BILL NUMBER: SB 1440INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator De Len FEBRUARY 24, 2012 An act to amend Section 152 of the Labor Code, relating to employment. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1440, as introduced, De Len. Division of Labor Statistics and Research. Existing law establishes the Division of Labor Statistics and Research for purposes of, among other things, collecting, compiling, and presenting facts and statistics relating to the condition of labor in the state. Existing law provides specified powers and duties to the chief of the division. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. 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. Section 152 of the Labor Code is amended to read: 152. The Chief of the Division of Labor Statistics and Research and employees of the division authorized by him or her may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, papers , and records; administer oaths; examine witnesses under oath; take the verification or proof of written instruments; and take depositions and affidavits for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this code and performing the duties which the division is required to perform. They shall have free access to all places of labor. Any person, or agent or officer thereof, who willfully neglects or refuses to furnish statistics requested by the division, which are in his or her possession, or under his or her control, or who refuses to admit the chief or his or her authorized employee to a place of labor, is guilty of a misdemeanor. The Director of Industrial Relations may direct the chief and the employees of other divisions of the department to transmit to the Division of Labor Statistics and Research any statistical information in their possession, or to conduct investigations and otherwise assist the Division of Labor Statistics and Research in the gathering of whatever statistics the director deems desirable.