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Assembly committee hears bill to require annual apprenticeship fairs in schools
Summary
A bill requiring California school districts to host an annual apprenticeship fair drew support from construction trade groups and limited opposition from school administrators who said the mandate may not fit all districts and could include very young students.
Assemblymember Davies, the bill's author, told the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee that AB 296 would require each school or district to host an apprenticeship fair at least once during a school year. "AB 296 is a simple measure to ensure that at least once during a school year, a school or district shall host an apprenticeship fair," Assemblymember Davies said.
The measure, aimed at increasing student access to registered apprenticeship programs, would allow districts flexibility in how they run events and would permit schools to partner with programs…
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