BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: May 4, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
1926 (Cooper) - As Amended March 30, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
No
SUMMARY:
This bill requires an apprentice to be paid, unless otherwise
provided by a collective bargaining agreement, when a contractor
requests the dispatch of the apprentice to perform work on a
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public works project and requires the apprentice to fill out an
application, or undergo testing, training, an examination, or
other pre-employment process as a condition of employment.
Specifies the apprentice must be paid for time spent on the
required activity, including travel time, at the prevailing wage
rate for apprentices in the trade to which he or she is
registered.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Minor/absorbable costs to the Department of Industrial Relations
to enforce the requirements of the bill and process any related
wage claims.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. Public works contractors are required to utilize one
hour of apprentice work for every five hours of work performed
by a journeyperson. To meet these requirements, contractors
request apprentices from a state approved apprenticeship program
in their geographic region. According to the sponsors, the
State Building and Construction Trades, apprentices and
construction workers are always required to travel to where the
work is. However, when an apprentice is dispatched, but not put
to work they lose out on an entire day's wages and miss the
opportunity to learn new skills to advance in their training.
This bill provides apprentices dispatched to contractors with
the prevailing wage rate in the event a contractor does not use
the apprentice for construction work, but requires the
apprentice to undergo testing, added safety training, or any
other pre-employment requirements. The apprentice would receive
payment only for the time spent on the required activity. There
is no known opposition to this bill.
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Analysis Prepared by:Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)
319-2081