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AB 1254

GO-Biz: local immigrant integration initiatives: reporting.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by LaShae Sharp-Collins

Requires GO-Biz to file an annual May 1 report on Local Government Immigrant Integration Initiative grants, project details, and outcomes, with no change to grant rules.

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Bill Summary · AB 1254

AB 1254 — GO‑Biz: Local Immigrant Integration Initiatives — Reporting

Author: Sharp‑Collins
Introduced: February 21, 2025
Status (as of April 22, 2025): Passed Assembly Economic Development, Growth, & Household Impact Committee (8–0); re‑referred to Assembly Appropriations Committee (recommendation: To Consent Calendar).

Purpose

AB 1254 amends Government Code Section 12100.141 to set a specific annual deadline for the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO‑Biz) to submit its required report on the Local Government Immigrant Integration Initiative to the Legislature. The bill also makes a nonsubstantive change to the provision naming the Government Code.

Key provisions

  • Report deadline: Requires GO‑Biz to include information on awarded grants, project descriptions, and program outcomes in an annual report to each house of the Legislature and to submit that report on or before May 1 (in accordance with Section 9795).
  • Retains existing program structure and requirements for Section 12100.141, including:
    • GO‑Biz administers competitive grants to local governments upon appropriation to develop or expand immigrant integration initiatives.
    • Application criteria (five listed items) — describing proposed activities, demographic/needs analysis, documented community input, sustainability plans post‑grant, and objective outcome measurement/reporting without collecting unnecessary personally identifiable information (including immigration/citizenship status).
    • Eligible uses (examples): multilingual resources/positions, immigrant‑focused positions and services (financial assistance, training, referrals), navigation assistance and reciprocal referral systems with community partners.
    • Grantees must collaborate and may not use grant funds to supplant existing funding.
    • GO‑Biz shall prioritize equitable distribution of funds across jurisdictions and consult relevant state agencies (e.g., Social Services, Housing & Community Development, Public Health, Labor & Workforce).
    • Protections: undocumented persons may participate consistent with 8 U.S.C. §1621(d); information collected is limited and is not a disclosure‑subject public record under specified law.
  • Operative/related dates: the Local Government Immigrant Integration Initiative was established under existing law (noted in the digest as established through June 30, 2026), and the section includes an operative date of January 1, 2023 (from prior enactment).

Who is affected

  • Primary: GO‑Biz (reporting obligation) and local governments (grant applicants/recipients).
  • Beneficiaries: immigrant communities (including newcomers, refugees, asylum seekers, immigrant youth) and local community‑based organizations providing services or partnering on projects.
  • Secondary: state agencies consulted in grant design/implementation and the Legislature (receives the May 1 report for oversight).

Fiscal and procedural notes

  • The program operates only upon legislative appropriation (AB 1254 does not itself appropriate funds).
  • The Legislative Counsel’s Digest indicates no appropriation or fiscal committee referral for this bill.
  • Legislative actions to date: introduced Feb 21, 2025; multiple committee referrals and amendments; passed the first committee with unanimous support on April 22, 2025, and sent to Appropriations.

Potential impact

The bill is narrowly targeted: by imposing a firm May 1 report deadline, it aims to improve timeliness and predictability of legislative oversight and public transparency regarding grant awards and program outcomes. It does not change the substantive grant criteria, eligible uses, or funding structure.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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