HIRINGPRACTICES
APPRENTICE
DISTRICT
BRIEFHISTORY:
1939
in the merit
Codeincludesapprentices
CaliforniaEducation
system
1959
LAUSDApprenticeship
Councilformed(seeattachedmemo)
programthatincludedall craftsand
(highlysuccessful
trades)
1971
prograrns
BudgetcutseliminateLAUSDapprenticeship
1971
Emergency
Employment
Act (EEA)reinstates
apprenticeship
programs
1978
TrainingAct (CETA)- miniComprehensive
Employment
program
apprenticeship
1980's
LineltemBudgetCuts- Eliminates
Apprenticeship
Council
and apprenticeship
employment
2006
LAUSDBoardof Education,
HR Committee
opens
reinstatement
District
Apprenticeship
discussion
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JoLnt Apprentlceshlp Comnlttee l,hnbers
FROM:
Arnold Elnchl Actlng Secretary
Date lfovenrber,,
L95g
SUBfECT: l'll.nutes of l{eettngr l\resday, October 2?r L959
The meetll8 was caLLed order et 3:15 p.n. by ths Chdrrnan Pro Ten,
Harry E. SLmonds. In attendanc€ wer€t
Rlchard Lanel Representatlvo
Assoclatlon of 0eneral Contractors
Robert Flshere Dlrector
Personnol Gomnl.scion
Ies Parker
Ios Angeles Bullding
and Constnrctlon Trades Councl.I
Henry Nlghtlngale
Dtrision of Apprentlceshi.p Standards
Callfornla State Departrnent of frdustrtal
8el-atlons
Jack Schaeferl Dlrector
Maintenance.and 0peratlons Branch of the Board of Educatlon
Wlltlenr Fie1d, Senlor Electrlcten
I'talntenance and Operatlons Branch of the Board of Educatlon
Donald Barryr Senlor Plurnber
ldalntenance and Operatlons Branch of the Board of Educatlon
Harry Simonds, Supervlsor
Apprentlceshlp Educatton
Arnold Flnch, Dlrector
In-Senrlce Training Departnent
The Chalrnr,anopened the neeting W the lntroductlon
of those ln attendancc
not only b5r narnesbut by tltleg and functlona ln their varLous responelblllThe Chalrnen introduced Mr. Flsher, wbo dl.scuseed ttre background of
ties.
needs and the resultant J.eglslatlve actlon wldch has nade the apprentlceMr. Flsher stat,ed that the flrst offlcla1 Lndlcatlon
shlp program possible.
of the need for thls proJect program occurred ln the Pereonnel Corudsslon
nlnutes of May 8r 193?. The qeaker further explatned the ctrcumstancea
wtrich regulred attentlon of the leglslatune and the verlouo atterpts tbet
Ibe
were nade durtng the succeedlng yeers to secure enabllng J.eglalatlon.
present
was
Personnel
ColrmLssLoa
program
flnally
approved tn lts
forrn by' the
,
I
I
lllnutcs
of Meetlng
-2-
October 27, 1959
and the Los Angeles Board of Educatl-on ln tho early sunmer of thle preeent
trroarr The Superlntendent lrmredlatoly appolnted thtg apprenttceshlp connlttee whlch net for the flrst
tlne on tho above date,
The Chalrman outllned th€ proposed organlzatlon of {he comnlttee. Hla pr"oposal suggests slx voting rnmbersr ttrree of r*romrlll
represent the enployeea
end the varlous crafts, and three of whomwl1l represent nenagementor adnlnlSHe l\rther proposed three nonvotlng rnembers; two consrrlatese ltr.
tratlon.
illghtlnga-1€ and Mr. Slmonds, and an executLve secretaryl Mr. *[nch.
Ttre
Chal.nnanthen dlstrtbuted ard explained the contents of a compr=henelve foLder
of backgr.ound and supplenental lnforrnatton,
Folloti-ng the explanatlon thero
ltat a general dlscusslon of a proposed outll-ne of tfie pur?oses of the Jofut
apprenttceshlp corunlttee and the varlous responslbtHtlee
of the connltteer
The Chatrnan presented charts outllnlng
apprentlcable occupatlone end state
and federaL standards, also a chart of the functd-ons of the Jolnt Apprentlceahlp Corudttoe. Theee chrts are to be photographed and supplled to the con'r
rrrtttee.
Follo'rlng thls presqntatlon there Tras a brlef dlscusslon of conanl-tants and
thelr functionsr ard of the servlceg they can be e:cpected to rend.€r. Thlg
matter rrll-l be puraned at subsequent meetlngs.
l{r. }llghtlngale then revlewed the state laws of Caltforrda, the l\rnctlons
and pollcles of the State Dlvlslon of Apprenticeshlp Standarda, the organtza.tton of other Joint epprentlcestdp comnltteeo; and the deveLopmentof apprenticeshlp standards. He noted that the e4ployee r.epresentatlves on the Jolnt
ApprentJ-ceshlp Cornrnltlee es nor,t constdtuted were appolnted and orplatned that
Apprenticeship Counctl poltcyiprovfais
tiri Cdffornla
that the enpl-oyee representatl"ves mrst be elected by the enployee group that they. represent.
Dlr.
Nlghttngale polnted out thet the lar ls sufflclently
general that the conmlttee mey operate ag lt' sees flt so long as tt exists for the lmrtual beneflt
of employers and apprentlceei horeverr whatever the pollcye. lt rnrst be clearly
set forth ln the general apprentlceshlp stendards. I'b. Nlgfitl.ngele suggeated
that the lrrnediate task of the Jolnt apprentlceship corunlttee ls to develop
general apprentlceshlp standardsr end eventrrally, the adoptlon of sterdatda
Craft Corunlttees to be forned at a Later date wlII asslst
for each craft.
developnent
rrlth the
of sr.pplenental standards.
The neetlng terrninated lrlth a general dlscusslon of the operatlon of the
progfano l{:r. filsher stated that rages nould not, be a problen ag related to
sala4r schedules, The questlon waa ralsed as to the procedure for recnrltnant, seLecttonr and asslgnment of apprentlcesr and as to the necesalty that
Personnel Comrnl-sslonnrles lna;r need to be revlewed or adJusted. There was
a brlef discusslon of the present craft heJ.per and aesletant classes of
enployees. The polnt wag nede ttrat these claases nay be posslble aources of
The posslbtllty
wag ratsed that serrrlce ln these classlftcar.ecrultnent,
apprentLc€ f€arer
tlong night substltute for lnltlel
The next meeting w111 be heLd on Novenber 13 at 1:J0 p.n. tn the offlce
the fn-Serrrlce Tralnlng Departnent, Roon P-301.
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