California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2180

Introduced by Assembly Member Ting

February 18, 2016

An act to amend Section 12935 of the Government Code, relating to fair employment and housing.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2180, as introduced, Ting. Fair Employment and Housing Council: reports.

Existing law creates the Fair Employment and Housing Council within the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and requires that the council be appointed by the Governor, as prescribed. Existing law authorizes and requires the council to issue reports to the Governor and the Legislature that, in its judgment will aid in effectuating the purposes of the Fair Employment and Housing Act.

This bill would require the council to issue a biennial report with its recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 12935 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

12935.  

begin insert (a) end insert begin insert   end insert The council shall have the following functions,
powers, and duties:

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(a)

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begin insert (1) end insert  To adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind suitable rules,
regulations, and standards that do either of the following:

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(1)

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begin insert (A) end insert  Interpret, implement, and apply all provisions of this part.

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(2)

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begin insert (B) end insert  Carry out all other functions and duties of the council
pursuant to this part.

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(3)

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begin insert (2) end insert  To meet at any place within the state and function in any
office of the department.

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(b)

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begin insert (3 end insert begin insert ) end insert  To create or provide technical assistance to any advisory
agencies and conciliation councils, local or otherwise, as in its
judgment will aid in effectuating the purposes of this part, and to
empower them to study the problems of discrimination in all or
specific fields of human relationships or in particular instances of
employment discrimination on the bases enumerated in this part
or in specific instances of housing discrimination on the bases
enumerated in this part and to foster, through community effort or
otherwise, good will, cooperation, and conciliation among the
groups and elements of the population of the state and to make
recommendations to the Fair Employment and Housing Council
for the development of policies and procedures in general except
for procedural rules and regulations that carry out the investigation,
prosecution, and dispute resolution functions and duties of the
department. These advisory agencies and conciliation councils
shall be composed of representative citizens, serving without pay.

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(c)

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begin insert (4) end insert  To hold hearings, issue publications, begin insert and issue the end insert results
of inquiries and begin delete research, and reports to the Governor and the
Legislature end delete begin insert research, end insert that, in its judgment, will tend to aid in the
effectuating the purpose of this part, promote good will,
cooperation and conciliation, and minimize or eliminate unlawful
discrimination, or advance civil rights in the State of California.

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(b) (1) The council shall issue a biennial report with its
recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature.

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(2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in
compliance with Section 9795.

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