Amended IN Assembly April 01, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1750Introduced by Assembly Member BurkeFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 6207 of add Section 6209 to the Labor Code, relating to workers compensation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1750, as amended, Burke. Workers compensation: rehabilitation.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 employment. Existing law requires a public agency, its insurance carrier, and the Department of Rehabilitation to jointly formulate procedures to select and refer injured full-time public employees for rehabilitation services. Existing law provides that a rehabilitation benefit is an additional benefit that does not replace a workers compensation benefit. services and retraining for other positions in public service.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.This bill would require the Department of Rehabilitation to issue a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2022, and every 5 years thereafter, that outlines the extent to which injured full-time public employees were rehabilitated or retrained and rehired for other available positions in public service.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6209 is added to the Labor Code, to read:6209. On or before January 1, 2022, and every five years thereafter, the Department of Rehabilitation shall issue a report to the Legislature outlining the extent to which injured full-time public employees were rehabilitated or retrained and rehired for other available positions in public service. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.Section 6207 of the Labor Code is amended to read:6207.The injured employees rehabilitation benefit is an additional benefit and shall not be converted to or replace a workers compensation benefit available to the employee.
Amended IN Assembly April 01, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1750Introduced by Assembly Member BurkeFebruary 22, 2019 An act to amend Section 6207 of add Section 6209 to the Labor Code, relating to workers compensation. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1750, as amended, Burke. Workers compensation: rehabilitation.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 employment. Existing law requires a public agency, its insurance carrier, and the Department of Rehabilitation to jointly formulate procedures to select and refer injured full-time public employees for rehabilitation services. Existing law provides that a rehabilitation benefit is an additional benefit that does not replace a workers compensation benefit. services and retraining for other positions in public service.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.This bill would require the Department of Rehabilitation to issue a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2022, and every 5 years thereafter, that outlines the extent to which injured full-time public employees were rehabilitated or retrained and rehired for other available positions in public service.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NOYES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 01, 2019
Amended IN Assembly April 01, 2019
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 1750
Introduced by Assembly Member BurkeFebruary 22, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Member Burke
February 22, 2019
An act to amend Section 6207 of add Section 6209 to the Labor Code, relating to workers compensation.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1750, as amended, Burke. Workers compensation: rehabilitation.
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 employment. Existing law requires a public agency, its insurance carrier, and the Department of Rehabilitation to jointly formulate procedures to select and refer injured full-time public employees for rehabilitation services. Existing law provides that a rehabilitation benefit is an additional benefit that does not replace a workers compensation benefit. services and retraining for other positions in public service.This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.This bill would require the Department of Rehabilitation to issue a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2022, and every 5 years thereafter, that outlines the extent to which injured full-time public employees were rehabilitated or retrained and rehired for other available positions in public service.
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 employment. Existing law requires a public agency, its insurance carrier, and the Department of Rehabilitation to jointly formulate procedures to select and refer injured full-time public employees for rehabilitation services. Existing law provides that a rehabilitation benefit is an additional benefit that does not replace a workers compensation benefit. services and retraining for other positions in public service.
This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.
This bill would require the Department of Rehabilitation to issue a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2022, and every 5 years thereafter, that outlines the extent to which injured full-time public employees were rehabilitated or retrained and rehired for other available positions in public service.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 6209 is added to the Labor Code, to read:6209. On or before January 1, 2022, and every five years thereafter, the Department of Rehabilitation shall issue a report to the Legislature outlining the extent to which injured full-time public employees were rehabilitated or retrained and rehired for other available positions in public service. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.Section 6207 of the Labor Code is amended to read:6207.The injured employees rehabilitation benefit is an additional benefit and shall not be converted to or replace a workers compensation benefit available to the employee.
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 6209 is added to the Labor Code, to read:6209. On or before January 1, 2022, and every five years thereafter, the Department of Rehabilitation shall issue a report to the Legislature outlining the extent to which injured full-time public employees were rehabilitated or retrained and rehired for other available positions in public service. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
SECTION 1. Section 6209 is added to the Labor Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
6209. On or before January 1, 2022, and every five years thereafter, the Department of Rehabilitation shall issue a report to the Legislature outlining the extent to which injured full-time public employees were rehabilitated or retrained and rehired for other available positions in public service. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
6209. On or before January 1, 2022, and every five years thereafter, the Department of Rehabilitation shall issue a report to the Legislature outlining the extent to which injured full-time public employees were rehabilitated or retrained and rehired for other available positions in public service. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
6209. On or before January 1, 2022, and every five years thereafter, the Department of Rehabilitation shall issue a report to the Legislature outlining the extent to which injured full-time public employees were rehabilitated or retrained and rehired for other available positions in public service. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
6209. On or before January 1, 2022, and every five years thereafter, the Department of Rehabilitation shall issue a report to the Legislature outlining the extent to which injured full-time public employees were rehabilitated or retrained and rehired for other available positions in public service. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
The injured employees rehabilitation benefit is an additional benefit and shall not be converted to or replace a workers compensation benefit available to the employee.