Department of Industrial Relations: apprenticeship pilot program.
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What it does
Official summary
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.
More detail
This bill would require, on or before January 1, 2029, the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and the Department of Human Resources to partner with the bargaining units representing employees of DIR to design and develop an apprenticeship pilot program that addresses DIR's staffing challenges. The bill would require the design, development, and administration of the program to meet specified requirements, including being consistent with the constitutional merit principle applicable to civil service employment. The bill would require the program to meet specified requirements, including that the apprenticeship program classification pay scales be determined by the collective bargaining process. The bill would include related legislative findings and declarations.
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Where it stands
Introduced
Passed Senate
Passed Assembly
To Governor
Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
Sep 18Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 326, Statutes of 2026.Latest
Sep 3Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.To Governor
Aug 27Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 5987.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.Major
Vote recorded Special Consent. Result: pass.Upper
Aug 26Ordered to special consent calendar.
Aug 24In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Vote recorded SB 1227 Durazo Senate Third Reading By Ortega. Result: pass.Lower
Aug 24Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 6394.) Ordered to the Senate.Passed Assembly
Aug 20Ordered to third reading.Minor
Aug 20Read third time and amended.Major
Aug 13Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Lower
Aug 13From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 13).Minor
Aug 13Assembly Rule 63 suspended.
Aug 5August 5 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.
Jun 25From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To consent calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Minor
Jun 24
Vote recorded Do pass and be re-referred to the Committee on [Appropriations] with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. Result: pass.Lower
Jun 11Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.Major
Jun 10From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. (Ayes 6. Noes 0.) (June 10).Major
Vote recorded Do pass as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on [Labor and Employment]. Result: pass.Lower
Jun 1Referred to Coms. on P. E. & R. and L. & E.Minor
May 20In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.Minor
May 19Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 4347.) Ordered to the Assembly.Passed Senate
Vote recorded 3rd Reading. Result: pass.Upper
May 14Read second time. Ordered to third reading.Minor
Vote recorded Do pass. Result: pass.Upper
May 14From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 6. Noes 0. Page 4270.) (May 14).Minor
May 8Set for hearing May 14.
May 4May 4 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
Vote recorded Placed on suspense file. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 24Set for hearing May 4.
Apr 16Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.Major
Apr 15From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3903.) (April 15).Major
Vote recorded Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to the Committee on [Appropriations]. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 9Set for hearing April 15.
Apr 7From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.Major
Mar 4Referred to Com. on L., P.E. & R.Minor
Feb 20From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.
Feb 19Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.Introduced