BILL NUMBER: SB 777	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN SENATE  MARCH 24, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lieu

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2011

    An act to amend Section 7601 of the Labor Code, relating
to handtrucks.   An act to repeal and add Section 6125
of the Penal Code, relating to corrections. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 777, as amended, Lieu.  Employment safety: handtrucks.
  Inspector General.  
   Existing law creates the independent Office of the Inspector
General and requires the Governor to appoint the Inspector General,
as specified. Existing law requires the Inspector General, among
other things, to review department policy and procedures, conduct
audits of investigatory practices and other audits, be responsible
for contemporaneous oversight of internal affairs investigations and
the disciplinary process, and conduct investigations of the
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, as specified. Existing
law allows the Inspector General, under policies developed by the
Inspector General, to initiate an investigation or an audit on his or
her own accord.  
   This bill would, as of January 1, 2012, require the Bureau of
State Audits to succeed to all the duties and responsibilities of the
Office of the Inspector General. The bill would provide that any
statutory reference to the Office of the Inspector General refers to
the Bureau of State Audits and any statutory reference to the
Inspector General refers to the State Auditor.  
   Existing law provides that handtrucks shall be maintained in a
safe condition, with handles free of hazardous burrs, splinters,
cracks, or splits.  
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

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


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

   SECTION 1.    Section 6125 of the   Penal
Code   is repealed.  
   6125.  There is hereby created the independent Office of the
Inspector General which shall not be a subdivision of any other
governmental entity. The Governor shall appoint, subject to
confirmation by the Senate, the Inspector General to a six-year term.
The Inspector General may not be removed from office during that
term, except for good cause. 
   SEC. 2.    Section 6125 is added to the  
Penal Code   , to read:  
   6125.  Commencing January 1, 2012, the Bureau of State Audits
shall succeed to all the duties and responsibilities of the Office of
the Inspector General. Commencing January 1, 2012, any reference to
the Office of the Inspector General in this or any other code refers
to the Bureau of State Audits and any reference to the Inspector
General in this or any other code refers to the State Auditor. 

  SECTION 1.    Section 7601 of the Labor Code is
amended to read:
   7601.  Handtrucks shall be kept in a safe condition by the
employer. Handles shall be kept free of hazardous burrs, splinters,
cracks, or splits.