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20155.2
. As used in this article:
(a) "Apprenticeable occupation" means an occupation for which the
Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards had approved an
apprenticeship program pursuant to Section 3075 of the Labor Code
prior to January 1, 2014.
(b) "Skilled and trained workforce" means a workforce that meets
all of the following conditions:
(1) All the workers are either skilled journeypersons or
apprentices registered in an apprenticeship program approved by the
Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards.
(2) (A) As of January 1, 2016, at least 20 percent of the skilled
journeypersons employed to perform work on the contract or project by
the entity and each of its subcontractors at every tier are
graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation
that was either approved by the Chief of the Division of
Apprenticeship Standards pursuant to Section 3075 of the Labor Code
or located outside California and approved for federal purposes
pursuant to the apprenticeship regulations adopted by the United
States Secretary of Labor.
(B) As of January 1, 2017, at least 30 percent of the skilled
journeypersons employed to perform work on the contract or project by
the entity and each of its subcontractors at every tier are
graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation
that was either approved by the Chief of the Division of
Apprenticeship Standards pursuant to Section 3075 of the Labor Code
or located outside California and approved for federal purposes
pursuant to the apprenticeship regulations adopted by the United
States Secretary of Labor.
(C) As of January 1, 2018, at least 40 percent of the skilled
journeypersons employed to perform work on the contract or project by
the entity and each of its subcontractors at every tier are
graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation
that was either approved by the Chief of the Division of
Apprenticeship Standards pursuant to Section 3075 of the Labor Code
or located outside California and approved for federal purposes
pursuant to the apprenticeship regulations adopted by the United
States Secretary of Labor.
(D) As of January 1, 2019, at least 50 percent of the skilled
journeypersons employed to perform work on the contract or project by
the entity and each of its subcontractors at every tier are
graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation
that was either approved by the Chief of the Division of
Apprenticeship Standards pursuant to Section 3075 of the Labor Code
or located outside California and approved for federal purposes
pursuant to the apprenticeship regulations adopted by the United
States Secretary of Labor.
(E) As of January 1, 2020, at least 60 percent of the skilled
journeypersons employed to perform work on the contract or project by
the entity and each of its subcontractors at every tier are
graduates of an apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation
that was either approved by the Chief of the Division of
Apprenticeship Standards pursuant to Section 3075 of the Labor Code
or located outside California and approved for federal purposes
pursuant to the apprenticeship regulations adopted by the United
States Secretary of Labor.
(F) For an apprenticeable occupation in which no apprenticeship
program had been approved by the Chief of the Division of
Apprenticeship Standards prior to January 1, 1995, up to one-half of
the graduation percentage requirements of subparagraphs (A) to (E),
inclusive, may be satisfied by skilled journeypersons who commenced
working in the apprenticeable occupation prior to the chief's
approval of an apprenticeship program for that occupation in the
county in which the project is located.
(c) "Skilled journeyperson" means a worker who either:
(1) Graduated from an apprenticeship program for the applicable
occupation that was approved by the Chief of the Division of
Apprenticeship Standards or located outside California and approved
for federal purposes pursuant to the apprenticeship regulations
adopted by the United States Secretary of Labor.
(2) Has at least as many hours of on-the-job experience in the
applicable occupation as would be required to graduate from an
apprenticeship program for the applicable occupation that is approved
by the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards.