Division of Apprenticeship Standards: certification of electricians.

Existing law requires the Division of Apprenticeship Standards in the Department of Industrial Relations to establish standards for certification of electricians, as defined, and requires the division to establish an advisory committee and panels as necessary. Existing law also requires the division to establish an electrical certification curriculum committee. The committee must establish standards for enrollees of specified training programs. If an educational provider's curriculum meets those standards, the committee must designate that curriculum as approved. The approved curriculum is subject to the committee's review, and the committee may withdraw its approval if the educational provider does not continue to meet those standards. The committee must require a designated provider to submit an annual notice stating whether the provider continues to offer the approved curriculum and whether material changes have been made to the curriculum since its approval. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. Existing law requires that persons performing work as electricians for specified contractors be certified pursuant to certification standards established by the division. This bill would require individuals desiring to be certified to submit an application for certification and examination that includes an employment history report from the Social Security Administration. This bill would incorporate additional changes to Section 3099.2 of the Labor Code proposed by SB 944, to be operative only if SB 944 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective on or before January 1, 2012, and this bill is chaptered last.