May 19, 2010
Apprenticeship Program Decision
When an apprentice transfers from a DDJ classification to another classification like CO, the Department’s original “Internal Credit Matrix” ended up granting only a couple of months credit to an apprentice who had almost completed the program. This meant these employees were trapped in the apprentice pay range for almost 4 years and restricted them from bidding.
On March 18, 2010, CDCR’s Apprenticeship Committee addressed the impact of the closure/conversion of Stark on the DJJ Apprentices who transferred to adult institutions. The Apprenticeship Committee granted these apprentices hour-for-hour credits toward their apprenticeship in the adult classification (see the attached April 7, 2010 memo).
On April 29, 2010, CDCR’s Apprenticeship Committee addressed the impact of the closures of Paso and DeWitt on the DJJ Apprentices who transferred to adult institutions. They granted the same hour-for-hour remedy (see attached May 6, 2010 memo).
This decision ensures that all apprentices receive appropriate credit for their qualifying experience, is consistent with the recent decision to apply apprenticeship credit to the Herman G Stark closure, and shall be retroactively applied to the date of transfer. Each facility and program that received correctional peace officers upon closure of Dewitt nelson and El Paso de Robles shall ensure that apprentice agreements are filed accordingly and pay adjustments scheduled as appropriate. (italics added)
- May 6, 2010, Wilson memo (see attached)
It’s important that anyone who was an apprentice at the time they transferred to an adult institution from Paso, Dewitt, or Stark, needs to contact their IST office and make sure they get hour-for-hour credit for their DJJ apprenticeship and their pay gets adjusted and they are able to bid.
It’s the local institution’s job to ensure that these remedies are implemented. If there is a problem, try to resolve it with IST, Personal Assignment Office, Personal, etc. If they can’t or won’t fix it or explain it, get your Chapter involved quick.
- DJJ VP - Daryl Lee
