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Ellie Sadler, civil rights department staff, told the council the department updated its conflict of interest code in 2024 and added council members to the department code “for greater clarity” while maintaining the same disclosure requirements for council members. The department’s code was approved by the Fair Political Practices Commission on Oct. 22, 2024 and became effective Dec. 12, 2024, Sadler said. Under the department code, council members will file statements of economic interest (Form 700) electronically with the Fair Political Practices Commission rather than filing paper copies through the department.

Why it matters: the Political Reform Act requires agencies to adopt conflict of interest codes and to identify designated positions that must file statements of economic interest. The department recommended repealing the council’s standalone code because keeping both codes would be duplicative and potentially confusing.

Formal action: following Sadler’s presentation and no public comment, the council moved and approved a resolution to repeal the council’s conflict of interest code in section 11005 of Title 2 of the California Code of Regulations. The roll call recorded ayes from Chair Eric Garcia, Council member Indira Cameron Banks, Council member Chan, Council member Glater and Council member Hong; the motion passed.

Next steps: staff will complete the file‑and‑print rulemaking tasks necessary to repeal the code and will advise council members on the electronic filing process with the Fair Political Practices Commission.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Civil Rights Council Meeting, June 6, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council voted to repeal its separate conflict of interest code after staff explained council members were added to the department's conflict of interest code and must now file Form 700 electronically with the Fair Political Practices Commission.","taxTitle","California Civil Rights Department, Agencies under Office of the Governor, Executive, California","taxId",16858,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6199527,"Civil Rights Council reorganizes subcommittees, outlines priorities and plans public informational hearings",4024,1381000,5405000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3826917-7976c027468b94395d72a3987ce6b2bf&start=1381&end=5405","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3826917-7976c027468b94395d72a3987ce6b2bf/thumbnail_1381000.jpg","/articles/6199527/California/Civil-Rights-Council-reorganizes-subcommittees-outlines-priorities-and-plans-public-informational-hearings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6199527-1445ecbcbfdb24ee8a3e494273026f2a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152503&Signature=Rw9kZykyRdG5UpBhgFnTFHaeP69mxEQZSIxHPytXRkKN-~GfpO7zBT2lkd0~4mpnASOzMMVIywhOPd-ILi1pJGuWWl4N097tnddlbKvq7X0eIhYFM1od8QLw82pwbc-SoSeNkNGxr04pbn-mk90NOqmneHy~EfmaHrtXEm7lF55UT01G9bhleYfOBseLe8Q5KcXfe6vkVCRL6G5HHyI4ziJWCioTTRUtSKquGQ9Oo4TfziJNFfgwuJuyjKoPWUtNlPlh9ewtoFK4d3ceUX5C~LGEfxacqP863BBo44HMffxn3Z1-bFBlu862-yA6XCry4MVKRzV9i969GiqOWaGk7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Civil Rights Council voted June 6 to repurpose, rename and create several subcommittees to focus council resources on regulatory guidance, oversight and public outreach amid changes in federal enforcement and recent state regulatory work.

Chair Eric Garcia and staff led a multi‑part discussion about priorities and staff bandwidth; council members and staff emphasized the need for practical guidance to state‑funded and state‑administered entities on implementing the council’s recent §11135 regulations. Council member Glater proposed repurposing the existing §11135 subcommittee to develop guidance targeted at those entities; Council member Hong agreed to join that subcommittee.

Council members also approved renaming and staffing for other groups: the leave and accommodation committee will be renamed the Subcommittee on Protected Employment Leave and Reasonable Accommodations and staffed by Council member Chan and Council member Indira Cameron Banks; the Algorithms and Bias subcommittee will remain in place while its automated decision systems (ADS) employment regulations are pending at the Office of Administrative Law; and the Contractor Nondiscrimination and Compliance subcommittee will continue with Council member Hong and Chair Garcia until its rulemaking concludes.

New subcommittees approved include one to study automated decision systems in housing — to be staffed by Council member Glater and Chair Garcia — and a Subcommittee to Consider Federal Policy Changes, staffed by Council member Cameron Banks and Council member Chan, to track federal regulatory shifts that could affect state protections. The council also approved forming a public‑hearing committee to convene local human‑rights and enforcement bodies; Council members Hong and Chan were listed to staff that committee.

Why it matters: members described multiple pressure points — staff capacity limits, pending federal rollbacks of guidance, and recent state regulations that require implementation support — and said guidance or targeted hearings could provide quicker assistance to local entities and clarify obligations for state‑funded programs. Staff noted some packages (for example, ADS employment regulations) are near final review by the Office of Administrative Law and should stay active until OAL completes its review.

