Program, administered by the State Department of Education, with the purpose of encouraging, maintaining, and strengthening the delivery of high-quality career technical education programs.
This bill, subject to an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, would require the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop and administer, in consultation with the California Education and Workforce Development Coordinating Entity described below, the Career Technical Education and Career Pathways Grant Program for purposes of providing programs and services related to career technical education and career pathways, as provided. The bill would establish the Career Technical Education and Career Pathways Grant Program Fund in the State Treasury, and would require moneys in the fund to be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the department for purposes of the grant program. The bill would require the coordinating entity to review and approve the grant applications.
Existing law establishes the Government Operations Agency, which consists of several state entities, including, but not limited to, the State Personnel Board, the Department of General Services, and the Office of Administrative Law.
This bill would establish in the Government Operations Agency the California Education and Workforce Development Coordinating Entity, composed of specified state officers and student, labor, and local workforce development representatives, for the purpose of serving as the statewide career technical education planning and coordinating entity. The bill would require the coordinating entity to perform specified duties, including, among other duties, streamlining workforce program rules, allocations, and reporting requirements, developing a state plan regarding career technical education, career pathways, and workforce development, supporting implementation of the Master Plan for Career Education, and establishing a diversity, equity, and inclusion subcommittee for implementation of strategic and operational goals regarding underserved populations, as specified.

Statutes affected:
SB 638: 3120 LAB
02/20/25 - Introduced: 3120 LAB
03/26/25 - Amended Senate: 3120 LAB