Section 3120.
3120. Youth apprenticeship shall be a key priority for the Division of Apprenticeship Standards. Youth apprenticeship will complement the state’s existing registered apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs. The goals and objectives of the division in expanding youth apprenticeships shall include all of the following: (a) Create a framework for youth apprenticeship, increase the number of apprenticeship pathways […]
Section 3121.
3121. (a) The Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards shall convene a committee to develop recommendations to the division on the expansion of youth apprenticeships in California. (b) The committee shall include representatives from youth, youth serving organizations, labor, employers of youth, K–12 schools, community colleges, and the public workforce system. (c) In developing these recommendations, the […]
Section 3122.
3122. (a) The Youth Apprenticeship Grant Program is hereby established, to be administered by the division, for the purposes of awarding grant funds to eligible applicants to provide funding for existing apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs or to develop new apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs to serve the target population and satisfy the goals and objectives of the […]
Section 3122.1.
3122.1. Grant funds may be used for eligible purposes that include, but are not limited to: (a) Instruction and training of apprentices and preapprentices. (b) Costs related to registration, design, and setting up the apprenticeship or preapprenticeship program or curriculum. (c) Project and case management. (d) Related instruction costs. (e) Education or training equipment, uniforms, tools, graduation fees, and union […]
Section 3122.2.
3122.2. The grant proposal shall include, but is not limited to, the following information: (a) Knowledge, experience, and capacity to provide services to the target population. (b) Industries and career pathways targeted. (c) Target population that will be served. “Target population” includes individuals from 16 to 24 years of age who are facing educational achievement gaps, attending schools […]
Section 3122.3.
3122.3. The Youth Apprenticeship Grant Program shall have an explicit focus on equity and aims to ensure that race, income, geography, gender, citizenship status, ability, and other demographics and student characteristics no longer predict the outcomes of California’s youth. To measure success towards that goal, the grant program shall do both of the following: (a) Require […]
Section 3122.4.
3122.4. (a) The division shall monitor and audit grant recipients to ensure compliance with policies, procedures, and requirements for use of the grant funds. Grant recipients shall provide necessary data to the division for purposes of evaluating achievement of the goals and objectives of the grant program. (b) Any grant recipient receiving funding pursuant to this article […]