California 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

SB 1241 — Discrimination in employment: employment tests and selection procedures.

Last action — Referred to Com. on JUD.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, protects and safeguards the right and opportunity of all persons to seek, obtain, and hold employment without discrimination, abridgment, or harassment on account of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status. This bill would create a presumption that an employer's decision relating to hiring or promotion based on a test or other selection procedure is not discriminatory, if the test or procedure meets specified criteria, including, among other things, that it is job related and meets a business necessity, as defined by the bill for purposes of these provisions and specified existing law, and that the test or procedure utilizes pretested assessment technology that, upon use, resulted in an increase in the hiring or promotion of a protected class compared to prior workforce composition. The bill would also require the employer to keep records of the testing or procedure and submit them for review by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, upon request, in order to qualify for the presumption. The bill would define other terms for purposes of these provisions.

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Action History

  1. Referred to Com. on JUD.

  2. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 22.

  3. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (118)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1241 do?
Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, protects and safeguards the right and opportunity of all persons to seek, obtain, and hold employment without discrimination, abridgment, or harassment on account of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status. This bill would create a presumption that an employer's decision relating to hiring or promotion based on a test or other selection procedure is not discriminatory, if the test or procedure meets specified criteria, including, among other things, that it is job related and meets a business necessity, as defined by the bill for purposes of these provisions and specified existing law, and that the test or procedure utilizes pretested assessment technology that, upon use, resulted in an increase in the hiring or promotion of a protected class compared to prior workforce composition. The bill would also require the employer to keep records of the testing or procedure and submit them for review by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing, upon request, in order to qualify for the presumption. The bill would define other terms for purposes of these provisions.
Who sponsors SB 1241?
SB 1241 is sponsored by Jones-Sawyer, Bradford, Gipson, Mike A. (Democratic), and Gonzalez, Lena A. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 1241?
This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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