CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 469Introduced by Senator Smallwood-CuevasFebruary 19, 2025 An act to add Section 64.6 to the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 469, as introduced, Smallwood-Cuevas. Department of Industrial Relations: task force: public infrastructure: employment: underrepresented communities.Existing law creates in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency the Department of Industrial Relations to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.This bill would require the department to establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of specified agencies to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities and to provide compliance assistance to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 64.6 is added to the Labor Code, to read:64.6. (a) The department shall establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of all of the following:(1) The Labor and Workforce Development Agency.(2) The Transportation Agency.(3) The Department of Transportation.(4) The Department of General Services.(5) The Civil Rights Department.(6) The California Workforce Development Board.(7) Local workforce development boards.(8) Unions.(9) Contractors and subcontractors.(10) Nonprofit organizations.(b) The task force shall do all of the following:(1) Conduct regular meetings to make recommendations regarding recruiting from underrepresented communities and removing barriers to employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities. (2) Conduct outreach and engagement activities with contractors and subcontractors to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities.(3) Provide ongoing compliance assistance at the prebid and postbid stages to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations.(4) Evaluate the efforts of contractors and subcontractors to recruit and utilize talent from underrepresented communities in public infrastructure projects.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 469Introduced by Senator Smallwood-CuevasFebruary 19, 2025 An act to add Section 64.6 to the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 469, as introduced, Smallwood-Cuevas. Department of Industrial Relations: task force: public infrastructure: employment: underrepresented communities.Existing law creates in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency the Department of Industrial Relations to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.This bill would require the department to establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of specified agencies to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities and to provide compliance assistance to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 469
Introduced by Senator Smallwood-CuevasFebruary 19, 2025
Introduced by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas
February 19, 2025
An act to add Section 64.6 to the Labor Code, relating to employment.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 469, as introduced, Smallwood-Cuevas. Department of Industrial Relations: task force: public infrastructure: employment: underrepresented communities.
Existing law creates in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency the Department of Industrial Relations to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.This bill would require the department to establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of specified agencies to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities and to provide compliance assistance to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations, as specified.
Existing law creates in the Labor and Workforce Development Agency the Department of Industrial Relations to foster, promote, and develop the welfare of wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions, and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
This bill would require the department to establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of specified agencies to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities and to provide compliance assistance to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations, as specified.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 64.6 is added to the Labor Code, to read:64.6. (a) The department shall establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of all of the following:(1) The Labor and Workforce Development Agency.(2) The Transportation Agency.(3) The Department of Transportation.(4) The Department of General Services.(5) The Civil Rights Department.(6) The California Workforce Development Board.(7) Local workforce development boards.(8) Unions.(9) Contractors and subcontractors.(10) Nonprofit organizations.(b) The task force shall do all of the following:(1) Conduct regular meetings to make recommendations regarding recruiting from underrepresented communities and removing barriers to employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities. (2) Conduct outreach and engagement activities with contractors and subcontractors to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities.(3) Provide ongoing compliance assistance at the prebid and postbid stages to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations.(4) Evaluate the efforts of contractors and subcontractors to recruit and utilize talent from underrepresented communities in public infrastructure projects.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 64.6 is added to the Labor Code, to read:64.6. (a) The department shall establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of all of the following:(1) The Labor and Workforce Development Agency.(2) The Transportation Agency.(3) The Department of Transportation.(4) The Department of General Services.(5) The Civil Rights Department.(6) The California Workforce Development Board.(7) Local workforce development boards.(8) Unions.(9) Contractors and subcontractors.(10) Nonprofit organizations.(b) The task force shall do all of the following:(1) Conduct regular meetings to make recommendations regarding recruiting from underrepresented communities and removing barriers to employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities. (2) Conduct outreach and engagement activities with contractors and subcontractors to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities.(3) Provide ongoing compliance assistance at the prebid and postbid stages to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations.(4) Evaluate the efforts of contractors and subcontractors to recruit and utilize talent from underrepresented communities in public infrastructure projects.
SECTION 1. Section 64.6 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
64.6. (a) The department shall establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of all of the following:(1) The Labor and Workforce Development Agency.(2) The Transportation Agency.(3) The Department of Transportation.(4) The Department of General Services.(5) The Civil Rights Department.(6) The California Workforce Development Board.(7) Local workforce development boards.(8) Unions.(9) Contractors and subcontractors.(10) Nonprofit organizations.(b) The task force shall do all of the following:(1) Conduct regular meetings to make recommendations regarding recruiting from underrepresented communities and removing barriers to employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities. (2) Conduct outreach and engagement activities with contractors and subcontractors to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities.(3) Provide ongoing compliance assistance at the prebid and postbid stages to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations.(4) Evaluate the efforts of contractors and subcontractors to recruit and utilize talent from underrepresented communities in public infrastructure projects.
64.6. (a) The department shall establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of all of the following:(1) The Labor and Workforce Development Agency.(2) The Transportation Agency.(3) The Department of Transportation.(4) The Department of General Services.(5) The Civil Rights Department.(6) The California Workforce Development Board.(7) Local workforce development boards.(8) Unions.(9) Contractors and subcontractors.(10) Nonprofit organizations.(b) The task force shall do all of the following:(1) Conduct regular meetings to make recommendations regarding recruiting from underrepresented communities and removing barriers to employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities. (2) Conduct outreach and engagement activities with contractors and subcontractors to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities.(3) Provide ongoing compliance assistance at the prebid and postbid stages to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations.(4) Evaluate the efforts of contractors and subcontractors to recruit and utilize talent from underrepresented communities in public infrastructure projects.
64.6. (a) The department shall establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of all of the following:(1) The Labor and Workforce Development Agency.(2) The Transportation Agency.(3) The Department of Transportation.(4) The Department of General Services.(5) The Civil Rights Department.(6) The California Workforce Development Board.(7) Local workforce development boards.(8) Unions.(9) Contractors and subcontractors.(10) Nonprofit organizations.(b) The task force shall do all of the following:(1) Conduct regular meetings to make recommendations regarding recruiting from underrepresented communities and removing barriers to employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities. (2) Conduct outreach and engagement activities with contractors and subcontractors to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities.(3) Provide ongoing compliance assistance at the prebid and postbid stages to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations.(4) Evaluate the efforts of contractors and subcontractors to recruit and utilize talent from underrepresented communities in public infrastructure projects.
64.6. (a) The department shall establish the California Public Infrastructure Task Force, composed of representatives of all of the following:
(1) The Labor and Workforce Development Agency.
(2) The Transportation Agency.
(3) The Department of Transportation.
(4) The Department of General Services.
(5) The Civil Rights Department.
(6) The California Workforce Development Board.
(7) Local workforce development boards.
(8) Unions.
(9) Contractors and subcontractors.
(10) Nonprofit organizations.
(b) The task force shall do all of the following:
(1) Conduct regular meetings to make recommendations regarding recruiting from underrepresented communities and removing barriers to employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities.
(2) Conduct outreach and engagement activities with contractors and subcontractors to promote employment in public infrastructure projects for underrepresented communities.
(3) Provide ongoing compliance assistance at the prebid and postbid stages to contractors and subcontractors in public infrastructure projects regarding their nondiscrimination obligations.
(4) Evaluate the efforts of contractors and subcontractors to recruit and utilize talent from underrepresented communities in public infrastructure projects.