AB 694: Department of Industrial Relations: advisory committee: occupational safety and health.

The bill aims to improve worker safety and safeguard employment rights in California. It requires the Department of Industrial Relations to contract with two university labor centers to study understaffing and vacancies within the division. The study will provide recommendations for career pathways to the Compliance Safety and Health Officer classification, and the findings will inform state policies. An advisory committee will be convened to make recommendations on the scope of the study and provide findings and recommendations to the department, the Department of Human Resources, and the legislature. The committee will consist of members from various state agencies, worker advocacy organizations, academic institutions, and other entities. The report will be posted on the division's website and shared with the advisory committee, the governor, and specified legislative committee chairs…