California Labor Code

§ 3075

LAB § 3075 Effective Sep 22, 2018Div. 3 · Ch. 4 · Art. 2

Statute text

(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 exists, a program shall be jointly sponsored unless either party to the agreement waives its right to representation in writing. Joint apprenticeship committees shall be composed of an equal number of employer and employee representatives.

(b)For purposes of subdivision (a), the apprentice training needs in the building and construction trades and firefighter programs shall be deemed to justify the approval of a new apprenticeship program only if any of the following conditions are met:

(1)There is no existing apprenticeship program approved under this chapter serving the same craft or trade and geographic area.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 704, Sec. 32. (AB 235) Effective September 22, 2018.