BILL NUMBER: AB 931 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT CHAPTER 781 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 10, 1999 APPROVED BY GOVERNOR OCTOBER 7, 1999 PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 7, 1999 PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 2, 1999 AMENDED IN SENATE AUGUST 16, 1999 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 17, 1999 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY APRIL 13, 1999 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Calderon FEBRUARY 25, 1999 An act to add Section 3099 to the Labor Code, relating to apprenticeship. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 931, Calderon. Electricians: apprenticeship standards. Existing law provides for apprenticeship programs within the Division of Apprenticeship Standards in the Department of Industrial Relations. This bill would require the division, on or before January 1, 2001, to establish and validate minimum standards for the competency and training of electricians, as defined, through a system of testing and certification; establish fees necessary to implement those requirements; and establish and adopt regulations for enforcement purposes; and on or before March 1, 2000, establish an advisory committee and panels, as specified. Discrimination for or against any person based upon union or nonunion membership would be prohibited. These requirements would not be applicable with respect to electrical connections under 100 volt-amperes, or to persons performing specified electrical work. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 3099 is added to the Labor Code, to read: 3099. The Division of Apprenticeship Standards shall do all of the following: (a) On or before January 1, 2001, establish and validate minimum standards for the competency and training of electricians through a system of testing and certification. (b) On or before March 1, 2000, establish an advisory committee and panels as necessary to carry out the functions under this section. There shall be contractor representation from both joint apprenticeship programs and unilateral nonunion programs in the electrical contracting industry. (c) On or before January 1, 2001, establish fees necessary to implement this section. (d) On or before January 1, 2001, establish and adopt regulations to enforce this section. (e) There shall be no discrimination for or against any person based on membership or nonmembership in a union. As used in this section, "electricians" include all employees who engage in the connection of electrical devices for electrical contractors licensed pursuant to Section 7058 of the Business and Professions Code, specifically, contractors classified as electricians in the Contractors' State License Board Rules and Regulations. This section does not apply to electrical connections under 100 volt-amperes. This section does not apply to persons performing work to which Section 7042.1 of the Business and Professions Code is applicable, or to electrical work ordinarily and customarily performed by stationary engineers.