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SB-75 • 2026

Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program.

Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program.

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Vetoed

The latest official action shows the governor vetoed this bill. Check the bill history to see whether lawmakers later overrode that veto.

Sponsor
Smallwood-Cuevas
Last action
2026-03-02
Official status
Veto sustained.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill was vetoed by the governor on March 2, 2026. It is not clear if this veto will be overridden.

Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program

This law creates a pilot program that provides preapprenticeship training for incarcerated individuals in construction and building trades until January 1, 2032.

What This Bill Does

  • Creates the Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program by January 1, 2028.
  • Provides preapprenticeship training for incarcerated individuals until January 1, 2032.
  • Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to partner with the Department of Industrial Relations to run the program.
  • Limits the program to one men’s facility and one women’s facility.
  • Requires annual reports on program participation starting in 2029.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Incarcerated individuals who will receive preapprenticeship training.
  • The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which runs the program.
  • The Department of Industrial Relations, which partners to run the program.

Terms To Know

Preapprenticeship
Training that prepares people for apprenticeships in skilled trades like construction or building work.
Multi-Craft Core Curriculum
A set of courses and training materials used to teach basic skills needed across different crafts in the construction industry.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The program only runs until January 1, 2032.
  • It is limited to one men’s facility and one women’s facility.
  • The bill was vetoed by the governor, but it's not clear if this veto will be overridden.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-02 California Legislative Information

    Veto sustained.

  2. 2026-03-02 California Legislative Information

    Stricken from file.

  3. 2025-10-13 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Consideration of Governor's veto pending.

  4. 2025-10-13 California Legislative Information

    Vetoed by the Governor.

  5. 2025-09-23 California Legislative Information

    Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.

  6. 2025-09-13 California Legislative Information

    Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3022.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

  7. 2025-09-12 California Legislative Information

    In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

  8. 2025-09-12 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 79. Noes 1. Page 3409.) Ordered to the Senate.

  9. 2025-09-02 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  10. 2025-08-29 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 29).

  11. 2025-08-20 California Legislative Information

    August 20 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  12. 2025-07-16 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (July 15). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  13. 2025-07-10 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 9). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  14. 2025-06-17 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.

  15. 2025-06-09 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Coms. on L. & E. and PUB. S.

  16. 2025-06-03 California Legislative Information

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  17. 2025-06-02 California Legislative Information

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1388.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  18. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  19. 2025-05-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 1190.) (May 23).

  20. 2025-05-16 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 23.

  21. 2025-05-12 California Legislative Information

    May 12 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  22. 2025-05-02 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing May 12.

  23. 2025-04-30 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 944.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  24. 2025-04-23 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on PUB. S. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 869.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on PUB. S.

  25. 2025-04-11 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 29 in PUB. S. pending receipt.

  26. 2025-04-04 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 23.

  27. 2025-04-02 California Legislative Information

    Re-referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and PUB. S.

  28. 2025-03-26 California Legislative Information

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

  29. 2025-01-29 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

  30. 2025-01-16 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 15.

  31. 2025-01-15 California Legislative Information

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

Official Summary Text

SB 75, Smallwood-Cuevas.
Employment: Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program.
Existing law provides for various employment programs to assist formerly incarcerated individuals in finding and retaining employment, including the Pre-Release Construction Trades Certificate Program administered by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Prison to Employment Program administered by the California Workforce Development Board.
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.
This bill would, by January 1, 2028, require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, in partnership with the Department of Industrial Relations, to establish the Preapprenticeship Pathways to Employment Pilot Program. The bill would, until January 1, 2032, provide incarcerated individuals access to preapprenticeship training in the skilled construction and building trades. The bill would require the program to provide, among other things, instruction based on the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum and content coordinated with joint apprenticeship training committees. The bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to implement the program at one men’s facility and one women’s facility. The bill would require the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, beginning January 1, 2029, to annually report certain data regarding
participation in the program to the Legislature.

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