Grant program for women in construction apprenticeships, if lawmakers fund it
If the Legislature funds it, the state Department of Industrial Relations must create a grant program, run by its apprenticeship division, to widen access to registered construction preapprenticeship and apprenticeship programs for women, nonbinary people and other underrepresented groups.
Who it affects
Women, nonbinary people and other underrepresented groups seeking construction careers
When
This law takes effect on January 1, 2027. California laws take effect on January 1 of the year after they are signed, unless the law says otherwise.
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Official text
California AB 1980: Labor: apprenticeship: Equal Representation in Construction Apprenticeships Grant Program.
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