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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Fong</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 3140) to Chapter 4 of Division 3 of the Labor Code, relating to apprenticeships.</ns0:Title>
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<html:p>Existing law establishes the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department of Industrial Relations and requires the division, among other things, to evaluate apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs to ensure that the program evaluated is complying with its standards, as specified.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would establish the Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to be administered by the division for specific
purposes, including, among other purposes, to coordinate and establish apprenticeships for in-school and out-of-school individuals from 16 to 24 years of age, inclusive, and to establish a streamlined youth apprenticeship data system to promote data-driven decisionmaking. The bill would require the division, among other things, to work with the State Department of Education and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to develop parameters and guidelines for the program, as specified.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would require the division to submit a report to the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2028, identifying barriers to employer participation and engagement in the program, and would require the division, on or before January 1, 2030, to develop and maintain, on
the division’s internet website, a dashboard to track outcomes of the individuals participating in the program.</html:p>
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Article 8 (commencing with Section 3140) is added to Chapter 4 of Division 3 of the
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<html:p>The Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program is hereby established, to be administered by the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, for purposes of all of the following:</html:p>
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(a)
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To coordinate and establish apprenticeships for in-school and out-of-school individuals from 16 to 24 years of age, inclusive.
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(b)
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To identify a process for approving industry pathways for preapprenticeship and apprenticeship
programs for individuals beginning in high school and connecting with college-level apprenticeships.
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(c)
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To identify a process for approving industry pathways for apprenticeship programs for individuals who are in adult education programs.
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(d)
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To
provide paid training opportunities through preapprenticeships and supportive services to out-of-school youth.
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(e)
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To establish a streamlined youth apprenticeship data system to promote data-driven decisionmaking.
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(f)
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To identify resources to support youth apprenticeships.
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(g)
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To identify appropriate partnerships between local educational agencies, the State Department of Education, the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, and other state agencies and employers to guide and implement the program.
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<html:p>The Division of Apprenticeship Standards shall do all of the following:</html:p>
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(a)
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Work with the State Department of Education and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to develop parameters and guidelines for the program consistent with the purposes specified in Section 3140 and the recommendations contained in the report prepared pursuant to Section 3121.
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(b)
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Identify county and regional intermediaries, including county offices of education, community organizations, industry sector partners, or other entities to coordinate and provide support to local educational entities, employers, and youth to implement the program.
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(c)
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In consultation with the State Department of Education and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, adopt regulations to develop a fast-track approval process for the pathways described in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 3140 that are aligned with the goals of the program.
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(d)
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On or before January 1, 2028, submit a report to the Legislature identifying barriers to employer participation and engagement in the program. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
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(e)
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On or before January 1, 2030, develop and maintain on the division’s internet website a dashboard to track outcomes of the individuals participating in the program.
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