BILL NUMBER: AB 2180	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


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.   (a)    The council shall have the
following functions, powers, and duties: 
   (a) 
    (1)  To adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind suitable
rules, regulations, and standards that do either of the following:

   (1) 
    (A)  Interpret, implement, and apply all provisions of
this part. 
   (2) 
   (B)  Carry out all other functions and duties of the
council pursuant to this part. 
   (3) 
    (2)  To meet at any place within the state and function
in any office of the department. 
   (b) 
    (3   )  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. 
   (c) 
    (4)  To hold hearings, issue publications,  and
issue the  results of inquiries and  research, and
reports to the Governor and the Legislature   research,
 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. 
   (b) (1) The council shall issue a biennial report with its
recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature.  
   (2) The report required by paragraph (1) shall be submitted in
compliance with Section 9795.