BILL NUMBER: SB 702	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lieu

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

   An act to amend Section 50.7 of the Labor Code, relating to the
Department of Industrial Relations.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 702, as introduced, Lieu. Department of Industrial Relations:
occupational safety and health standards.
   Proposition 97, an initiative statute approved by the voters at
the November 8, 1988, statewide general election, designates the
Department of Industrial Relations as the state agency responsible
for administering the state plan for the development and enforcement
of occupational safety and health standards relating to issues
covered by corresponding standards promulgated under the federal
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Proposition 97 requires
that the state plan be consistent with the provisions of state law
governing occupational safety and health, as specified.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 50.7 of the Labor Code is amended to read:
   50.7.  (a) The  Department of Industrial Relations
  department  is the state agency designated to be
responsible for administering the state plan for the development and
enforcement of occupational safety and health standards relating to
issues covered by corresponding standards promulgated under the
federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (  Public
Law   P.L.  91-596). The state plan shall be
consistent with the provisions of state law governing occupational
safety and health, including, but not limited to, Chapter 6
(commencing with Section 140)  and   , 
Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 148)  of Division 1
 , and Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300)  ,
of this code  .
   (b) The budget and  budget bill   Budget Bill
 submitted pursuant to  Section 12 of  Article IV
 , Section 12  of the California Constitution shall
include in the item for the support of the  Department of
Industrial Relations   department  amounts
sufficient to fully carry out the purposes and provisions of the
state plan and this code in a manner which assures that the risk of
industrial injury, exposure to toxic substances, illness and death to
employees will be minimized.
   (c)  Because Federal grants are available, maximum Federal
funding shall be sought   Due to the availability of
federal funds, the department shall seek the maximum amount of
federal funding  and, to the extent possible,  shall use
funds obtained from federal grants to pay  the cost of
administering the state plan  shall be paid by funds obtained
from federal grants  .
   (d) The Governor and the  Department of Industrial
Relations   department  shall take all steps
necessary to prevent withdrawal of approval for the state plan by the
Federal government. If  Federal   federal
approval of the state plan has been withdrawn before passage of this
initiative, or if it is withdrawn at any time after passage of this
initiative, the Governor shall submit a new state plan immediately so
that California shall be approved and shall continue to have access
to  Federal   federal  funds.