About Panel Meetings

The panel board currently consists of eight members who hold a public meeting on a monthly basis at which they review and decide whether to approve or deny funding for a contract (request for funds). The ETP regional field offices develop the contracts in conjunction with the employer and make a recommendation to the panel to approve the contract for a pre-determined amount.

These recommendations are presented to the panel members by the regional office managers and a representative from the employer applying for funding. The employer representative is expected to brief the panel on their industry and company they represent. The panel will take into account prior contract performance in determining approval for repeat contractors.

Meeting Documents & Recordings

Meeting Dates & Locations

  • Panel Meeting - May 29th, 2026
    CalEPA - Coastal Hearing Room
    1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - July 17th, 2026
    CalEPA - Coastal Hearing Room
    1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - August 21st, 2026
    CalEPA - Coastal Hearing Room
    1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - September 25th, 2026
    CalEPA - Coastal Hearing Room
    1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - October 23rd, 2026
    CalEPA - Coastal Hearing Room
    1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Panel Meeting - December 11th, 2026
    May Lee Complex - Auditorium
    651 Bannon St Sacramento, CA 95811
    Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Committee Meeting - April 23rd, 2026
    Via Zoom
    Friday 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

For more information please see our Apprenticeship Program page.

Next Panel Meetings

May 29th, 2026
CalEPA - Coastal Hearing Room
1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

July 17th, 2026
CalEPA - Coastal Hearing Room
1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Friday 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Current Panel Meeting Agenda

April

Prior Panel agendas are archived within the Panel Packets

Panel Members

Douglas R. Tracy

Senate President Pro Tempore AppointeeRead Bio
Gretchen Newsom, Speaker of the Assembly Appointee

Gretchen Newsom

Speaker of the Assembly AppointeeRead Bio
Emily Desai, Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, Designee

Emily Desai

Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, DesigneeRead Bio
Jennifer Fothergill, Speaker of the Assembly Appointee

Jennifer Fothergill

Speaker of the Assembly AppointeeRead Bio

Rebecca Bettencourt

Governor’s Appointee; ChairpersonRead Bio

Rick Smiles

Governor AppointeeRead Bio
Mike Greenlee Headshot

Michael Greenlee

Senate President Pro Tempore AppointeeRead Bio