AB 1731: Apprenticeships: training funds: audits.

Existing law, the California Community Colleges Economic Workforce Development Program (program), encourages continued coordination between schools that maintain kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, and higher education systems to advance career technical education, as specified. Under existing law, the board of governors may award grants and project funds to districts for leadership in accomplishing the mission and goals of the program, provided that funds are appropriated for this purpose in the annual Budget Act. Grants under this section are awarded on a competitive basis, as determined by the board of governors and authorized in the annual Budget Act. Existing law requires the program to operate according to specified principles.

Under existing law, the California Apprenticeship Council, in the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, among other duties, cooperates in the development of apprenticeship programs and advises the programs on problems affecting apprenticeship standards.

This bill would revise the principles upon which the California Community Colleges Economic Workforce Development Program operates to require the program to provide guidance to local educational agencies on the allocation and oversight of apprenticeship training funds, consistent with the rules set by the California Apprenticeship Council.