Under existing law, the Director of Industrial Relations is the Administrator of Apprenticeship and is authorized to appoint assistants necessary to effectuate the purposes of state law governing apprenticeships. Existing law requires, with certain exceptions, that all workers employed on public works be paid not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the public work is performed and establishes prevailing wage requirements with regard to holiday and overtime work. Existing law requires that every apprentice employed on public works projects be paid the prevailing rate of per diem wages for apprentices in the trade for which he or she is registered and that employers who employ apprentices on public works projects comply with other specified provisions. Existing law exempts certain public works projects from the prevailing wage requirements applicable to workers if the awarding body contracting for public work initiates and enforces a labor compliance program that meets specific statutory and regulatory requirements and ensures compliance with prevailing rate wage laws. Existing law requires that all labor compliance programs obtain the approval of the director.
California AB 395 (20092010) — Employment: apprenticeship programs.
Under existing law, the Director of Industrial Relations is the Administrator of Apprenticeship and is authorized to appoint assistants necessary to effectuate the purposes of state law governing apprenticeships. Existing law requires, with certain exceptions, that all workers employed on public works be paid not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the public work is performed and establishes prevailing wage requirements with regard to holiday and overtime work. Existing law requires that every apprentice employed on public works projects be paid the prevailing rate of per diem wages for apprentices in the trade for which he or she is registered and that employers who employ apprentices on public works projects comply with other specified provisions. Existing law exempts certain public works projects from the prevailing wage requirements applicable to workers if the awarding body contracting for public work initiates and enforces a labor compliance program that meets specific statutory and regulatory requirements and ensures compliance with prevailing rate wage laws. Existing law requires that all labor compliance programs obtain the approval of the director.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — pass (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Fuentes — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2009-02-23 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2009-02-24 From printer. May be heard in committee March 26.
2009-03-09 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2009-04-02 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 1). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-04-23 In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file. referral-committee
2009-05-29 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-05-29 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-06-01 Read third time, passed, and to Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 28. Page 1878.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-06-02 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2009-06-11 Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2009-06-22 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2009-06-26 From committee: Do pass, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Re-referred. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 25). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-07-06 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR. amendment-introduction, reading-2, amendment-passage, referral-committee, reading-1
2009-07-06 In committee: Hearing postponed by committee.
2009-07-13 In committee: Placed on Appropriations suspense file.
2009-08-31 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 9. Noes 4.) (August 27). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2009-08-31 (received by desk August 28, 2009 pursuant to JR61(a)(11))
2009-09-01 Read second time. To third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2009-09-04 Read third time, passed, and to Assembly. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 2202.) reading-3, passage, reading-1
2009-09-08 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 10 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
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