Apprenticeship and PreapprenticeshipApprenticeship Innovation Funding Program

Section § 3110

Explanation

This section outlines the rules for the Apprenticeship Innovation Funding Program in California, which is designed to provide financial support to apprenticeship programs. This program can only start if the Legislature allocates enough funds.

Funds are granted to eligible apprenticeship programs or entities like schools, labor organizations, and community groups that train apprentices. The entity that gets the funds can pass them on to those doing the training, as long as they are part of an approved program.

If any funded entity misuses the funds or breaks the rules, they might lose their eligibility for future funds, and actions could be taken against them. The program emphasizes commitment to equitable and inclusive practices, known as 'high road principles'.

(a)CA Labor Code § 3110(a) The provisions of this article shall be operative and implemented only upon appropriation of sufficient funds by the Legislature for that purpose. This article applies only to programs that are not within the jurisdiction of the council established pursuant to Section 3070.
(b)CA Labor Code § 3110(b) The division shall establish and administer the Apprenticeship Innovation Funding Program to provide grants, reimbursements, or funding through other appropriate funding mechanisms to an apprenticeship program for the support of apprenticeship programs or for the training of apprentices. Grants, reimbursements, or funding from other appropriate funding mechanisms pursuant to the Apprenticeship Innovation Funding Program shall be awarded using funding appropriated by the Legislature for this purpose.
(c)CA Labor Code § 3110(c) An apprenticeship program or eligible entity may submit an application to the division to request funds under this article in a manner specified by the division. An “eligible entity” is an entity that has registered apprentices with the division, including, but not limited to, public educational institutions, public and private nonprofit organizations, local workforce development boards specified in Section 14200 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, labor organizations, as defined in Section 1117, private for-profit organizations, education and training providers, tribal organizations, faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, industry associations, and parties to a collective bargaining agreement.
(d)CA Labor Code § 3110(d) Funding provided to the entities in subdivision (c) can be passed on to whichever entity is performing eligible activities pursuant to the funding that are consistent with this article, including the eligible activities described in Sections 3111.1 and 3112.1, provided that the entities are associated with an approved apprenticeship program.
(e)CA Labor Code § 3110(e) Any entity receiving funding pursuant to this article is subject to evaluation by the division under Section 3073.1. If the entity is found to have violated the provisions of this chapter, those violations are deemed imputed to the associated apprenticeship program, and the division may take any appropriate action against that apprenticeship program.
(f)CA Labor Code § 3110(f) As used in this article, “public educational institutions” includes local educational agencies, community colleges, the University of California, and the California State University.
(g)CA Labor Code § 3110(g) If a program or other entity is found to be using apprenticeship innovation funding for purposes other than those for which the funds were granted or is found to have obtained the funds improperly, then the program or other entity shall not be eligible to receive any apprenticeship innovation funding and the division or entity authorized to provide funding shall cease providing funds.
(h)CA Labor Code § 3110(h) The division shall require that recipients of apprenticeship innovation funding demonstrate a commitment to high road principles, as described in subdivision (s) of Section 14005 of the Unemployment Insurance Code, and shall evaluate the performance of recipients based on those principles.
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Section § 3111

Explanation

This law allows for the provision of funding to support apprenticeship programs that are not under a specific council's jurisdiction. To get the funds, programs must apply to the division. The amount given depends on how many apprentices are registered for a full year and the overall funds available. If an apprentice is registered for less than a year, the funding amount is adjusted monthly.

