BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 2744 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 30, 2014 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Mike Gatto, Chair AB 2744 (Labor Committee) - As Introduced: February 27, 2014 Policy Committee: LaborVote:7-0 Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: No Reimbursable: No SUMMARY This bill makes conforming changes to reflect a recent merger of duties within the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), and more fully integrates enforcement of apprenticeship standards under existing law. FISCAL EFFECT Minor, absorbable costs to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement to follow enforcement procedures. COMMENTS Purpose. SB 1038 (Budget and Fiscal Review), Chapter 46, Statutes of 2012, transferred enforcement of apprenticeship standards from the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) to the Labor Commissioner, who is the Chief of the DLSE to streamline enforcement of public works law. Apprenticeship standards require contractors and subcontractors on "public works" to comply with certain requirements in law. According to the Assembly Labor Committee analysis, the transfer of authority neglected to specify that the Labor Commissioner would follow the same enforcement procedures already required under existing law. This bill would require the Labor Commissioner to follow these same enforcement procedures in addressing violations of the apprenticeship standards listed in Labor code section 1777.5, just as is the case when addressing any other violations of the prevailing wage laws. Analysis Prepared by : Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916) AB 2744 Page 2 319-2081