C - Governance

Statutory text

Government Code section 11546.8, subdivision (f)(2)(C), requires the Report to include:

(C) Recommendations for the governance structure and ongoing operation of CalCompute.

Source: SB-53 Gov Code 11546.8.

Reading list

This list groups the library’s sources for this element by tier. It does not say what the Report will recommend.

Primary (46)

• 2026-10-14 SB-53 Assembly Floor analysis: The analysis gives a cost figure for the consortium’s own work.
• Anthropic Usage Policy 2026-11-12: The Anthropic Usage Policy has three tiers: Universal Usage Standards, High-risk Use Case Requirements and Additional Use Case Guidelines.
• AWS Acceptable Use Policy 2021-07-01: The AWS Acceptable Use Policy is short and general.
• AWS Responsible AI Policy 2025-01-13: This is the AI-specific hard-limits document of Amazon Web Services (AWS).
• California Executive Branch org chart 2025-11-04: The state executive branch and its heads, as of Nov. 4, 2025.
• California Jobs First regions: The 13 economic regions, their plans and the Regional Data Tool
• California Report on Frontier AI Policy 2025-06-17: The working group report does not mention CalCompute in the excerpt.
• CCC ISTI 25-300-01 AI Literacy: The CCC system has a written AI literacy standard: the PEOPLE framework, six competencies for all students, faculty and staff.
• CCC ISTI 25-300-02 AI Safety and Security: The California Community Colleges (CCC) Chancellor’s Office tells colleges to test agentic AI in isolated sandboxes.
• CCC ISTI 26-300-02 CCCStart Supplemental Data Collection: Sept. 22, 2026: ask only what admission needs; new questions go through central review and an approved list.
• CCC ISTI Data Governance Advisory Workgroup: Advisory body: 3 chairs and 18 members from 13 associations, quarterly; tests data standards on nine platforms.
• CDT About the Department: CDT oversees state IT planning, projects, procurement and standards; runs the State Data Center; Director is State CIO.
• CDT AI community of practice: State AI forum since 2024 with UC and CSU speakers; Vera Zakem and Deirdre Mulligan in May 2025.
• CDT executive team: CDT’s 12 executives, with Chris Given as CIO and Vera Zakem as Chief Technology and Innovation Officer.
• CDT homepage: Thin homepage: Poppy, middle mile, Digital ID; training and AI community links. Lists the pages taken.
• ESP Governor signs SB-53 release 2025-09-29 (web): The co-sponsor says compute is “dominated by just three companies: Amazon, Google, and Microsoft” and CalCompute is “a public option”.
• ESP launches Economic Security California 2024-01-30 (web): Economic Security California (ESCA) is the California state affiliate of the Economic Security Project (ESP).
• Google Cloud Acceptable Use Policy 2026-10-12: The Google Cloud Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) is general.
• Google Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy 2024-12-17: This is the AI-specific hard-limits document of Google.
• Governor appointments 2026-08-19: The Governor appoints Ayushi Roy State Chief Technology Officer at CDT.
• Governor ICYMI 32 of top 50 AI companies 2025-03-12 (web): The origin of “32 of 50”, linked to the Forbes AI 50. It says “fifth largest economy”. No CalCompute.
• GovOps AI independent oversight and kill switch: Names EO N-9-26 (Sept. 18, 2026): third-party AI oversight, independent audits and a frontier model shutoff.
• GovOps departments: 15 entities; CalHR sets job classifications and training; Learning Lab is a state grantmaker.
• GovOps homepage: GovOps oversees 16 departments, including CDT, CalHR and Learning Lab; leads AI oversight. Lists the pages taken.
• GovOps vision mission and goals: Goal 1: “Develop the State Workforce”.
• Massachusetts AI Hub release: $31M state grant to MGHPCC for AI Compute Resources; about $120M over five years
• Microsoft Enterprise AI Services Code of Conduct 2026-05-01: The Code of Conduct sets the prohibited uses for all Microsoft AI Services, including Azure OpenAI.
• NAIRR Pilot proposal instructions: A NAIRR Pilot request is a three-page PDF, a short CV for the lead, and an online form.
• Newsom SB-53 signing release 2025-09-29: The release describes CalCompute in one line, under “Innovation”.
• NSF 26-513 solicitation: NSF AI Infrastructure Hubs: one award per state, first deadline Nov. 4, 2026; partners fund five years of compute, NSF funds staff and training
• ODI homepage (web): ODI: data, design and technology for departments; Governor’s Innovation Fellows
• OpenAI Usage Policies 2025-10-29: OpenAI has one set of usage policies for all of its products.
• S.2714 CREATE AI Act: Federal NAIRR bill as reported: NSF picks an operating entity or consortium; a free tier of access
• SB 1047 CalCompute section 2024-08-29: SB 1047’s CalCompute section: the same elements as SB-53, report due Jan. 1, 2026; vetoed
• SB-53 Assembly Floor analysis 2025-09-08: This is the only legislative source with a cost figure for the consortium.
• SB-53 Assembly Privacy analysis 2025-07-08: The committee’s summary of the bill (items 17 to 28) already matches the enacted § 11546.8 almost item for item.
• SB-53 Assembly Privacy analysis 2025-09-05: This is the last committee analysis of SB 53, on the version the Governor signed.
• SB-53 Gov Code 11546.8: The statute: Gov. Code § 11546.8, subdivisions (a) to (k), word for word. The base of every definition.
• SB-53 Senate GO analysis 2025-03-25: Excerpt of the CalCompute passages of the Senate Governmental Organization analysis. The full copy is the (web) page.
• SB-53 Senate GO analysis 2025-03-25 (web): The first committee analysis of SB 53. It has the enacted mission, UC placement and seven elements, with the March appointment scheme. It says “This bill does not establish CalCompute” and records no opposition.
• SB-53 Senate Judiciary analysis 2025-04-08
• UC Regents B4 Update on AI 2026-09-16: UC is scoping its own “Sovereign AI Cloud”, UC-owned and UC-governed. It does not name CalCompute.
• Wiener SB 1047 introduction release 2024-02-07 (web): SB 1047’s release names CalCompute users as “startups, researchers, and community groups” and asks cloud firms for transparent pricing.
• Wiener SB 294 announcement 2023-09-13
• Wiener SB-53 expansion release 2025-07-09: The author’s office describes CalCompute as more settled than the statute does.
• Wiener SB-53 signing release 2025-09-29 (web): The author calls CalCompute “industrial policy” for startups and researchers. Teri Olle calls it “a public option for computing power”.

