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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 520
Author: Levine (D) and Atkins (D)
Introduced:2/23/15
Vote: 21
SENATE LABOR & IND. REL. COMMITTEE: 3-0, 6/8/16
AYES: Mendoza, Leno, Mitchell
NO VOTE RECORDED: Stone, Jackson
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE: Senate Rule 28.8
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 60-0, 4/27/15 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT: Apprenticeship
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This bill 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.
ANALYSIS: Existing law requires DAS and CAC to file an annual
report through the Director of the Department of Industrial
Relations (DIR) that contains information including, but not
limited to, analyses of the following (Labor Code §3073.5):
1)The number of individuals, including numbers of women and
minorities, registered in apprenticeship programs in this
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state for the current year and in each of the previous five
years.
2)The number and percentage of apprentices, including numbers
and percentages of minorities and women, registered in each
apprenticeship program having five or more apprentices, and
the percentage of those apprentices who have completed their
programs successfully in the current year and in each of the
previous five years.
3)Remedial actions taken by DAS to assist those apprenticeship
programs having difficulty in achieving affirmative action
goals or having very low completion rates.
4)The number of disputed issues with respect to individual
apprenticeship agreements submitted to the Administrator of
Apprenticeship for determination and the number of those
issues resolved by CAC on appeal.
5)The number of apprenticeship program applications received by
DAS, the number approved, the number denied and the reason for
those denials, the number being reviewed, and deficiencies, if
any, with respect to those program applications being
reviewed.
6)The number of apprenticeship programs approved by DAS that are
disapproved by the CAC, and the reasons for those
disapprovals.
This bill adds apprenticeship standards or regulations that were
proposed or adopted in the previous year to the annual report
from DAS and CAC.
Comments
Stateregistered apprenticeship is a unique and important
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component of Californias workforce development system. The
system is administered by the Division of Apprenticeship
Standards (DAS) and the California Apprenticeship Council (CAC).
California continues to lead the nation, with 55,280
apprentices registered in over 540 programs recognized by DAS.
California Apprenticeship Council. CAC was established in 1939
by the ShelleyMaloney Apprentice Labor Standards Act and
comprises 17 members, 14 of whom are appointed by the Governor
to serve fouryear terms. Of the appointed members, six represent
management, six represent labor, and two represent the public.
The Director of DIR, the Superintendent of Public Instruction,
and the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, or
their permanent and best qualified designees, are also members
of CAC. The Chair of CAC is elected annually by the members of
CAC. The Chief of DAS serves as secretary to CAC, and DAS
provides staff services. CAC holds open quarterly meetings to
address issues affecting apprenticeship in California and to
fulfill its statutory requirement to provide policy advice on
apprenticeship matters to the Administrator of Apprenticeship
and the Director of DIR. It also issues rules and regulations,
as necessary, to carry out the intent of the law and ensures
that selection procedures are impartially administered. CAC
conducts appeal hearings on matters of apprenticeship agreement
disputes, new apprenticeship standards approval, and
apprenticeship program administration.
Division of Apprenticeship Standards. DAS operates within DIR
and administers California's apprenticeship law, the
ShelleyMaloney Apprentice Labor Standards Act of 1939, as well
as CACs regulations. As an integral part of the California
workforce development system, the primary responsibilities of
DAS are the promotion and development of apprenticeship training
programs, the improvement of working conditions for apprentices,
and the advancement of subsequent employment opportunities for
apprentices. DAS accomplishes these objectives by providing
consultative services to apprenticeship program sponsors,
employers, employee organizations, and education providers.
Additionally, DAS has oversight responsibilities for proper
program management of apprenticeship programs, ensuring that
high training standards are maintained for all apprentices. DAS
monitors apprentice wages, hours, working conditions, learning
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of skills, length of training, and required supplemental
classroom instruction resulting in a healthy rate of program
graduations for all apprentices, including women and people of
ethnic minorities. Upon recommendation of the apprentice's
program sponsor, DAS certifies the completion of apprenticeship
programs approved by CAC. For the year 2013, DAS issued 7,122
certificates of completion to graduating apprentices.
Prior Legislation
SB 792 (Padilla, 2014) would have directed DIR to establish
performance standards for corrosion prevention work. SB 792 was
vetoed by Governor Brown, who instead directed DIR to
incorporate industry accepted standards for corrosion prevention
training into the appropriate apprenticeship programs.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:YesLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified6/27/16)
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District
Council 16
State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO
OPPOSITION: (Verified6/27/16)
None received
ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT: According to the author, this bill
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improves apprenticeship programs by increasing dialogue and
communication between the Legislature and DIR. This bill will
require 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.
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: 60-0, 4/27/15
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Baker, Bloom, Bonilla, Bonta, Brown,
Burke, Calderon, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Cooper,
Dababneh, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Cristina Garcia,
Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray,
Grove, Hadley, Roger Hernández, Holden, Irwin, Jones-Sawyer,
Lackey, Levine, Lopez, Low, McCarty, Medina, Mullin, Nazarian,
Obernolte, O'Donnell, Olsen, Perea, Quirk, Rendon,
Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Santiago, Mark Stone,
Thurmond, Ting, Waldron, Weber, Williams, Wood, Atkins
NO VOTE RECORDED: Travis Allen, Bigelow, Brough, Campos, Chang,
Dahle, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Harper, Jones, Kim, Linder,
Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, Melendez, Patterson, Steinorth,
Wagner, Wilk
Prepared by:Gideon L. Baum / L. & I.R. / (916) 651-1556
6/29/16 15:45:49
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