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SB-1132 • 2026

Workforce development: workplace rights training.

Workforce development: workplace rights training.

Education
Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Smallwood-Cuevas
Last action
2026-05-14
Official status
May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide details on when the training will start, costs involved, or penalties for non-compliance.

Workplace Rights Training in California

This law requires local workforce development boards to provide workplace rights training based on a curriculum developed by the state board.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the California Workforce Development Board to develop a workplace rights curriculum with experts.
  • Local workforce development boards must offer this training to individuals receiving services through the California workforce system.
  • Each local plan must include how they will comply with these training requirements.

Who It Names or Affects

  • People who use California's workforce services
  • California Workforce Development Board and local workforce development boards

Terms To Know

Workforce Development Board
A group that helps plan and oversee programs to help people find jobs in California.
State-mandated local program
When the state tells local areas they must do something, like provide training or services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify when this new training will start.
  • It is unclear how much it will cost to create and run these programs.
  • There are no details on penalties for local boards that do not comply with the rules.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-14 California Legislative Information

    May 14 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

  2. 2026-05-08 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 14.

  3. 2026-04-13 California Legislative Information

    April 13 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  4. 2026-03-27 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 13.

  5. 2026-03-25 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1. Page 3690.) (March 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  6. 2026-03-16 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing March 25.

  7. 2026-02-26 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.

  8. 2026-02-18 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 20.

  9. 2026-02-17 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1132, as introduced, Smallwood-Cuevas.
Workforce development: workplace rights training.
Existing law establishes the California Workforce Development Board as the body responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California’s workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st century economy and workforce. Existing law requires the board to assist the Governor in specified activities for this purpose. Existing law requires each local workforce development board to develop and submit to the Governor a comprehensive 4-year local plan and to establish at least one full service one-stop career center, as specified.
This bill would require the California Workforce Development Board to develop a workplace rights curriculum in partnership with subject matter experts and would require the local boards to ensure
provision of a workplace rights training consistent with that curriculum to individuals receiving services through the California workforce system. The bill would require each local plan to include a description of how the local board plans to comply with this training requirement. The bill would state the intent of the Legislature to provide this training to individuals receiving services through the one-stop system, as specified. The bill would require the California Workforce Development Board, in partnership with the Employment Development Department and the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, to ensure local compliance with these provisions. By imposing new requirements on local workforce development boards, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for
making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

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