Legislature: employment.

Existing law regulates the employment practices of employers in the state. Certain of these provisions do not apply to state agencies, including the Legislature. This bill would apply the state's laws regulating the employment practices of private employers to the Legislature. Because the violation of various employment laws is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Violations of certain provisions of law regulating employment practices subject an employer to civil penalties. Proceeds of those penalties are, in some cases, continuously appropriated for specified purposes, including, for example, the enforcement of labor laws. This bill would make the expenditure of the proceeds of any civil penalty imposed on the Legislature pursuant to those provisions contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.