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 02/18/26 - Introduced

 AB-2103 Office of Data and Innovation: Engaged California Program.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 04/27/2026 02:00 PM

AB2103:v98#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 April 27, 2026

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill

No. 2103

Introduced by Assembly Member Irwin

February 18, 2026

An act to amend Section 12815 of the Government Code, relating to state government, and making an appropriation therefor. government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2103, as amended, Irwin.
 Office of Data and Innovation: Engaged California Program.

Existing law establishes the Office of Data and Innovation within the Government Operations Agency with a mission to deliver better government services to the people of California through technology and service innovation, data, and design. Existing law establishes the Data and Innovation Services Revolving Fund consisting of certain sources of moneys including donations, endowments, or grants of funds from private or public sources that commit to the office’s mission of ethical, efficient, effective, secure, and responsible use of data in a manner that respects privacy. Exiting law makes moneys in the fund available upon appropriation of the Legislature, as specified.

This bill would establish the Engaged California Program within the
 office. The bill would require the office to to, among other things, design, establish, and maintain a platform for ongoing dialogue between Californians and state government and to establish best practices for its use. Upon appropriation of sufficient funding,
 by the Legislature, the bill would require the office to select and activate topics to be selected for deliberation on the platform and in accordance with specified procedure and would require state agencies identified by the office to coordinate outreach, among other things. The bill would authorize the office to receive require the Data and Innovation Services Revolving Fund to consist of supplemental
 funding for the Engaged California Program from partner organizations. The bill would continuously appropriate any funding received for the program to the office for purposes of the program.
 prohibit organizations that provide that funding from participating in the selection of a topic for deliberation and from participating in the deliberation. The bill would also make any unspent funds appropriated for the Engaged California Program during the 2026–27 fiscal year available for use by that program during the 2027–28 fiscal year.

Digest Key

 Vote:
 MAJORITY 
 Appropriation:
 YESNO 
 Fiscal Committee:
 YES 
 Local Program:
 NO 

Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 Section 12815 of the Government Code is amended to read:

12815.

 (a) The Office of Data and Innovation is hereby established within the Government Operations Agency. Effective July 1, 2023, the Office of Data and Innovation shall operate as a standalone entity that reports to the Government Operations Agency consistent with other state entities listed in Section 12803.2.

(b) There shall be a Director of the Office of Data and Innovation.

The director shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor. The appointment of the director shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate. The director shall report to the Secretary of Government Operations. The director shall be responsible for
 managing the affairs of the office and shall perform all duties, exercise all powers and jurisdiction, and assume and discharge all responsibilities necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. The Governor may appoint people to the office who are exempt from civil service. The total number of exempt positions in the office shall not exceed 22.

(c) There shall be a Chief Data Officer in the Office of Data and Innovation who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor. The Chief Data Officer shall report to the Director of the Office of Data and Innovation. The Chief Data Officer shall be responsible for data practices within the state with an overarching goal to improve government data use.

(d) For the purposes of this section:

(1) “Director” means the Director