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This bill addresses several labor-related provisions across multiple areas of California state government. Effective October 1, 2025, the bill expands the definition of "employee" to include state officers or employees appointed to career executive assignments, making them eligible for nonindustrial disability benefits. The bill also appropriates $584 million from the General Fund to supplement the Public Employees' Retirement Fund, with specific allocations to different state employee member categories, including $273.9 million for miscellaneous members and $261.7 million for peace officers and firefighters. Additionally, the bill makes technical changes to workers' compensation fraud assessment provisions and exempts certain regulations from administrative procedure requirements. For the Golden Gate Bridge Suspension Bridge Seismic Retrofit Project, the bill mandates that construction contracts awarded between January 1 and December 31, 2025, must comply with lead safety standards in effect on December 31, 2024. The bill also places conditions on the use of $3.3 million allocated for In-Home Supportive Services providers' collective bargaining. Notably, the bill takes effect immediately as a budget-related measure and includes provisions ensuring that no local agency reimbursement is required for potential new costs associated with its implementation.

Budget and Finance

Budget and Fiscal Review (Senate)

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