2011 California Code
Labor Code
DIVISION 3. EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS [2700 - 3099.5]
CHAPTER 4. Apprenticeship
Section 3099

(a) The Division of Apprenticeship Standards shall do all of the following:

(1) On or before July 1, 2001, establish and validate minimum standards for the competency and training of electricians through a system of testing and certification.

(2) 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.

(3) On or before July 1, 2001, establish fees necessary to implement this section.

(4) On or before July 1, 2001, establish and adopt regulations to enforce this section.

(5) Issue certification cards to electricians who have been certified pursuant to this section. Fees collected pursuant to paragraph (3) are continuously appropriated in an amount sufficient to pay the costs of issuing certification cards, and that amount may be expended for that purpose by the division.

(6) On or before July 1, 2003, establish an electrical certification curriculum committee comprised of representatives of the State Department of Education, the California Community Colleges, and the division. The following shall apply to the electrical certification curriculum committee:

(A) The committee shall establish written educational curriculum standards for enrollees in training programs established pursuant to Section 3099.4.

(B) If an educational provider s curriculum meets the written educational curriculum standards established in accordance with subparagraph (A), the committee shall designate that curriculum as an approved curriculum of classroom instruction.

(C) The committee may review the approved curriculum of classroom instruction of any designated educational provider. The committee may withdraw its approval of the curriculum if the educational provider does not continue to meet the established written educational curriculum standards.

(D) The committee shall require each designated educational provider to submit an annual notice to the committee stating whether the educational provider is continuing to offer the approved curriculum of classroom instruction and whether any material changes have been made to the curriculum since its approval.

(b) There shall be no discrimination for or against any person based on membership or nonmembership in a union.

(c) As used in this section, electricians includes all persons 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 electrical contractors 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 7042.5 of the Business and Professions Code is applicable, or to electrical work ordinarily and customarily performed by stationary engineers. This section does not apply to electrical work in connection with the installation, operation, or maintenance of temporary or portable electrical equipment performed by technicians in the theatrical, motion picture production, television, hotel, exhibition, or trade show industries.

(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 693, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2012.)