SB 1321 FAQs

SB-1321 is a bill that was introduced through the California Senate. The bill was signed by the Governor and chaptered on September 22, 2024, Chapter 469, Statutes of 2024. The bill became effective on January 1, 2025. The bill made changes to the Employment Training Panel’s (ETP) legislation, amending certain provisions of Unemployment Insurance Code (UIC) sections 10200 and 10205. Some amendments were non-substantive in nature, such as grammatical fixes or re-numbering schema. Other amendments were substantive in nature, and required updates to ETP’s applications, panel proposals, and online systems. SB-1321 requires ETP to collect information on the fringe benefits paid to successful trainees. Fringe benefits are generally cash, goods, property, or services received from the employer in addition to an employee’s regular pay. Fringe benefits may include, but are not limited to: vacation time, pension fund contributions, life and disability insurance, etc. ETP collects wage progression data pursuant to UIC section 10200(b)(6). Wage progression is the process by which an employee’s compensation increases, moving them to higher pay within a band or salary range. Companies may use various methods to structure wage progression, including performance-based raises, seniority-based increases, or skill-based advancements.