Asm. Devon Mathis

The Phase-In Overtime for Agricultural Workers Act of 2016 establishes a schedule that phases in overtime requirements for persons employed in an agricultural occupation over the course of 4 years, from 2019 to 2022, inclusive. The act, beginning January 1, 2022, requires that any work performed by a person employed in an agricultural occupation in excess of 12 hours per day be compensated at a rate of no less than twice the employee's regular rate of pay. The act provides an additional 3 years to comply with these requirements for employers who employ 25 or fewer employees. The act defines the term "employed in an agricultural occupation" for these purposes by reference to a specified order of the Industrial Welfare Commission. This bill would instead set forth a list of occupations in which a person is deemed to be "employed in an agricultural occupation" for purposes of the act.

Existing law provides that a person in this state cannot be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, a state program or activity, as specified, on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, or sexual orientation. Existing law provides for officers and employees of the state, when away from their headquarters for state business, to receive travel expenses. Existing law prohibits a state agency and the Legislature from requiring any of its employees, officers, or members to travel to, or from approving a request for state-funded or state-sponsored travel to, any state that has enacted a law that voids or repeals, or that has the effect of voiding or repealing, existing state or local protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression or that has enacted a law that authorizes or requires discrimination against same-sex couples or their families or on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, as specified. Existing law excepts from these provisions travel that is required for specified purposes, including, among other things, to participate in meetings or training required to maintain grant funding and to complete job-related training necessary to maintain licensure or similar standards. This bill also would exempt travel that is required to attend or to participate in a collegiate academic conference or competition, or a collegiate athletic event, and travel that is required to further recruitment of a prospective collegiate student athlete, from these provisions.

Existing law establishes the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program, which requires the Public Utilities Commission to implement annual procurement targets for the procurement of eligible renewable energy resources, as defined, for all retail sellers, as defined, and requires local publicly owned electric utilities to adopt and implement a renewable energy resources procurement plan to achieve the targets and goals of the program. The existing definition of an eligible renewable energy resource includes small hydroelectric generation facilities of 30 megawatts or less that meet specified criteria. This bill would revise the definition of an eligible renewable energy resource for the purposes of the California Renewables Portfolio Standard Program to include hydroelectric generation facilities of greater than 30 megawatts, as specified. The bill would also make conforming changes.

This measure would declare that President Abraham Lincoln be honored on February 12, 2018, the anniversary of his birthday.

This measure would designate February 11, 2018, as International Day of Women and Girls in Science in the State of California and would encourage all Californians to observe the day and recognize the critical role women and girls play in advancing technology and innovation.

This measure would proclaim February 28, 2018, as Rare Disease Day in California.

This bill would recognize February 16, 2018, as National Caregivers Day.

This measure would declare the month of February as Career Technical Education Month in the State of California.