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 03/24/25 - Amended Assembly
 02/18/25 - Introduced

 AB-805 Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program.(2025-2026)

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 Date Published: 06/18/2026 09:00 PM

AB805:v94#DOCUMENTBill Start

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 June 18, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 June 09, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Senate
 June 02, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 January 05, 2026

 Amended
 IN 
 Assembly
 March 24, 2025

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
 2025–2026 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill

No. 805

Introduced by Assembly Member Fong

February 18, 2025

 An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 3140) to Chapter 4 of Division 3 of the Labor Code, relating to apprenticeships.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 805, as amended, Fong.
 Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program.

Existing law establishes the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department of Industrial Relations and requires the division, among other things, to evaluate apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs to ensure that the program evaluated is complying with its standards, as specified. Existing law 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 establish the Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to be administered by the division for specific purposes, including, among other purposes, to and would authorize the division to work with the
 State Department of Education and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges in order to, among other things, identify resources to support youth apprenticeships. The bill would require a program applicant for a Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to submit documentation to the chief, as specified. The bill would require the chief, before approving a Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program, to present the application, as described, to the State Department of Education to review whether specified requirements are met. The bill would authorize the chief, among other things, to issue rules and regulations that govern Career Apprenticeship Bridge Programs, as specified. The bill would authorize the division to identify county and regional intermediaries, as described, to coordinate and provide support to local educational entities, employers, and youth to implement the Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program.

Digest Key

 Vote:
 MAJORITY 
 Appropriation:
 NO 
 Fiscal Committee:
 YES 
 Local Program:
 NO 

Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a) California has a strong interest in expanding access to youth apprenticeship opportunities that connect high school, postsecondary education, workforce training, and pathways to good jobs. 

(b) Apprenticeships and other “earn and learn”
 opportunities provide students with valuable paid work experience, career-connected learning, and opportunities for economic mobility.

(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that Career Apprenticeship Bridge Programs be implemented in a manner that promotes awareness of, access to, participation in, and successful completion of youth apprenticeship opportunities for all eligible participants.

(d) It is further the intent of the Legislature that outreach, recruitment, retention, and support efforts be conducted, to the extent feasible, for youth and young adults who face barriers to educational attainment or employment, including foster youth and former foster youth, justice-impacted youth, youth experiencing homelessness or housing instability, youth from low-income households, and youth residing in communities disproportionately impacted by poverty.

(e) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the Division of
 Apprenticeship Standards work with county and regional intermediaries, including local educational agencies, county offices of education, community-based organizations, industry sector partners, workforce development entities, employers, and other stakeholders to support the implementation and expansion of Career Apprenticeship Bridge Programs.

SECTION 1. SEC. 2.

 Article 8 (commencing with Section 3140) is adde