BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
AB
520 (Levine and Atkins)
As Introduced February 23, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|----------------+------+----------------------+--------------------|
|Labor |5-0 |Roger Hernández, Chu, | |
| | |Low, McCarty, | |
| | |Thurmond | |
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|----------------+------+----------------------+--------------------|
|Appropriations |12-0 |Gomez, Bloom, Bonta, | |
| | |Calderon, Daly, | |
| | |Eggman, Eduardo | |
| | |Garcia, Holden, | |
| | |Quirk, Rendon, Weber, | |
| | |Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Revises the annual report filed by the Division of
Apprenticeship Standards (DAS) and the California Apprenticeship
Council (CAC) to include any apprenticeship standards or
regulations that were proposed or adopted in the previous year.
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FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations
Committee, this bill will result in minor and absorbable costs to
the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR).
COMMENTS: Stateregistered apprenticeship is a unique and
important component of California's workforce development system.
The system is administered by the DAS and the CAC. California
continues to lead the nation, with 55,280 apprentices registered
in over 540 programs recognized by DAS.
According to the author, this bill improves apprenticeship
programs by increasing dialogue and communication between the
Legislature and DIR. This bill will require the DIR to include in
the annual report to the Legislature proposed or adopted changes
to apprenticeship standards.
Supporters state that, because of the sizeable state investment in
apprenticeship programs, it is critical for the Legislature and
stakeholders to have as much data and feedback as possible about
how the apprenticeship program is working. This will help ensure
that we know our investment is paying off and apprenticeship
programs are helping apprentices matriculate through the system.
Analysis Prepared by:
Ben Ebbink / L. & E. / (916) 319-2091 FN: 0000192
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