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This bill makes several changes related to employment in California: 1. It provides a legal defense for the state, public employers, and employee organizations against claims or actions related to the collection of agency or "fair share" fees from public employees prior to the Supreme Court's 2018 Janus decision, which found such fees unconstitutional. This applies to pending claims as well. 2. It requires the Department of Human Resources to include an evaluation of reasonable accommodation policies and practices in its annual report on the state's employment program for individuals with disabilities. 3. It allows employees hired by the Kern County Hospital Authority on or after the bill's operative date to participate in the Kern County Employees' Retirement Association, subject to the retirement board's discretion to maintain the plan's tax-qualified status. 4. It requires the Department of General Services to periodically review and report on policies, procedures, and acquisitions related to providing reasonable accommodations for state employees. 5. It appropriates $1.371 million in federal grant funds to the Department of Industrial Relations for expanding or supporting existing apprenticeship programs. The bill is intended to provide legal certainty, improve employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, and support apprenticeship programs, among other goals.

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