AB 2499: Health care coverage: claims payments.

<p>This bill, known as Adrienne’s Act, aims to enhance workplace safety in California prisons by requiring the Division of Occupational Safety and Health to develop specific occupational safety standards for prison workers by July 1, 2027. It also mandates that the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation comply with these new standards.</p> <p>The bill introduces the Climate Justice in Prisons Emergency Response Act, which requires the department to implement measures addressing extreme weather conditions, such as installing cooling systems and shade structures at correctional facilities. Additionally, it establishes a temperature monitoring program in at least three prisons by July 1, 2027, to collect and report data on environmental conditions.</p> <p>The bill also mandates the creation of a working group including community-based organizations and incarcerated individuals to adv…