BILL ANALYSIS Ó
SENATE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Ricardo Lara, Chair
2015 - 2016 Regular Session
AB 2288 (Burke) - Apprenticeship programs: building and
construction trades
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|Version: February 18, 2016 |Policy Vote: L. & I.R. 3 - 1 |
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|Urgency: No |Mandate: Yes |
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|Hearing Date: August 1, 2016 |Consultant: Robert Ingenito |
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This bill does not meet the criteria for referral to the
Suspense File.
Bill
Summary: AB 2288 would (1) require that state programs and
services funded by federal workforce development money include
outreach and retention plans to increase the percentage of women
in the building and construction trades, and (2) require that
the State ensure that pre-apprenticeship training in the
building and construction trades follows a specific curriculum
developed by the Department of Education.
Fiscal
Impact:
The California Workforce Investment Board (CWIB)
indicates that its costs to implement the bill would be up
to $117,000 annually, depending upon the extent to which it
would be required to review plans for compliance. It is
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likely that the California Workforce Development Board
(CWDB) and local workforce investment boards (WIBs) would
both condition funding and stipulate the requirements that
would need to be met when applicants seek resources
directed to apprenticeable occupations.
The bill would create a reimburseable local mandate,
resulting from its imposing a new duty on local WIBs. The
magnitude of the mandate is unknown, but likely minor.
Background: The Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS), within the
Department of Industrial Relations, (1) administers the state's
apprenticeship laws, and (2) enforces apprenticeship standards
for wages, hours, working conditions and the specific skills
required for state certification as a journey person in an
apprenticeable occupation. In general, apprenticeship programs
provide instruction that combines a formal course of in-class
instruction with practical "on-the-job" training.
Pre-apprenticeship services and programs are designed to prepare
individuals to enter and succeed in registered apprenticeship
programs. These programs have a documented partnership with at
least one registered apprenticeship program sponsor and
together, they expand the participant's career pathway
opportunities with industry-based training coupled with
classroom instruction.
Proposed Law:
This bill would enact provisions related to pre-apprenticeship
programs in the building and construction trades. Specifically,
this bill would:
Require CWDB and each local WIB, to ensure, to the
maximum extent feasible, that programs and services funded
by the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of
2014 (WIOA) and directed to apprenticeable occupations in
the building and construction trades, including
pre-apprenticeship training, include plans for outreach and
retention to increase the percentage of women in the
building and construction trades.
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Require CWDB and each local WIB to ensure, to the
maximum extent feasible, that preapprenticeship training in
the building and construction trades follows the
Multi-Craft Core Curriculum developed by the California
Department of Education (CDE).
Related
Legislation: AB 554 (Atkins), Chapter 449, Statutes of 2011,
requires state and local WIBs to ensure that programs and
services funded by WIA were conducted in coordination with
apprenticeship programs, and encourages collaboration between
community colleges and apprenticeship programs.
Staff
Comments: The 2014 DAS annual report indicated that California
lead the nation with 53,366 apprentices registered in over 540
recognized programs. Minorities accounted for 57 percent of all
apprentices. However, active women apprentices accounted for
about five percent of the total.
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