§ 13665. Education Program Approval; Course Criteria; List of Approved Courses.
8 CA ADC § 13665Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
8 CCR § 13665
§ 13665. Education Program Approval; Course Criteria; List of Approved Courses.
(a) Any person, nonprofit organization, or educational institution may submit to the Labor Commissioner at the San Francisco Office of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement's Licensing and Registration Unit a request for evaluation and approval of a proposed educational program in farm labor contracting. The requestor for educational program approval shall submit the written request at least sixty (60) calendar days before the initial start date of the proposed educational program. The written request shall be accompanied by:
(A) Farm Labor Contractor Requirements (3 hours) which shall include (i) wage and hour (minimum wage, overtime, piece rate, meal/rest breaks), (ii) worker's compensation requirement, (iii) labor costing under Labor Code section 2810, (iv) proper information to employees (Labor Code sections 226 and 2810), (v) transportation and housing, (vi) child labor; and (vii) other requirements as directed by recent legislation.
(B) Health & Safety (2 hours) which shall include (i) injury and illness prevention program, (ii) heat illness (including first aid), (iii) pesticides, (iv) field sanitation, (v) electrical hazards, (vi) agriculture equipment and operation, and (vii) other requirements as directed by legislative action.
(C) Management and Supervision Education for FLCs and supervisors (1 hour) which shall include (i) how to be a good manager, create a positive work environment, and proper role of supervisor; (ii) communication skills; (iii) how to do an adequate investigation into labor law violations reported to you at your workplace; (iv) sexual harassment prevention; and (v) hiring, discipline, and termination issues.
(E) Alternate topics (must have two hours) which may include any of the following: (i) immigration issues in the agriculture industry (including H-2A visa responsibilities); (ii) criminal provisions of the Labor Code; (iii) healthcare reform: what does it mean for you? (iv) landlord and tenant rights, (v) Americans with Disabilities Act, (vi) discrimination in the workplace and hostile work environment, (vii) overview of changes in retaliation laws and prohibitions on retaliation.
(e) The approval of an educational program pursuant to this section shall be valid for two years from the date of the Labor Commissioner's written notification that the educational program has been approved so long as there is no material change in the program. Persons, nonprofit organizations, or educational institutions must reapply to the Labor Commissioner for approval to offer a program once the period of approval has expired by resubmitting updated documentation items as specified in subdivision (a) of this section.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 1699, Labor Code. Reference: Section 1684, Labor Code.
History
1. New article 2 (sections 13665-13665.5) and section filed 5-30-2014; operative 7-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 22).
This database is current through 6/21/24 Register 2024, No. 25.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 8, § 13665, 8 CA ADC § 13665
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