CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1518Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 17, 2023 An act relating to workforce development. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1518, as introduced, Friedman. Workforce development: service dogs.Existing law establishes the Labor and Workforce Development Agency in state government under the supervision of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, and charges the agency with oversight of specified departments, boards, and panels.Existing law imposes specified civil penalties upon a person, firm, or corporation that, among other acts, interferes with the rights of an individual with a disability. Under existing law, interfere for purposes of these provisions includes preventing or causing the prevention of a guide dog, signal dog, or service dog from carrying out its functions in assisting a disabled person.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to partner with accredited service dog organizations to provide technical education regarding federal disability law and service dog requirements.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. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to partner with accredited service dog organizations to provide technical education regarding federal disability law and service dog requirements. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1518Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 17, 2023 An act relating to workforce development. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1518, as introduced, Friedman. Workforce development: service dogs.Existing law establishes the Labor and Workforce Development Agency in state government under the supervision of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, and charges the agency with oversight of specified departments, boards, and panels.Existing law imposes specified civil penalties upon a person, firm, or corporation that, among other acts, interferes with the rights of an individual with a disability. Under existing law, interfere for purposes of these provisions includes preventing or causing the prevention of a guide dog, signal dog, or service dog from carrying out its functions in assisting a disabled person.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to partner with accredited service dog organizations to provide technical education regarding federal disability law and service dog requirements.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1518 Introduced by Assembly Member FriedmanFebruary 17, 2023 Introduced by Assembly Member Friedman February 17, 2023 An act relating to workforce development. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1518, as introduced, Friedman. Workforce development: service dogs. Existing law establishes the Labor and Workforce Development Agency in state government under the supervision of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, and charges the agency with oversight of specified departments, boards, and panels.Existing law imposes specified civil penalties upon a person, firm, or corporation that, among other acts, interferes with the rights of an individual with a disability. Under existing law, interfere for purposes of these provisions includes preventing or causing the prevention of a guide dog, signal dog, or service dog from carrying out its functions in assisting a disabled person.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to partner with accredited service dog organizations to provide technical education regarding federal disability law and service dog requirements. Existing law establishes the Labor and Workforce Development Agency in state government under the supervision of the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development, and charges the agency with oversight of specified departments, boards, and panels. Existing law imposes specified civil penalties upon a person, firm, or corporation that, among other acts, interferes with the rights of an individual with a disability. Under existing law, interfere for purposes of these provisions includes preventing or causing the prevention of a guide dog, signal dog, or service dog from carrying out its functions in assisting a disabled person. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to partner with accredited service dog organizations to provide technical education regarding federal disability law and service dog requirements. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to partner with accredited service dog organizations to provide technical education regarding federal disability law and service dog requirements. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to partner with accredited service dog organizations to provide technical education regarding federal disability law and service dog requirements. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to partner with accredited service dog organizations to provide technical education regarding federal disability law and service dog requirements. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would require the Labor and Workforce Development Agency to partner with accredited service dog organizations to provide technical education regarding federal disability law and service dog requirements. ### SECTION 1.