(a)CA Labor Code § 3111(a) The division may provide apprenticeship innovation funding support funds for the organizing, running, and sustaining of, an apprenticeship program that is not within the jurisdiction of the council established pursuant to Section 3070. To be eligible for support funds, an apprenticeship program or eligible entity must submit to the division an application to request funds.
(b)CA Labor Code § 3111(b) For each apprentice that is actively registered with the division for each 12-month period, an apprenticeship program or eligible entity is eligible to receive support funds in an amount determined by the division. In determining the amount, the division shall aim to provide support funds to as many eligible programs as possible and shall consider the amount of available support funds, the number of approved programs not within the jurisdiction of the council established pursuant to Section 3070, and the number of apprentices registered in those programs.
(c)CA Labor Code § 3111(c) The eligible amount in subdivision (b) shall be prorated on a monthly basis for apprentices who are actively registered for less than the 12-month period.
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Section § 3111.1

Explanation

This law section outlines what activities can be funded to support apprenticeship programs. The eligible activities include working with employers to create and manage these programs, recruiting and placing individuals into apprenticeships, and providing apprentices with support services like coaching and conflict resolution. Additionally, it covers initiatives to help keep apprentices in their positions, keeping records of apprenticeships, resolving issues among stakeholders, and managing projects related to these programs. All these efforts are aimed at improving the apprenticeship experience and effectiveness.

Eligible activities for support funds shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a)CA Labor Code § 3111.1(a) Employer outreach, support, onboarding, and management.
(b)CA Labor Code § 3111.1(b) Recruiting, matching, and placing individuals into apprenticeships.
(c)CA Labor Code § 3111.1(c) Support services for an apprentice, such as interview coaching, conflict resolution, and life crisis management.
(d)CA Labor Code § 3111.1(d) Retention initiatives to reduce the turnover rate of apprentices.
(e)CA Labor Code § 3111.1(e) Tracking and reporting the apprentices to the division.
(f)CA Labor Code § 3111.1(f) Troubleshooting and adjudicating stakeholders in a joint apprenticeship committee, a unilateral management apprenticeship committee, or a unilateral labor apprenticeship committee.
(g)CA Labor Code § 3111.1(g) Project management and stakeholder management.
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Section § 3112

Explanation

This law allows funding for apprenticeship training to be given to public educational institutions or apprenticeship programs, but only if they have a contract with a public educational institution. The financial support is based on the number of training hours, with a reimbursement rate specified elsewhere in the Education Code. If the costs are already reimbursed under certain other sections, they cannot be reimbursed here. For funding to be granted, the training must be from a program not overseen by a specific council, must have a contract with a public educational institution, and an official request for funding must be made.

(a)CA Labor Code § 3112(a) The division may provide apprenticeship innovation funding training funds either directly to public educational institutions for the training of apprentices, provided that an apprenticeship program is providing the training pursuant to a contract with the public educational institution, or to apprenticeship programs. The funds shall be provided for each apprentice training hour at the rate described in subdivision (c).
(b)CA Labor Code § 3112(b) If apprentice training costs are already being reimbursed pursuant to Section 8152, 79149.1, or 79149.3 of the Education Code, then those training costs shall be ineligible for reimbursement under this section.
(c)CA Labor Code § 3112(c) The reimbursement rate for training reimbursed pursuant to this section shall be equivalent to the reimbursement rate established under Sections 8152 and 79149.3 of the Education Code.
(d)CA Labor Code § 3112(d) Reimbursements may be made under this section for training provided to registered apprentices only if all of the following are true:
(1)CA Labor Code § 3112(d)(1) The training is provided by an approved program that is not within the jurisdiction of the council established pursuant to Section 3070.
(2)CA Labor Code § 3112(d)(2) The program is providing the training pursuant to a contract with a public educational institution.
(3)CA Labor Code § 3112(d)(3) An application for funding is submitted to the division.
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Section § 3112.1

Explanation

This law outlines what can be funded with apprenticeship innovation training funds. The funds can be used for developing courses, conducting classroom instruction, purchasing classroom-specific equipment, paying instructors, designing curricula, and converting courses into college credit.

Eligible activities for apprenticeship innovation funding training funds shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a)CA Labor Code § 3112.1(a) Development of courses.
(b)CA Labor Code § 3112.1(b) Classroom instruction.
(c)CA Labor Code § 3112.1(c) Equipment specifically for classroom training.
(d)CA Labor Code § 3112.1(d) Instructor salaries.
(e)CA Labor Code § 3112.1(e) Curriculum design.
(f)CA Labor Code § 3112.1(f) Administration of transitioning courses to for-credit college course.
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