Amended in Senate April 10, 2014

Senate BillNo. 1402


Introduced by Senator De León

February 21, 2014


begin deleteAn act to amend Section 2928 of the Labor Code, relating to employees. end deletebegin insertAn act to amend Section 84307.5 of the Government Code, relating to the Political Reform Act of 1974.end insert

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 1402, as amended, De León. begin deleteEmployees: wage deductions. end deletebegin insertPolitical Reform Act of 1974: campaign funds.end insert

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Existing provisions of the Political Reform Act of 1974 prohibit a spouse or domestic partner of an elected officer or a candidate for elective office from receiving compensation from campaign funds held by a controlled committee of the officer or candidate for services rendered in connection with fundraising, as specified.

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This bill would instead prohibit a spouse or domestic partner of an elected officer or a candidate for elective office from receiving compensation, in exchange for any services rendered, from campaign funds held by a controlled committee of the officer or candidate.

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A violation of the act’s provisions is punishable as a misdemeanor. By expanding the scope of an existing crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

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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.

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This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

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The Political Reform Act of 1974, an initiative measure, provides that the Legislature may amend the act to further the act’s purposes upon a 23 vote of each house and compliance with specified procedural requirements.

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This bill would declare that it furthers the purposes of the act.

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Existing law prohibits a deduction from the wages of an employee, on account of the employee coming late to work, in excess of the proportionate wage that would have been earned during the time actually lost, except for authorizing the deduction of 12-hour’s wage for a loss of time of less than 30 minutes.

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This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to those provisions.

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Vote: begin deletemajority end deletebegin insert23end insert. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.

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

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begin insertSECTION 1.end insert  

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begin insertSection 84307.5 of the end insertbegin insertGovernment Codeend insertbegin insert is
2amended to read:end insert

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84307.5.  

A spouse or domestic partner of an elected officer or
4a candidate for elective office shall notbegin delete receiveend deletebegin insert receive, in exchange
5for services rendered,end insert
compensation from campaign funds held
6by a controlled committee of the elected officer or candidate for
7electivebegin delete office for services rendered in connection with fundraising
8for the benefit of the elected officer or candidate for electiveend delete
office.

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begin insertSEC. 2.end insert  

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No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
10Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because
11the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school
12district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or
13infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty
14for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of
15the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within
16the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California
17Constitution.

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begin insertSEC. 3.end insert  

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The Legislature finds and declares that this bill
19furthers the purposes of the Political Reform Act of 1974 within
20the meaning of subdivision (a) of Section 81012 of the Government
21Code.

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SECTION 1.  

Section 2928 of the Labor Code is amended to
23read:

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2928.  

No deduction from the wages of an employee on account
2of his or her coming late to work shall be made in excess of the
3proportionate wage that would have been earned during the time
4actually lost, but for a loss of time less than 30 minutes, a one-half
5hour’s wage may be deducted.

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