(a) The Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards shall convene a committee to develop recommendations to the division on the expansion of youth apprenticeships in California.

(b) The committee shall include representatives from youth, youth serving organizations, labor, employers of youth, K-12 schools, community colleges, and the public workforce system.

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(c) In developing these recommendations, the committee shall specifically address the following topics:

(1) Clear definitions of youth apprenticeship and high school apprenticeships.

(2) Guiding principles in the Youth Apprenticeship Grant Program administered by the division pursuant to Section 3122.

(3) Insights on the structure of the state’s work to expand youth apprenticeship.

(d) The committee shall provide a report to the division with a set of recommendations no later than July 1, 2024.

(e) The Chief of the Division of Apprenticeship Standards shall provide the report to the corresponding fiscal and policy committees of each house of the Legislature.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 67, Sec. 18. (SB 191) Effective June 30, 2022.)