Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program.

Education Labor

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Fong
Last action: 2026-01-27
Official status: In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide details on funding or specific barriers to employer participation.

Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program

This law establishes the Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to help young people aged 16 to 24 find apprenticeships and sets up a data system for tracking outcomes.

What This Bill Does

Establishes the Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to coordinate and establish apprenticeships for individuals from 16 to 24 years old.
Requires the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, in collaboration with educational institutions, to develop guidelines for the program.
Requires a report identifying barriers to employer participation by January 1, 2028.
Develops and maintains an online dashboard on the division’s website to track outcomes of participants.

Who It Names or Affects

Young people aged 16 to 24 seeking apprenticeships.
Employers participating in the program.
Educational institutions collaborating with the Division of Apprenticeship Standards.

Terms To Know

Apprenticeship: A job where someone learns a skill or trade by working with experienced people.
Data-driven decisionmaking: Making choices based on information and facts collected from data.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the funding for the program.
It is unclear what specific barriers to employer participation might be identified in future reports.

Bill History

2026-01-27 California Legislative Information
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
2026-01-26 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 3839.)
2026-01-22 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-01-22 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (January 22).
2026-01-22 California Legislative Information
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to suspense file.
2026-01-22 California Legislative Information
Assembly Rule 63 suspended. (Page 3806.)
2026-01-13 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (January 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-01-06 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
2026-01-05 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-25 California Legislative Information
Re-referred to Com. on L. & E.
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on L. & E. Read second time and amended.
2025-03-24 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on L. & E.
2025-02-19 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be heard in committee March 21.
2025-02-18 California Legislative Information
Read first time. To print.

Official Summary Text

AB 805, as amended, Fong.
Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program.
Existing law establishes the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department of Industrial Relations and requires the division, among other things, to evaluate apprenticeship and preapprenticeship programs to ensure that the program evaluated is complying with its
standard,
standards,
as specified.
This bill would establish the Career Apprenticeship Bridge Program to be administered by the
Division of Apprenticeship Standards
division
for specific
purposes, including, among other purposes, to coordinate and establish apprenticeships for in-school and out-of-school individuals from 16 to 24 years of age, inclusive, and to establish a streamlined youth apprenticeship data system to promote data-driven decisionmaking.
The bill would require the division, among other things, to work with the State Department of Education and the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges to develop parameters and guidelines for the program, as specified.
This bill would require the division to submit a report to the Legislature, on or before January 1, 2028, identifying barriers to employer participation and engagement in the program, and would require the division, on or before January 1, 2030, to develop and maintain, on
the division’s internet website, a dashboard to track outcomes of the individuals participating in the program.

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