BILL NUMBER: AB 1977INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Cook FEBRUARY 17, 2010 An act relating to the Department of Industrial Relations. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1977, as introduced, Cook. Department of Industrial Relations: ombudsman. Existing law establishes the Department of Industrial Relations and charges that agency with the responsibility for administering the state plan for the development and enforcement of occupational safety and health standards. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation establishing an ombudsman within the department in order to facilitate the resolution of labor-law issues. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation establishing an ombudsman within the Department of Industrial Relations in order to facilitate the resolution of labor-law issues.