39692.
For a new vehicle or vehicle technology to be eligible for the amount under subdivision (b) of Section 39693 or Section 39694, an incentive amount, a manufacturer shall do all of the following:
(a) Demonstrate to the agency administering the incentive program and the state board its commitment to hiring disadvantaged workers by doing both of the following:
(1) Demonstrate that it has commitments through a community partnership to recruit, hire, and train all of the following:
(A) Individuals with employment barriers that limit their ability to gain employment, including, but not limited to, unemployment, lack of work experience, lack of English language skills, technical skills or educational attainment, criminal justice history, disability status, foster care history, vulnerability to discrimination, or other barriers. The state board may further define the scope of employment barriers with reference to eligibility factors for unemployment insurance in California or other states.
(B) Workers who have been displaced, on and after January 1, 2020, from the fossil fuel industry for nondisciplinary reasons after more than six months of service.
(2) Disclose to the agency administering the incentive program and the state board both of the following:
(A) A community benefit or workforce agreement that commits to hiring and training workers, to the extent it is available.
(B) Data showing that the manufacturer has hired disadvantaged workers, including those recruited through a community partnership.
(b) Demonstrate to the agency administering the incentive program and the state board participation in job training programs by doing both of the following:
(1) Produce vehicle or vehicle technology new vehicles using apprentices who are certified by a state or federal program, in conjunction with a contractually mandated training program or a plan provided to the state to train production workers, in the skills and technical knowledge needed to manufacture the vehicle and related technologies.
(2) Certify or disclose data to the agency administering the incentive program and the state board that demonstrates its use of certified apprentices, contractually mandated training, or a plan to train production workers.
(c) (1) Demonstrate to the agency administering the incentive program and the state board that it pays workers in a facility where the new vehicle or vehicle technology is assembled the following:
(A) For all workers, at least 120 percent of the California minimum wage.
(B) For production workers, the prevailing wage for specific occupational titles. The state board may provide guidance on the prevailing wage based on data for average wages reported for production employees in the motor vehicle industry by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics.
(2) The manufacturer shall disclose to the agency administering the incentive program and the state board the wage average and range that it pays for specific occupational titles in facilities that assemble vehicles or vehicle technologies.
(d) (1) Preserve employee access to dispute settlement options available under the laws of the state where the vehicle or vehicle technology is assembled.
(2) The manufacturer shall disclose to the agency administering the incentive program and the state board the incentive program policies or contract terms that preserve dispute options, including access to public agencies and courts, and availability of judicial remedies.
(e) Demonstrate to the agency administering the incentive program and the state board its commitment to using full-time employees by disclosing both of the following:
(1) A community benefit or workforce agreement that sets full-time employment as a goal.
(2) The number and percentage of its employees who are full time and part time, permanent and temporary, and direct hire and contractor employees.