BILL NUMBER: AB 1707INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Conway FEBRUARY 1, 2010 An act to amend Section 3075.1 of the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1707, as introduced, Conway. Employment: apprentice training. Existing law makes it the public policy of the state to promote apprenticeship as a form of on-the-job training when such training is cost effective. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 3075.1 of the Labor Code is amended to read: 3075.1. It is the public policy of this state to encourage the utilization of apprenticeship as a form of on-the-job training, when such training iscost-effectivecost effective in developing skills needed to perform public services. State and local public agencies shall make a diligent effort to establish apprenticeship programs for apprenticeable occupations in their respective work forces. In furtherance of this policy, public agencies shall take into consideration (a) the extent to which a continuous supply of trained personnel is readily available to public agencies to meet their skill requirements in the various occupations which are determined to be apprenticeable,and (b) the application of established programs in the private sector, where appropriate. Public sector apprenticeship programs should be fully compatible with affirmative action goals for the participation of minorities and women in apprenticeship programs.