(a) The department shall conduct an annual survey of the ethnic derivation and gender of the individuals who are parties to apprentice agreements described in Section 3077. In conducting this survey, the division shall use any pertinent data which the federal government may provide to avoid duplication of effort.

(b) The Division of Apprenticeship Standards shall cooperate in the accomplishment of the survey required by this section. The occasion of this survey may be used to gather additional current data as may be of benefit to apprenticeship programs.

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Terms Used In California Labor Code 151

  • Agency: means the Labor and Workforce Development Agency. See California Labor Code 18.5
  • Department: means Department of Industrial Relations. See California Labor Code 19
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

(c) Data gathered pursuant to this section shall not be evidence per se of an unlawful employment practice.

(d)  This section shall not be construed to authorize a state agency to require an employer to employ a specified percentage of individuals of any particular ethnic derivation or gender irrespective of those individuals’ qualifications for employment.

(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 67, Sec. 8. (SB 191) Effective June 30, 2022.)