Formal action: the council took an omnibus vote to (1) repurpose and staff the §11135 guidance subcommittee, (2) rename and staff the leave/accommodation subcommittee, (3) create the ADS‑housing and federal policy subcommittees, (4) rename/create the public hearing committee, (5) keep existing ADS and contractor nondiscrimination subcommittees active while their rulemakings are pending, and (6) disband an inactive subcommittee. The roll call recorded ayes from Chair Eric Garcia, Council member Indira Cameron Banks, Council member Chan, Council member Glater and Council member Hong; the motion passed.

Next steps: staff will post subcommittee assignments and begin planning the proposed public informational hearing with local civil‑rights and human‑relations entities; staff said guidance documents can be produced faster than regulation and could address language access and disability accommodations for state‑funded entities.","The Civil Rights Council voted to repurpose and create subcommittees focused on implementation guidance for state‑funded entities, leave and accommodations, automated decision systems in housing, federal policy monitoring, and public hearings with local enforcement bodies.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6199532,"California Civil Rights Council holds public hearing on proposed contractor nondiscrimination regulations",802,576000,1378000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3826917-7976c027468b94395d72a3987ce6b2bf&start=576&end=1378","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3826917-7976c027468b94395d72a3987ce6b2bf/thumbnail_576000.jpg","/articles/6199532/California/California-Civil-Rights-Council-holds-public-hearing-on-proposed-contractor-nondiscrimination-regulations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6199532-02aca05ee3d62c909dd7e9e27e30a740/orig.mp4?Expires=1771152503&Signature=g6pZpKafok4aToRGOrKt0JVWChUqBKgKBGzmXgeRcpvjMt0q3RgcKoemMugkZLLI0Ow2m37LpGNCba0IPkH-APpB5YdWM6pM0wX1ar539STyXuSi2UbubwIB3UmsPoRwlLSztSqGShUEdqlCyF3Sbbiw5aT4vJt0SWd6--bTbbVqKMS8InJYsey~YWarb6rIUGsQPSeFcXXcT5PdMzyVusHmDa9ZIYqd02kxUW9Ukq8r3gfArL5Ty4RFkYnrWGUPWciUzw8u1Db6toY97F-6umLI1rvb9~h8V5P8MAxNznEH~NK88BM33Vi7eYLFiJPHpT0JZm-uNGMmIUzmqr7DRg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Civil Rights Council held a noticed public hearing June 6 to receive testimony on proposed modifications to contractor nondiscrimination and compliance regulations that would implement Government Code section 12990 of the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) and provisions of Government Code section 11135.

The hearing, opened by Chair Eric Garcia and summarized by Suj Lee, senior legislative and regulatory counsel for the California Civil Rights Department, covered proposed amendments to Title 2, Division 4.1, Chapter 5 of the California Code of Regulations and other implementing text. Lee said the changes “clarify the obligations of state contractors and subcontractors under FEHA as well as article 9.5” and incorporate recommendations from the 2023 SB 150 report. The council noted the rulemaking record includes the notice, initial statement of reasons and draft text posted with the meeting materials.

Why it matters: the changes would set standardized nondiscrimination clauses and compliance expectations for entities that contract with or receive funding from the state. Lee told the council the proposals also strike citations to sections of article 9.5 that were repealed by earlier statutes (SB 1442 (2016) and SB 447 (2023)).

Most immediate facts: the hearing was noticed in the California Regulatory Notice Register on April 11, 2025; the department emailed more than 8,000 stakeholders; and the public comment deadline for this phase of the rulemaking was set at 5 p.m. on June 6, 2025. Written comments may be emailed to council@civilrights.ca.gov or mailed to Suje Lee at the California Civil Rights Department. Lee said all testimony and written comments will become part of the official rulemaking record and that the council will respond to comments in the final statement of reasons.

Public input at the hearing covered technical, procedural and access issues. In-person and remote commenters raised concerns about the council’s Zoom setup and the ability of remote participants to contribute; remote commenter Elle Rose urged better use of virtual meeting tools and said disabling chat limited public access. A remote commenter, Samantha Spoon, used public comment time to call for stronger oversight of child protective services and legal reforms she said were necessary to protect parental rights; Chair Garcia thanked her for the comment and noted it was part of the public record. An employer representative who identified themself as “VF” said their organization would welcome clearer guidance on reasonable accommodations for associational disabilities.

The council did not take a regulatory vote at the hearing. Staff said they will consider oral testimony together with written submissions received by the deadline and that any changes made after today’s hearing may trigger a 15‑day comment period on modifications. The hearing portion for these proposed regulations was adjourned at approximately 10:18 a.m., and the transcription and written comments were added to the rulemaking record.

Next steps: staff will compile and respond to comments in the final statement of reasons as part of the rulemaking record. Interested parties who submitted testimony will be notified of any amendments and further comment periods, if applicable.","The Civil Rights Council opened a formal rulemaking hearing June 6 on proposed modifications to contractor nondiscrimination and compliance regulations that implement FEHA and Government Code section 11135; the public may submit written comments until 5 p.m. the same day.","actionData","errors"]

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