Under existing law, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency consists of, among other entities, the California Workforce Investment Board and the Department of Industrial Relations. Existing law makes the board responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st Century economy and workforce. Existing law provides for the establishment of apprenticeship programs in various trades, to be approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department of Industrial Relations in any trade in the state or in a city or trade area whenever the apprentice training needs justify the establishment.
California AB 1797 (20132014) — California Workforce Investment Board.
Under existing law, the Labor and Workforce Development Agency consists of, among other entities, the California Workforce Investment Board and the Department of Industrial Relations. Existing law makes the board responsible for assisting the Governor in the development, oversight, and continuous improvement of California's workforce investment system and the alignment of the education and workforce investment systems to the needs of the 21st Century economy and workforce. Existing law provides for the establishment of apprenticeship programs in various trades, to be approved by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department of Industrial Relations in any trade in the state or in a city or trade area whenever the apprentice training needs justify the establishment.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
AB 1797 RODRIGUEZ Assembly Third Reading — 64–12 (pass) · lower
Do pass, but re-refer to the Committee on Appropriations. — 5–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Rodriguez — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2014-02-18 Read first time. To print. reading-1
2014-02-19 From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2014-02-27 Referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2014-04-01 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1
2014-04-02 Re-referred to Com. on L. & E. referral-committee
2014-04-24 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (April 23). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-05-07 From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 14. Noes 3.) (May 7). committee-passage-favorable, committee-passage
2014-05-08 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-05-15 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 64. Noes 12. Page 4954.) reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-05-15 In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. reading-1
2014-05-22 Referred to Com. on L. & I.R. referral-committee
2014-06-04 From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on L. & I.R. amendment-introduction, amendment-passage, reading-2, reading-1, referral-committee
2014-06-11 From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR. committee-passage-favorable, referral-committee, committee-passage
2014-06-23 From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8. committee-passage
2014-06-24 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-2, reading-1
2014-06-30 Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 4192.). reading-3, reading-1, passage
2014-06-30 In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 2 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
2014-07-03 Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 68. Noes 7. Page 5801.). committee-passage-favorable, amendment-passage
2014-07-11 Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
2014-07-21 Approved by the Governor. executive-signature
2014-07-21 Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 157, Statutes of 2014.
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aa192ef3-b522-4f24-8061-8de3cc6dc16d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official California legislature records).