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AB 2550CALIFORNIASession 20252026

California requires Employment Development Department to report on women in construction and apprenticeship programs

Original title: Women in the construction industry: report.

August 13, 2026

Women in the construction industryLaborApprenticeshipsData reportingWomenintheconstructionindustryreport

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The Frame

What this does

This bill creates a recurring public data requirement to measure the participation of women in construction trades, which provides the Legislature with information to evaluate the effectiveness of state-promoted training and apprenticeship programs.

Who is mentioned in the record

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Employment Development Department

The department is tasked with the new administrative burden of collecting, analyzing, and reporting construction workforce data.

Department of Industrial Relations' Division of Apprenticeship Standards

The division must work with the EDD to provide data regarding state-registered construction apprenticeship programs.

Women in the construction industry

This group is the subject of the new data collection and reporting requirements regarding their participation in construction training and apprenticeships.

What changed

Last recorded activity August 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

AB 2550 requires the Employment Development Department to collect and report data on the training, certification, and licensing capacity of construction workers, specifically tracking the number of women in state- and programs. The department must submit this report to the Legislature and publish it online starting July 1, 2027, with updates every three years.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

This bill creates a recurring public data requirement to measure the participation of women in construction trades, which provides the Legislature with information to evaluate the effectiveness of state-promoted training and apprenticeship programs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What data will the state be collecting?
The state will collect data on the capacity of training and education programs to produce certified construction workers, as well as the specific number of women enrolled in state-registered construction apprenticeships and s.
How often will this information be updated?
The report is required to be submitted to the Legislature and posted online by July 1, 2027, and every three years after that.

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policy shift90% confidence

Shift toward granular workforce reporting

The bill moves from a general mandate to promote training for women to a specific, data-driven reporting requirement for construction-sector apprenticeships.

Employment Development DepartmentDepartment of Industrial Relations' Division of Apprenticeship Standards

Connected Entities

organizationDepartment of Industrial Relations' Division of Apprenticeship Standards“Collaborates with the Employment Development Department to determine training ca”Map →
organizationUnited States Department of Labor“Source of statistics used to define nontraditional occupations.”Map →
organizationEmployment Development Department“The primary agency responsible for collecting data and publishing the report.”Map →

Sources

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openstates.org

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