CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1069Introduced by Senator MendozaFebruary 12, 2018 An act to amend Section 3200 of the Labor Code, relating to workers compensation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1069, as introduced, Mendoza. Workers compensation.Existing law establishes a workers compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to replace obsolete references in the workers compensation laws when those laws are being amended for any purpose.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3200 of the Labor Code is amended to read:3200. The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the term workmens compensation shall hereafter also be known as workers compensation, compensation, and that the Workmens Compensation Appeals Board shall hereafter be known as the Workers Compensation Appeals Board. In furtherance of this policy policy, it is the desire of the Legislature that references to the terms workmens compensation and Workmens Compensation Appeals Board in this code or and elsewhere be changed to workers compensation and Workers Compensation Appeals Board when such those laws are being amended for any purpose. This act is declaratory and not amendatory of existing law. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1069Introduced by Senator MendozaFebruary 12, 2018 An act to amend Section 3200 of the Labor Code, relating to workers compensation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 1069, as introduced, Mendoza. Workers compensation.Existing law establishes a workers compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to replace obsolete references in the workers compensation laws when those laws are being amended for any purpose.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 1069 Introduced by Senator MendozaFebruary 12, 2018 Introduced by Senator Mendoza February 12, 2018 An act to amend Section 3200 of the Labor Code, relating to workers compensation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 1069, as introduced, Mendoza. Workers compensation. Existing law establishes a workers compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to replace obsolete references in the workers compensation laws when those laws are being amended for any purpose.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. Existing law establishes a workers compensation system, administered by the Administrative Director of the Division of Workers Compensation, to compensate an employee for injuries sustained in the course of his or her employment. Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature to replace obsolete references in the workers compensation laws when those laws are being amended for any purpose. This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 3200 of the Labor Code is amended to read:3200. The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the term workmens compensation shall hereafter also be known as workers compensation, compensation, and that the Workmens Compensation Appeals Board shall hereafter be known as the Workers Compensation Appeals Board. In furtherance of this policy policy, it is the desire of the Legislature that references to the terms workmens compensation and Workmens Compensation Appeals Board in this code or and elsewhere be changed to workers compensation and Workers Compensation Appeals Board when such those laws are being amended for any purpose. This act is declaratory and not amendatory of existing law. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 3200 of the Labor Code is amended to read:3200. The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the term workmens compensation shall hereafter also be known as workers compensation, compensation, and that the Workmens Compensation Appeals Board shall hereafter be known as the Workers Compensation Appeals Board. In furtherance of this policy policy, it is the desire of the Legislature that references to the terms workmens compensation and Workmens Compensation Appeals Board in this code or and elsewhere be changed to workers compensation and Workers Compensation Appeals Board when such those laws are being amended for any purpose. This act is declaratory and not amendatory of existing law. SECTION 1. Section 3200 of the Labor Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 3200. The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the term workmens compensation shall hereafter also be known as workers compensation, compensation, and that the Workmens Compensation Appeals Board shall hereafter be known as the Workers Compensation Appeals Board. In furtherance of this policy policy, it is the desire of the Legislature that references to the terms workmens compensation and Workmens Compensation Appeals Board in this code or and elsewhere be changed to workers compensation and Workers Compensation Appeals Board when such those laws are being amended for any purpose. This act is declaratory and not amendatory of existing law. 3200. The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the term workmens compensation shall hereafter also be known as workers compensation, compensation, and that the Workmens Compensation Appeals Board shall hereafter be known as the Workers Compensation Appeals Board. In furtherance of this policy policy, it is the desire of the Legislature that references to the terms workmens compensation and Workmens Compensation Appeals Board in this code or and elsewhere be changed to workers compensation and Workers Compensation Appeals Board when such those laws are being amended for any purpose. This act is declaratory and not amendatory of existing law. 3200. The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the term workmens compensation shall hereafter also be known as workers compensation, compensation, and that the Workmens Compensation Appeals Board shall hereafter be known as the Workers Compensation Appeals Board. In furtherance of this policy policy, it is the desire of the Legislature that references to the terms workmens compensation and Workmens Compensation Appeals Board in this code or and elsewhere be changed to workers compensation and Workers Compensation Appeals Board when such those laws are being amended for any purpose. This act is declaratory and not amendatory of existing law. 3200. The Legislature hereby declares its intent that the term workmens compensation shall hereafter also be known as workers compensation, compensation, and that the Workmens Compensation Appeals Board shall hereafter be known as the Workers Compensation Appeals Board. In furtherance of this policy policy, it is the desire of the Legislature that references to the terms workmens compensation and Workmens Compensation Appeals Board in this code or and elsewhere be changed to workers compensation and Workers Compensation Appeals Board when such those laws are being amended for any purpose. This act is declaratory and not amendatory of existing law.