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An apprentice on a public works project is assigned outside the craft for which the apprentice is registered. What is the issue?

Correct Answer

A) Use the registered craft with proper supervision.

DAS guidance ties apprentice work to the craft or trade in which the apprentice is registered and to proper supervision.

Answer Options
A
Use the registered craft with proper supervision.
B
Any task is acceptable if the apprentice is paid in cash.
C
The apprentice can replace the certified payroll report.
D
Apprentice dispatch record.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

DAS guidance ties apprentice work to the craft or trade in which the apprentice is registered and to proper supervision.

Why the Other Options Are Wrong

Option B: Any task is acceptable if the apprentice is paid in cash.

Any task is acceptable if the apprentice is paid in cash. does not satisfy the required party, deadline, proof, license, bond, insurance, or agency trigger for apprentice supervision.

Option C: The apprentice can replace the certified payroll report.

The apprentice can replace the certified payroll report. does not satisfy the required party, deadline, proof, license, bond, insurance, or agency trigger for apprentice supervision.

Option D: Apprentice dispatch record.

Apprentice dispatch record. does not satisfy the required party, deadline, proof, license, bond, insurance, or agency trigger for apprentice supervision.

Memory Technique

Reviewing Assignments envelope: right person, right date, right contents.

Reference Hint

Study anchor (closed-book): memorize Apprentice supervision from California Labor Code Section 1777.5; DIR Division of Apprenticeship. / California Labor Code Section 1777.5; DAS Form 140 guidance; know the rule or calculation trigger without relying on exam-room lookup.

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