Peer-reviewed (2)

• LeMahieu 2017 Networked improvement communities: Abstract only: six principles of networked improvement communities (Carnegie Foundation)
• PEARC 2025 Empire AI model for provisioning AI and HPC: Empire AI: $250M state capital, $150M from members, nonprofit governance, member-ranked proposals

Institutional (15)

• Apereo Foundation homepage: This is a thin homepage.
• Cal-ICOR About: Partners (UC Berkeley lead, Learning Lab, 2i2c) and five named staff.
• CITRIS UC Santa Cruz homepage: Four-campus UC institute since 2001; no compute or AI program at UC Santa Cruz. Lists the pages taken.
• Columbia Empire AI page: 700,000 service units per institution; $0.50 per unit, half paid by Columbia; free low-priority overflow
• CRB Prytaneum brief
• CROSS About: Founded 2015 with a $2M gift and three founding industry members; leadership, advisory board and stakeholder benefits. No fees or member rights.
• CROSS Events: CROSS moved its symposium to the UC Open Source Summit (UC Open), held each spring since 2025.
• CROSS homepage: Thin homepage; CROSS funds student open source projects and works with the six-campus UC OSPO Network. Lists the pages taken.
• NRP Policies (web): NRP enforces efficient use with numbers.
• Public AI Network 2024 white paper: Public access, accountability and permanent public goods; names CalCompute as a local public compute effort
• UN Open Source Week 2025: 2025 highlights: 1000+ attendees, 75 countries, 150+ speakers.
• UN Open Source Week 2025 Conference Report: RISE report: the GDC recognizes open access to compute; OSPOs succeed by mandate and authority, not tools.
• UN Open Source Week 2026 agenda: AI day sessions on public AI infrastructure and open source GenAI governance; UC Santa Cruz on a university OSPO panel.
• UN Open Source Week homepage: UN Open Source Week 2026, June 22-26, run by ODET and OICT; the Open Source x AI day. Lists the pages taken.
• UN OSET and UNDP 2024 DPI Safeguards: This is a United Nations framework for safe and inclusive digital public infrastructure (DPI).

Trade (1)

• StateScoop California CTO Ayushi Roy: Roy replaces Jonathan Porat; CIO Chris Given’s priorities include digital identity and AI.

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