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PRISM’s Legislative Committee reviews bills introduced by the Legislature that may have an impact on one or more of PRISM’s Programs. Through this process, we may review bills that may not impact PRISM Programs, but do have a direct impact on our Members directly as it relates to your daily activities. One such bill has come to our attention that we want each of you to be aware of: SB 2561 specific to Vacant Positions. For more information regarding this bill, and others relating to your organizations unions and bargaining agreements, read this blog!
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) has published several documents to help agencies with Workplace Violence Prevention & SB 553 Requirements. Read more in this blog!
At its February 15, 2024 Board Meeting, the California Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Standards Board approved significant revisions to their lead standards, General Industry and Construction Safety Orders. Read about these changes in this blog post!
In the premiere edition of our new data analysis snapshot “Wavelength,” PRISM Data Scientist Yi Li breaks down the findings of our Compromise & Release (C&R) Study!
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services have released a report to help law enforcement recruitment efforts. Read more about it in this blog.
In an effort to increase cybersecurity efforts and better protect the data found within the Clearinghouse, the FMCSA is requiring all FMCSA Account Holders to transition their login from the FMCSA portal to login.gov...
SB 553 Occupational safety: workplace violence: restraining orders and workplace violence prevention plan (SB 553) was signed into law on September 30. This piece of legislation addresses two workplace violence prevention components for employers; restraining orders and workplace violence prevention; this blog will focus on the latter.
Kristin Morales breaks down AB 2188, a bill amending the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to prohibit an employer from discriminating against a current employee or applicant for the use of cannabis off the job and away from work.
John Nichols breaks down The State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP), a first-of-its-kind endeavor specifically for state, local, and territorial (SLT) governments to help strengthen cyber resilience.
Public Health (CDPH) published Guidance for K-12 Schools and Child Care Settings to Support Safe In-Person Services and Mitigate the Spread of Communicable Diseases, 2023-2024 School Year.
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