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This bill establishes a pilot apprenticeship program within the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) to address its significant staffing shortages, which have hampered its ability to enforce labor laws and protect workers. The DIR, in collaboration with the Department of Human Resources (CalHR) and employee bargaining units, will design and develop this program. The program's design and administration must adhere to the constitutional merit principle, ensuring fair and impartial selection and advancement based on ability, and will utilize collective bargaining processes. This initiative aims to create pathways to good-paying jobs and middle-class careers, particularly for historically marginalized communities, by leveraging the proven success of registered apprenticeship programs in developing skilled workforces, similar to how they have been used in other state departments.

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