(a) The department or board shall not approve an accrediting entity that prohibits earn and learn programs for training in a profession licensed or certified by the board. A board shall use licensing or certification standards that authorize the use of earn and learn training.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the department and its boards shall not be required to establish a mandate specifying an accrediting entity must provide earn and learn programs for training in a profession licensed or certified by a board.

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(c) As used in this section,”earn and learn” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (q) of § 14005 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.

(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2024.

(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 477, Sec. 2. (AB 1273) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)