AB 2544: Education for Filmmakers Pilot Program.
The proposed pilot program will develop a model for delivering high-quality artificial intelligence literacy instruction focused on careers in the entertainment industry. The program will create a connected training pipeline that links learning directly to employment opportunities. It will partner with entertainment industry unions, guilds, employers, and film schools to support the program. The program will be administered by the governor's office of business and economic development. A report will be submitted to the legislature by January 1, 2029, summarizing the program's results and providing recommendations for continuation, modification, or expansion. The program will be repealed by January 1, 2034.
| Mar. 23, 2026 | Re-referred to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I. |
| Mar. 19, 2026 | From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on E.D., G., & H.I. Read second time and amended. |
| Mar. 19, 2026 | Referred to Coms. on E.D., G., & H.I. and A.,E.,S., & T. |
| Feb. 21, 2026 | From printer. May be heard in committee March 23. |
| Feb. 20, 2026 | Read first time. To print. |
| Amended IN Assembly March 19, 2026 |
| Introduced by Assembly Member Gabriel |
February 20, 2026 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law establishes the Instructional Quality Commission and requires the commission to, among other things, recommend curriculum frameworks to the State Board of Education and develop criteria for evaluating instructional materials, as specified. Existing law requires the commission to consider incorporating media literacy content, as defined, into the mathematics, science, and history-social science curriculum frameworks when those frameworks are next revised after January 1, 2024, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy content, as defined, when they are next revised after January 1, 2025. When mathematics, science, and history-social science instructional materials are next adopted by the state board after January 1, 2025, existing law requires the commission to consider including media literacy content and AI literacy content in its criteria for evaluating instructional materials.
This bill would makes nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Article 9.1 (commencing with Section 12100.95) is added to Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:Article 9.1. Education for Filmmakers Pilot Program
12100.95.
(a) The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development shall establish and administer a pilot program to develop a model for delivering high-quality, workforce-centered artificial intelligence literacy instruction focused on careers in the entertainment industry.12100.96.
(a) The office shall conduct, or contract for the completion of, a comprehensive evaluation of the pilot program. The evaluation shall assess, at minimum, all of the following:12100.97.
This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2034, and as of that date is repealed.(a)For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)“Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy” means the knowledge, skills, and attitudes associated with how artificial intelligence works, including its principles, concepts, and applications, and how to use artificial intelligence, including its limitations, implications, and ethical considerations.
(2)“Digital citizenship” means a diverse set of skills related to current technology and social media, including the norms of appropriate, responsible, and healthy behavior.
(3)“Media literacy” means the ability to access, evaluate, analyze, and use media and information, and encompasses the foundational skills that lead to digital citizenship.
(b)When the English language arts/English language development (ELA/ELD) curriculum framework is next revised after January 1, 2024, the commission shall consider incorporating the Model Library Standards developed pursuant to Section 18101. The commission shall also consider incorporating media literacy content at each grade level.
(c)(1)The commission shall consider incorporating media literacy content into the mathematics, science, and history-social science curriculum frameworks when those frameworks are next revised after January 1, 2024.
(2)When ELA/ELD instructional materials are next adopted by the state board after January 1, 2025, the commission shall consider including the Model Library Standards developed pursuant to Section 18101, including media literacy content, in its criteria for evaluating instructional materials.
(3)When mathematics, science, and history-social science instructional materials are next adopted by the state board after January 1, 2025, the commission shall consider including media literacy content in its criteria for evaluating instructional materials.
(d)(1)The commission shall consider incorporating AI literacy content into the mathematics, science, and history-social science curriculum frameworks when those frameworks are next revised after January 1, 2025.
(2)When mathematics, science, and history-social science instructional materials are next adopted by the state board after January 1, 2025, the commission shall consider including AI literacy content in its criteria for evaluating instructional materials.