AB 931, Calderon. Electricians: apprenticeship standards.
Existing law provides for apprenticeship programs within the
Division of Apprenticeship Standards in the Department of Industrial
Relations.
This bill would require the division, on or before January 1,
2001, to establish and validate minimum standards for the competency
and training of electricians, as defined, through a system of testing
and certification; establish fees necessary to implement those
requirements; and establish and adopt regulations for enforcement
purposes; and on or before March 1, 2000, establish an advisory
committee and panels, as specified. Discrimination for or against
any person based upon union or nonunion membership would be
prohibited. These requirements would not be applicable with respect
to electrical connections under 100 volt-amperes, or to persons
performing specified electrical work.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 3099 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
3099. The Division of Apprenticeship Standards shall do all of
the following:
(a) On or before January 1, 2001, establish and validate minimum
standards for the competency and training of electricians through a
system of testing and certification.
(b) On or before March 1, 2000, establish an advisory committee
and panels as necessary to carry out the functions under this
section. There shall be contractor representation from both joint
apprenticeship programs and unilateral nonunion programs in the
electrical contracting industry.
(c) On or before January 1, 2001, establish fees necessary to
implement this section.
(d) On or before January 1, 2001, establish and adopt regulations
to enforce this section.
(e) There shall be no discrimination for or against any person
based on membership or nonmembership in a union.
As used in this section, "electricians" include all employees who
engage in the connection of electrical devices for electrical
contractors licensed pursuant to Section 7058 of the Business and
Professions Code, specifically, contractors classified as
electricians in the Contractors' State License Board Rules and
Regulations. This section does not apply to electrical connections
under 100 volt-amperes. This section does not apply to persons
performing work to which Section 7042.1 of the Business and
Professions Code is applicable, or to electrical work ordinarily and
customarily performed by stationary engineers.