Bill Text: CA SB730 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commission on Tech Equity.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-08-30 - August 30 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB730 Detail]
Download: California-2019-SB730-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commission on Tech Equity.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2019-08-30 - August 30 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB730 Detail]
Download: California-2019-SB730-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
| Senate Bill | No. 730 |
| Introduced by Senator Stern |
February 22, 2019 |
An act to add Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 160) to Division 1 of the Labor Code, relating to employment development.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 730, as introduced, Stern.
Commission on the Future of Work.
Existing law requires the Governor to transmit to the Legislature, no later than April 15 of each year, an economic report to be designated as the “Economic Report of the Governor” setting forth, among other things, a review of economic developments during the preceding calendar year and forecasts of trends in employment, income, and investment for the coming year and trends in such major economic sectors as it is feasible to project.
This bill would establish in state government the Commission on the Future of Work, which would consist of 8 members, as specified. The bill would require the commission to, among other things, commission research to understand the impact of technology on workers, employers, and the economy in the state, develop recommendations on a policy framework to manage the development, deployment,
regulation, taxation, and fair distribution of the benefits of technology used in the workplace that advances the interests of workers and the public, and submit the recommendations to the Legislature and to the Governor no later than November 1, 2020.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) California is committed to developing a plan to become the most competitive, durable, equitable, and sustainable economy in the world, where technology innovation shall strengthen, not erode, the middle class.
(b) Technology, when put to work for the benefit of human society, has fueled progress throughout history, unlocking the growth of high-quality goods and services coupled with overall price reductions, dramatic reductions in poverty, disease, and famine, as well as leaps in science and the arts.
(c) Exponential growth in technology innovation,
including automation and artificial intelligence, as well as broader economic trends of wage stagnation, declining workforce participation, rising income inequality, and growth in part-time, lower-wage jobs, compel California to update its planning around education, employment, and the economy as a whole to better understand, anticipate, and shape the future of work in the short and long term.
(d) The Commission on the Future of Work is necessary to prepare California residents for the future of work and to ensure advancements in technology serve the construction of a durable middle class and sustainable economy.
SEC. 2.
Chapter 7.1 (commencing with Section 160) is added to Division 1 of the Labor Code, to read:CHAPTER 7.1. Commission on the Future of Work
160.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Future of Work Act.160.1.
(a) There is established in state government the Commission on the Future of Work. The commission shall be comprised of eight members appointed in accordance with subdivision (c) and shall conduct its business in accordance with this chapter.(b) Members of the commission shall be individuals with knowledge of, and expertise in, work, workforce development, labor, technology, robotics, or artificial intelligence, whether by experience or training.
(c) Commission membership shall consist of the following:
(1) Four members appointed by the Governor, including at least one representative from organized labor and one
from the private sector.
(2) One member appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules.
(3) One member appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly.
(4) The Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development and the Controller shall serve as ex-officio members of the commission.
160.2.
The Commission on the Future of Work shall do all of the following:(a) Convene a public process to gather input and to understand the economic, social, workplace, and technological landscape from the public, academics, and stakeholders.
(b) Commission research to understand the impact of technology on workers, employers, and the economy in the state.
(c) Advise the Governor, the Legislature, and state agencies, departments, and commissions on the impact of technology and automation on workers, the workplace and state workforce, the state budget, economy, safety net, and other areas related to the public good.
(d) Develop recommendations on a policy framework to manage the development, deployment, regulation, taxation, and fair distribution of the benefits of technology used in the workplace that advances the interests of workers and the public.
(e) Submit its recommendations to the Legislature and the Governor no later than November 1, 2020.
