Government Code section 11906
(a)
The council, with support from the managing entity, shall perform the following duties pursuant to the timeframe described in subdivision (b), as appropriate, to the extent that staff, resources, and data are available:(1)
Evaluate a variety of data sources to inform, pursuant to Section 9795, the Legislature and the Governor of the supply of, and projected demand for, jobs in major occupational or career areas and in-demand skills and sectors at a set interval determined by the council. Each evaluation shall include economic forecasting and analysis to ensure educators can plan for emerging skills needs in areas critical to California’s economy.(2)
Review available data to identify, at a set interval as determined by the council, both statewide and regional progress toward achieving goals and addressing gaps in demand for both of the following:(A)
Postsecondary education admission, enrollment, success, and awards of degrees, credentials, and certificates.(B)
Employment, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status, and any additional categories of students as determined by the council.(3)
Develop recommendations regarding career technical education, college and career pathways, and workforce development recognizing segmental plans and other pertinent plans, including those of the California Workforce Development Board. These recommendations shall align with the goals and priorities of the Master Plan for Career Education, and shall focus on resolving conflicts and inconsistencies in segmental plans and other pertinent plans. In developing the recommendations, the council shall ensure that the recommendations address all of the following:(A)
Reducing bureaucratic inefficiencies and improving bureaucratic efficiencies by streamlining career technical education, college and career pathways, and workforce development programs.(B)
Increasing access to career technical education, college and career pathways, and workforce development programs in high schools, public postsecondary education systems, and workforce development opportunities. These recommendations shall include options for expanding and increasing such access without solely relying on additional funding.(C)
Improving, or making specific commitments to align, efforts within program guidelines and budgetary authorities, as appropriate for transitional kindergarten to secondary education systems, inclusive, public postsecondary education systems, and applicable programs within the Labor and Workforce Development Agency.(D)
To the extent possible, analyzing career technical education, college and career pathways, and workforce development programs and resources offered by independent institutions of higher education, as defined in Section 66010 of the Education Code, and private postsecondary educational institutions, as defined in Section 94858 of the Education Code.(4)
Develop and distribute written materials and reports to help educators and others encourage students to pursue education and training opportunities leading to professions in in-demand industries.(5)
Support collaborative work to create, refine, or update student pathways from high school to postsecondary education, including, but not limited to, dual enrollment, associate degree for transfer, work-based learning, and credit mobility.(6)
Serve as a forum for discussing and providing advice on the impact of proposed changes to graduation or admissions requirements on California’s education systems.(7)
Serve as a forum for discussing strategic planning around mandated federal plans and related state programs, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A)
The federal Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Public Law 109-270).(B)
The federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 3101 et seq.).(C)
The Strong Workforce Program.(D)
Regional K-16 Education Collaboratives Grant Program.(E)
The Golden State Pathways Program.(8)
(A)Coordinate learning opportunities across the elementary and secondary education systems and postsecondary education systems to ensure students can easily navigate across systems, thereby enhancing access to postsecondary education and workforce training opportunities and supporting traditional students and adult workers seeking to upskill or reskill.(B)
Include, in actions undertaken pursuant to subparagraph (A), efforts to expand opportunities for online education, credit for prior learning, and access to competency-based education, to integrate technology and to include ongoing efforts to understand skill development opportunities and frameworks.(9)
Provide advice and recommend tools designed to support students across their educational careers. These tools may include, but are not limited to, the Career Passport, the California College Guidance Initiative, and eTranscript California.(10)
Provide recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, that encourage streamlining application processes regarding student financial aid, housing, campus support programs, and other public benefit programs that assist students in financing their total cost of attendance.(11)
Serve as a central planning and coordinating hub for statewide education-to-career efforts by providing accessible information to the Legislature, the Governor, public agencies, and the general public about strategic plans, program alignment efforts, and available resources, pursuant to this chapter.(12)
When making recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor or in coordinating goals, programs, and efforts across systems pursuant to this chapter, the council shall, to the extent practicable, consider universal design principles and impacts to traditionally underserved populations.(b)
The council, with the support of the managing entity, shall develop a timeframe for the council to reasonably perform the duties required by subdivision (a), as appropriate.
Source:
Section 11906, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=11906. (updated Jan. 1, 2026; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).
