California § 11902 - The California Education Interagency Council is hereby established in the Governm

§ 11902. The California Education Interagency Council is hereby established in the Governm

The California Education Interagency Council is hereby established in the Government Operations Agency for the purpose of accomplishing all of the following goals: (a) Proactively evaluating and addressing the changing nature of work and the economy, and supporting the advancement of state educational attainment, equity, and workforce goals. (b) Integrating and aligning efforts across elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, employers, and the statewide workforce system, and maximizing the impact of federal and state funding investments to ensure effective student pathways to quality work and well-paying careers and to contribute to economic growth. (c) Increasing collaboration across postsecondary education and the workforce development systems statewide, and with employers to ensure flexibility and support for meeting the skill-building and upskilling needs of adults. (d) Working in regions throughout the state to ensure that education supply and statewide workforce demand are aligned. (e) Being a forum for communication to discuss the impacts of proposed intersegmental and cross-sector issues, including, but not limited to, changes to elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education graduation requirements, including California State University and University of California admissions changes.