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Civil Rights Department seeks one more year for California Versus Hate and staff to enforce new laws
Summary
The Civil Rights Department asked the committee for one‑year funding extension for the California Versus Hate hotline and for staff to implement recently passed laws expanding local antidiscrimination authority and shifting certain worker protections to the department.
The Civil Rights Department told the subcommittee it needs an additional year of funding for California Versus Hate and staffing to implement new statutory responsibilities.
Director Kevin Kish described California Versus Hate as a statewide care‑coordination and reporting program that helps residents who experience hate incidents access local services, legal help and victim resources. Kish said the program has received thousands of contacts and that representative survey work suggests hate…
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