AB 2288 Summary

• Requires the California Workforce Development Board and local workforce development boards to ensure federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds for preapprenticeship training in building and construction trades follow the Multi-Craft Core Curriculum implemented by the State Department of Education

• Mandates development of a plan for outreach and retention of women participants in preapprenticeship programs to increase women's representation in building and construction trades

• Requires the California Workforce Development Board to develop policies implementing these provisions for preapprenticeship training programs

• Clarifies that no state reimbursement is required because the act implements federal law requirements under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014