BILL NUMBER: SB 702 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Lieu FEBRUARY 18, 2011 An act to amend Section 50.7 of the Labor Code, relating to the Department of Industrial Relations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 702, as introduced, Lieu. Department of Industrial Relations: occupational safety and health standards. Proposition 97, an initiative statute approved by the voters at the November 8, 1988, statewide general election, designates the Department of Industrial Relations as the state agency responsible for administering the state plan for the development and enforcement of occupational safety and health standards relating to issues covered by corresponding standards promulgated under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. Proposition 97 requires that the state plan be consistent with the provisions of state law governing occupational safety and health, as specified. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 50.7 of the Labor Code is amended to read: 50.7. (a) TheDepartment of Industrial Relationsdepartment is the state agency designated to be responsible for administering the state plan for the development and enforcement of occupational safety and health standards relating to issues covered by corresponding standards promulgated under the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Public LawP.L. 91-596). The state plan shall be consistent with the provisions of state law governing occupational safety and health, including, but not limited to, Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 140)and, Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 148)of Division 1, and Division 5 (commencing with Section 6300), of this code. (b) The budget andbudget billBudget Bill submitted pursuant to Section 12 of Article IV, Section 12of the California Constitution shall include in the item for the support of theDepartment of Industrial Relationsdepartment amounts sufficient to fully carry out the purposes and provisions of the state plan and this code in a manner which assures that the risk of industrial injury, exposure to toxic substances, illness and death to employees will be minimized. (c)Because Federal grants are available, maximum Federal funding shall be soughtDue to the availability of federal funds, the department shall seek the maximum amount of federal funding and, to the extent possible, shall use funds obtained from federal grants to pay the cost of administering the state planshall be paid by funds obtained from federal grants. (d) The Governor and theDepartment of Industrial Relationsdepartment shall take all steps necessary to prevent withdrawal of approval for the state plan by the Federal government. IfFederalfederal approval of the state plan has been withdrawn before passage of this initiative, or if it is withdrawn at any time after passage of this initiative, the Governor shall submit a new state plan immediately so that California shall be approved and shall continue to have access toFederalfederal funds.