Existing law authorizes the Labor Commissioner, who is the Chief of the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement within Department of Industrial Relations, to issue a citation upon determining that a person had paid or caused to be paid a wage for overtime work in violation of those provisions relating to working hours, any provision regulating hours and days of work in any order of the Industrial Welfare Commission, or any applicable local overtime law. Existing law authorizes the commissioner, in a jurisdiction where a local entity has the legal authority to issue a citation against an employer for a violation of any applicable local overtime law, on request from the local entity, to issue a citation against an employer for a violation of any applicable local overtime law if the local entity has not cited the employer for the same violation. Existing law prohibits a local entity from issuing a citation to the employer if the commissioner has already issued a citation to that employer for the same violation. Existing law provides specified civil penalties for violations of these provisions. This bill would increase the amount of those civil penalties for violations of these provisions.
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Existing law generally prescribes the procedure for the prosecution of persons arrested for committing a crime, including pleadings, bail, pretrial proceedings, trial, judgment, sentencing, and appeals. Existing law allows a person who is unlawfully imprisoned or restrained of their liberty to prosecute a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of their imprisonment or restraint. Existing law allows a writ of habeas corpus to be prosecuted for, among other things, relief based on the use of false evidence that is substantially material or probative to the issue of guilt or punishment that was introduced at trial. This bill would prohibit the state from seeking a criminal conviction or sentence on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin, as specified. The bill would allow a writ of habeas corpus to be prosecuted on the basis of that prohibition. The bill would require the prosecution to disclose, pursuant to a written request, all evidence relevant to a potential violation of that prohibition. By expanding the duties of local prosecutors, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The bill would require a court that finds a violation of that prohibition to dispose of the case against the defendant as specified. The bill would apply its provisions to commitments in the juvenile justice system. 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law, the California Cannabis Equity Act of 2018, authorizes the Bureau of Cannabis Control to provide technical assistance to specified local equity programs. The act defines "local equity program" as a program adopted or operated by a local jurisdiction that focuses on inclusion and support of individuals and communities in California's cannabis industry who are linked to populations or neighborhoods that were negatively or disproportionately impacted by cannabis criminalization. The act requires the bureau to administer a grant program for local jurisdictions that have adopted or operate a local equity program, as specified. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create a statewide cannabis equity program.
Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, protects and safeguards the right and opportunity of all persons to seek, obtain, and hold employment without discrimination, abridgment, or harassment on account of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status. This bill would create a presumption that an employer's decision relating to hiring or promotion based on a test or other selection procedure is not discriminatory, if the test or procedure meets specified criteria, including, among other things, that it is job related and meets a business necessity, as defined by the bill for purposes of these provisions and specified existing law, and that the test or procedure utilizes pretested assessment technology that, upon use, resulted in an increase in the hiring or promotion of a protected class compared to prior workforce composition. The bill would also require the employer to keep records of the testing or procedure and submit them for review by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, upon request, in order to qualify for the presumption. The bill would define other terms for purposes of these provisions.
This measure would memorialize the achievements of Rosa Parks in the Civil Rights Movement and would commemorate the 20th Anniversary of Rosa Parks Day in California on February 4, 2020.
This measure would express the Legislature's support for fair and just wages for incarcerated persons working for the Prison Industry Authority, the Division of Juvenile Facilities, and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
This measure would honor the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
Existing law provides for the establishment of an Independent System Operator (ISO) , under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) , to secure generating and transmission resources necessary to guarantee achievement of specified minimum planning and operating reserve criteria for much of the state's electrical transmission system. This bill would require the ISO, on or before June 30, 2022, to complete a competitive solicitation process for the procurement of one or more long duration energy storage projects that in aggregate have at least 2,000 megawatts capacity, but not more than 2,400 megawatts, as provided. The bill would require the ISO, after December 31, 2030, and only if found to be necessary, to complete an additional competitive solicitation process for additional long duration bulk energy storage projects that in aggregate have up to 2,000 megawatts capacity and have targeted commercial operation dates of no later than January 1, 2045. The bill would require that the competitive solicitation processes provide for cost recovery from load-serving entities within the ISO-controlled electrical grid in a manner that allocates those costs among load-serving entities based on cost causation and each load-serving entity's need for, and benefits realized from, the long duration bulk energy storage. If FERC takes any action that materially affects California's clean energy and climate laws, programs, or policies, the bill would relieve the ISO from the duty to comply with the bill's requirements, as specified. Under existing law, a violation of the Public Utilities Act is a crime. Because the provisions of this bill would be a part of the act, a violation of which would be a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. 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.