California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have required the University of California (UC) to conform to certain labor, employment, and occupational health and safety standards that apply to other public agencies had it been placed on a ballot and approved by the voters. Current constitutional law exempts UC from executive and legislative authority over basic labor standards. This bill may have forced agencies such as CARB to solicit UC for research grants before any other institution. However, this amendment would not have removed the “civil servant” exemption that UC employees are under, so this eventuality may have been unfounded. Failed passage in the Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments.

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