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Governor Gavin Newsom's Executive Order N-12-23 (September 6, 2023) directed state agencies to assess generative AI risks and benefits, issue GenAI procurement and use guidelines, set up testing sandboxes and train state employees; the Department of Technology's TL 24-01 (March 2024) added GenAI disclosure and risk-assessment requirements to state procurement. On September 29, 2025 Newsom signed SB 53, the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, which requires large frontier AI developers to publish safety frameworks and creates the CalCompute consortium. On May 21, 2026 he issued an executive order directing agencies to prepare workers and businesses for AI-driven workforce disruption, following an August 2025 no-cost AI training partnership with Google, Adobe, IBM and Microsoft for high schools, community colleges and CSU.

Sources: genai.ca.gov · cdt.ca.gov · gov.ca.gov · gov.ca.gov

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Policy & standardsExecutive Order N-12-23 on Generative AI (genai.ca.gov)State of California / Office of Governor Gavin NewsomSept. 6, 2023 order directing agencies to report GenAI use cases and risks, issue procurement and equity-impact guidelines, inventory high-risk uses, create testing sandboxes and train state workers. The genai.ca.gov hub tracks state GenAI projects, reports and innovator opportunities.genai.ca.gov ↗Policy & standardsExecutive Order on AI Workforce Disruption (May 21, 2026)Office of Governor Gavin NewsomDirects agencies to build an AI impact dashboard, an AI playbook for job-training programs, early-warning recommendations on labor disruption, small-business education and incentives, and WARN Act update recommendations within 180 days.gov.ca.gov ↗Toolkit & guideLearning With AI, Learning About AI: Guidance for California Public SchoolsCalifornia Department of EducationNon-mandatory guidance for the safe and effective use of AI in public schools, covering human-centered AI, AI literacy for students, educators and families, equitable access, academic integrity, and data privacy, security and procurement, developed with CDE's AI Working Group.cde.ca.gov ↗Toolkit & guideNo-Cost AI Training Partnership with Google, Adobe, IBM and MicrosoftOffice of Governor Gavin NewsomAugust 7, 2025 agreements, at no cost to the state, giving 2M+ high school, community college and CSU students and educators access to AI training and tools such as Google Prompting Essentials, Generative AI for Educators, IBM SkillsBuild credentials and Adobe AI tools.gov.ca.gov ↗Policy & standardsSB 53: Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence ActOffice of Governor Gavin NewsomSigned Sept. 29, 2025. Requires large frontier AI developers to publish safety frameworks, creates a channel to report critical safety incidents to Cal OES, protects whistleblowers, and establishes the CalCompute public computing consortium.gov.ca.gov ↗Policy & standardsTechnology Letter 24-01: Generative AI ProcurementCalifornia Department of TechnologyMarch 2024 directive requiring GenAI disclosure language in all state solicitations, consultation with CDT on GenAI purchases, and a SIMM 5305-F GenAI risk assessment (from July 1, 2024), with CDT review for moderate- and high-risk acquisitions and a GenAI inventory.cdt.ca.gov ↗
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