AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE APPRENTICESHIP RATIO RELIEF APPLICATION PROCESS.

SB 1485 establishes a working group to study and recommend improvements to the apprenticeship ratio relief application process. The group, composed of labor committee leaders, trade union representatives, legislative leaders, and the Labor Commissioner, will examine delays and propose ways to speed up applications. It must submit a report to the labor committee by January 1, 2026, but does not change existing laws. This bill directly affects apprenticeship programs seeking ratio relief, which allows employers to hire more apprentices relative to journeyworkers. The working group's recommendations may inform future policy changes, but the bill itself creates no new regulations.