20250AB__076694ENR INTRODUCED 2025-02-18 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2025-05-23 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-07-09 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-08-29 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-09-05 PASSED_ASSEMBLY 2025-09-11 PASSED_SENATE 2025-09-10 ENROLLED 2025-09-15 AB ENR Introduced by Assembly Member Sharp-Collins (Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Bonta, Bryan, Elhawary, Gipson, Jackson, McKinnor, Ransom, and Wilson) (Principal coauthors: Senators Richardson, Smallwood-Cuevas, and Weber Pierson) LEAD_AUTHOR ASSEMBLY Sharp-Collins PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bonta PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Bryan PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Elhawary PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Gipson PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Jackson PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY McKinnor PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Ransom PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR ASSEMBLY Wilson PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Richardson PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Smallwood-Cuevas PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Weber Pierson

An act to amend

Section of, and to add

Section to, the Government Code, relating to state government. state government State agencies and departments: strategic plans: diversity, equity, and inclusion. The State Government Strategic Planning and Performance and Review Act requires each agency, department, office, or commission for which strategic planning efforts are recommended, as specified, to develop a strategic plan and to report to the Governor and the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by April each year on the steps being taken to develop and adopt a strategic plan.

The act requires the report to include a description of the elements to be included in the strategic plan, the process for developing and adopting the strategic plan, and the timetable for the plan’s completion. This bill would instead require each agency, department, office, or commission subject to the Governor’s authority to develop and report on the above-described strategic plan.

The bill would also require each agency, department, office, or commission subject to the Governor’s authority to, for any strategic plans applicable and if feasible, develop or update the strategic plan to reflect the use of data analysis and inclusive practices to more effectively advance racial equity and to respond to identified disparities with changes to the organization’s policies, programs, and operations, among other things. MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section of the Government Code is amended to read: 11816. (

a) Each agency, department, office, or commission subject to the Governor’s authority shall develop a strategic plan and shall report to the Governor and to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee by April 1, 2026, and by each April thereafter on the steps being taken to develop and adopt a strategic plan. (

b) The report required by subdivision (

a) shall include a description of the elements to be included in the strategic plan, the process for developing and adopting the strategic plan, a timetable for the plan’s completion, and an identification of the steps being taken to develop performance measures that could be used for a performance budgeting system or a performance review. (

c) In developing its strategic plan, each agency, department, office, or commission shall consult with, at minimum, employee organizations, the Legislature, client groups served, suppliers, and contractors. SEC. 2.

Section is added to the Government Code , to read: 11818. Every agency, department, office, or commission subject to the Governor’s authority shall, for any strategic plans applicable and if feasible, develop or update, as applicable, the strategic plan to reflect the use of data analysis and inclusive practices to more effectively advance racial equity and to respond to identified disparities with changes to the organization’s mission, vision, goals, data tools, policies, programs, operations, community engagement, tribal consultation policies and practices, and any other actions as necessary to serve all Californians.