3075. (a) An apprenticeship program may be administered by a joint apprenticeship committee, unilateral management or labor apprenticeship committee, or an individual employer. Programs may be approved by the chief in any trade in the state or in a city or trade area, whenever the apprentice training needs justify the establishment. Where a collective bargaining agreement […]
3075.1. It is the public policy of this state to encourage the utilization of apprenticeship as a form of on-the-job training, when such training is cost-effective in developing skills needed to perform public services. State and local public agencies shall make a diligent effort to establish apprenticeship programs for apprenticeable occupations in their respective work […]
3075.5. (a) This section applies when a building and construction trades industry program applies to the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards for approval of a new apprenticeship program or for the expansion of an existing apprenticeship program into a new occupation or geographic area. The requirements of this section are in addition to other […]
3075.6. Each building and construction trades apprenticeship program shall provide to each apprentice, on at least a semiannual basis, a statement showing the number of hours of on-the-job training and related and supplemental instruction that the apprentice has acquired toward graduation, the total number of hours of on-the-job training and related and supplemental instruction that […]
3075.7. Every building and construction trades industry apprenticeship program shall submit apprentice registration, change of address, graduation, and termination data to the Division of Apprenticeship Standards on a monthly basis in an electronic format acceptable to the division. (Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 696, Sec. 4. (SB 56) Effective January 1, 2012.)
3076. The function of a joint apprenticeship committee, when specific written authority is delegated by the parent organizations represented, shall be to establish work processes, wage rates, working conditions for apprentices, the number of apprentices which shall be employed in the trade under apprentice agreements, and aid in the adjustment of apprenticeship disputes in accordance […]
3076.3. Program sponsors shall establish selection procedures which specify minimum requirements for formal education or equivalency, physical examination, if any, subject matter of written tests and oral interviews, and any other criteria pertinent to the selection process; shall specify the relative weights of all factors which determine selection to an apprenticeship program; shall submit in […]
3076.5. A program sponsor may provide in its selection procedures for an additional 10 points credit in the selection of veteran applicants for apprenticeship. “Veteran,” as used in this section, means a veteran who has served in the armed forces of this country for at least 181 consecutive days since January 31, 1955, and who […]
3077. The term “apprentice” as used in this chapter, means a person at least 16 years of age who has entered into a written agreement, in this chapter called an “apprentice agreement,” with an employer or program sponsor. The term of apprenticeship for each apprenticeable occupation shall be approved by the chief in accordance with […]
3077.5. A program sponsor administering an apprenticeship program under this chapter shall not provide a maximum age for apprentices. (Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 330, Sec. 7.)
3078. Every apprentice agreement entered into under this chapter shall directly, or by reference, contain: (a) The names of the contracting parties. (b) The date of birth of the apprentice. (c) A statement of the trade, craft, or business which the apprentice is to be taught, and the time at which the apprenticeship will begin and end. (d) A […]
3078.5. (a) The term of apprenticeship may be measured either through the completion of the industry standard for hours of on-the-job learning and related and supplemental instruction, attainment of competency, or a hybrid blend of the time-based and competency-based approaches. However, programs in the building and construction trades and for firefighters shall use the time-based approach. […]
3079. Every apprentice agreement under this chapter shall be approved by the local joint apprenticeship committee or the parties to a collective bargaining agreement, or by the administrator where there is no collective bargaining agreement or joint committee, a copy of which shall be filed with the Division of Apprenticeship Standards. Every apprentice agreement shall […]
3080. (a) For the purpose of providing greater diversity of training or continuity of employment, any apprentice agreement made under this chapter may in the discretion of the California Apprenticeship Council for programs in the building and construction trades and for firefighters or of the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards for other programs, be […]
3080.5. An apprentice registered in an approved apprenticeship program in any of the building and construction trades shall be employed only as an apprentice when performing any construction work for an employer that is a party, individually or through an employer association, to any apprenticeship agreement or standards covering that individual. (Added by Stats. 2018, […]
3081. Upon the complaint of any interested person or upon his or her own initiative, the administrator may investigate to determine if there has been a violation of the terms of an apprentice agreement, made under this chapter, and he or she may hold hearings, inquiries, and other proceedings necessary to such investigations and determinations. […]
3082. (a) The determination of the administrator shall be in writing and sent by regular mail to the parties’ last known addresses, with proof of service in accordance with Sections 1013a and 2015.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (b) For complaints involving programs in the building and construction trades and for firefighters, the determination shall be […]
3083. All findings of fact in a final determination or decision issued pursuant to Section 3082 shall be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence, and all orders and decisions shall be prima facie lawful and reasonable. (Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 704, Sec. 43. (AB 235) Effective September 22, 2018.)
3084. Any party to an apprentice agreement aggrieved by final order, determination, or decision of the council issued pursuant to Section 3082, may maintain appropriate proceedings in the courts on questions of law. The final order, determination, or decision shall be conclusive if the proceeding is not filed within 30 days after the date the […]
3084.5. In any case in which a person or persons have willfully violated any of the laws, regulations, or orders governing apprenticeship programs, funding provided to apprenticeship programs and associated entities, applicants for apprenticeship, or apprentices registered under this chapter, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards may obtain in a court of competent jurisdiction, an injunction […]
