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Monitor:

You may want to find a copy of AB675 from last year. I do remember that at one point there was a 22 hour training stipulation brought up, however it was not on the Senate bill, could have been generated in the House of Representatives, which is possible because AB675 was not an exact duplication of SB357-just a different version with different priorities.

Update:

I think I know where the 22 hour information comes from. In AB675 it specified that the person who is applying for a concealed carry licence must "successfully completed one of several specified firearm training or safety courses"

In Section 8 of AB675, they list a couple examples of accepted courses, one of which states NRA firearms training. Depending on which course or courses they find acceptable, the time could amount to 22 hours.

The Basic Pistol course is 10 hours plus a 3 hour orientation.

The Personal Protection course is 12 hours.

Eventhough the use of NRA curriculum was not mandatory, the other alternatives which were specified could possibly reach the 22 hour mark depending on the trainer, organization, etc.

The 22 hour stipulation is not specified in either bills, however can be inferred by the type of training involved as well as who is doing the training.