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Civil Rights Department says it is implementing four new laws as caseloads near 12,000
Summary
At a California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 hearing, the Civil Rights Department described plans to implement four chapter laws—including a new Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery—and told members its open matters have climbed past 11,000, nearing 12,000, straining staff capacity.
The Civil Rights Department told the California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on State Administration that it will implement four pieces of chapter legislation this year and is coping with a steep rise in complaints.
"We will be implementing 4 pieces of chapter legislation this year," Julia Parrish, deputy director for legislation, regulation and policy at the Civil Rights Department, told the subcommittee. She listed SB 464 (updates to pay‑data reporting and an expansion of job categories from 10 to 23), AB 822 (an extension of the Commission on the State of Hate to 2031), AB 935 (new demographic reporting and timelines), and SB 518 (which "establishes the new Bureau for Descendants of American Slavery" with…
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