Plain English Breakdown
The bill status shows it passed the Legislature but reached final enrollment; however, the last action listed was in committee held under submission. The effective date is unknown.
Study on Staffing Needs for Workplace Safety Officers
This law requires the Department of Industrial Relations to hire researchers from UC Berkeley and UCLA to study staff shortages in workplace safety offices and suggest ways to create career paths for these jobs.
What This Bill Does
- Requires the department, if funding is approved by the Legislature, to contract with specific programs at UC Berkeley and UCLA to study understaffing and vacancies within the Division of Occupational Safety and Health.
- Asks researchers to recommend policies on how to create career paths for becoming a Compliance Safety and Health Officer.
- Allows the University of California to hire other groups to help finish the study if needed.
- Requires at least one well-publicized meeting where stakeholders and the public can share their opinions on the issues in the study.
- Mandates a final report be finished within 18 months, posted online, and sent to state leaders.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Department of Industrial Relations
- University of California researchers at Berkeley and Los Angeles
- Compliance Safety and Health Officers who work in the division
- State lawmakers and the Governor
Terms To Know
- Division of Occupational Safety and Health
- The state agency that enforces laws to keep workplaces safe.
- Compliance Safety and Health Officer
- A government worker who checks if businesses are following safety rules.
Limits and Unknowns
- The study only happens if the Legislature approves funding.
- The bill does not say exactly how many new officers will be hired after the report is done.
- The final recommendations depend on what the researchers find during their review.