CA AB26

Requires licensees with 20 or more employees to implement an employee training program approved by the licensing authority within one year of licensure, covering statutory requirements, industry best practices, occupational health and safety, and workplace protections.

Mandates applicants with 20 or more employees to attest on their application that they will comply with the employee training program requirement, and denies applications from those who fail to make this attestation.

Establishes that each licensing authority must adopt standards for approving employee training programs, prohibiting approval of programs provided by apprenticeship programs or other licensees (except when a licensee trains its own employees).

Allows licensing authorities to approve workplace training organizations (labor unions representing cannabis workers) as third-party training providers and charge fees for program approval, with revenues deposited in the Medical Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act Fund.

Makes all provisions operative on July 1, 2018, and requires revocation of licenses for any licensee with 20 or more employees that fails to implement an approved training program within one year of licensure.