Within two years of the appropriation by the Legislature for the Zero-Waste Equity Grant Program, the department, in consultation with the California Workforce Development Board and the Department of Industrial Relations shall submit policy recommendations to the Legislature on how to increase job opportunities and improve labor standards and worker pay related to the zero-waste job sector, including apprenticeship and job training programs that promote industry-recognized skills and credentials, and career technical education, and identify occupational hazards.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 342, Sec. 9. (AB 1857) Effective January 1, 2023.)

Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 42999.7

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization