CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1459Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 22, 2019 An act relating to apprenticeship. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1459, as introduced, Arambula. Apprenticeship: grocery industry.Existing law provides for apprenticeship programs within the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, which is within the Department of Industrial Relations, sponsored by specific entities and employers, and requires the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to perform various functions with respect to apprenticeship programs and the welfare of apprentices.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would recognize the changing nature of the grocery industry and the important role it plays in the health and nutrition of Californians, including the importance of having a trained workforce to meet these challenges. The bill would state that it is further the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create an apprenticeship program that achieves a well-trained workforce and opportunities for those working and entering the grocery industry, including requirements for certification for certain positions, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would recognize the changing nature of the grocery industry and the important role it plays in the health and nutrition of Californians, including the importance of having a trained workforce to meet these challenges.(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create an apprenticeship program that achieves a well-trained workforce and opportunities for those working and entering the grocery industry, including requirements for certification for certain positions, such as nutrition advisers with special expertise that can provide options to customers who are recipients of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known in California as CalFresh, produce handling and education, data processing, bakery and onsite food preparation, and advanced grocery clerks with multiple skills.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1459Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 22, 2019 An act relating to apprenticeship. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1459, as introduced, Arambula. Apprenticeship: grocery industry.Existing law provides for apprenticeship programs within the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, which is within the Department of Industrial Relations, sponsored by specific entities and employers, and requires the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to perform various functions with respect to apprenticeship programs and the welfare of apprentices.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would recognize the changing nature of the grocery industry and the important role it plays in the health and nutrition of Californians, including the importance of having a trained workforce to meet these challenges. The bill would state that it is further the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create an apprenticeship program that achieves a well-trained workforce and opportunities for those working and entering the grocery industry, including requirements for certification for certain positions, as specified.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1459
Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 22, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Arambula
February 22, 2019
An act relating to apprenticeship.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1459, as introduced, Arambula. Apprenticeship: grocery industry.
Existing law provides for apprenticeship programs within the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, which is within the Department of Industrial Relations, sponsored by specific entities and employers, and requires the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to perform various functions with respect to apprenticeship programs and the welfare of apprentices.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would recognize the changing nature of the grocery industry and the important role it plays in the health and nutrition of Californians, including the importance of having a trained workforce to meet these challenges. The bill would state that it is further the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create an apprenticeship program that achieves a well-trained workforce and opportunities for those working and entering the grocery industry, including requirements for certification for certain positions, as specified.
Existing law provides for apprenticeship programs within the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, which is within the Department of Industrial Relations, sponsored by specific entities and employers, and requires the Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards to perform various functions with respect to apprenticeship programs and the welfare of apprentices.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would recognize the changing nature of the grocery industry and the important role it plays in the health and nutrition of Californians, including the importance of having a trained workforce to meet these challenges. The bill would state that it is further the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create an apprenticeship program that achieves a well-trained workforce and opportunities for those working and entering the grocery industry, including requirements for certification for certain positions, as specified.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would recognize the changing nature of the grocery industry and the important role it plays in the health and nutrition of Californians, including the importance of having a trained workforce to meet these challenges.(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create an apprenticeship program that achieves a well-trained workforce and opportunities for those working and entering the grocery industry, including requirements for certification for certain positions, such as nutrition advisers with special expertise that can provide options to customers who are recipients of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known in California as CalFresh, produce handling and education, data processing, bakery and onsite food preparation, and advanced grocery clerks with multiple skills.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would recognize the changing nature of the grocery industry and the important role it plays in the health and nutrition of Californians, including the importance of having a trained workforce to meet these challenges.(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create an apprenticeship program that achieves a well-trained workforce and opportunities for those working and entering the grocery industry, including requirements for certification for certain positions, such as nutrition advisers with special expertise that can provide options to customers who are recipients of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known in California as CalFresh, produce handling and education, data processing, bakery and onsite food preparation, and advanced grocery clerks with multiple skills.
SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would recognize the changing nature of the grocery industry and the important role it plays in the health and nutrition of Californians, including the importance of having a trained workforce to meet these challenges.(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create an apprenticeship program that achieves a well-trained workforce and opportunities for those working and entering the grocery industry, including requirements for certification for certain positions, such as nutrition advisers with special expertise that can provide options to customers who are recipients of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known in California as CalFresh, produce handling and education, data processing, bakery and onsite food preparation, and advanced grocery clerks with multiple skills.
SECTION 1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would recognize the changing nature of the grocery industry and the important role it plays in the health and nutrition of Californians, including the importance of having a trained workforce to meet these challenges.
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(b) It is further the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create an apprenticeship program that achieves a well-trained workforce and opportunities for those working and entering the grocery industry, including requirements for certification for certain positions, such as nutrition advisers with special expertise that can provide options to customers who are recipients of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known in California as CalFresh, produce handling and education, data processing, bakery and onsite food preparation, and advanced grocery clerks with multiple skills.