California Register, 2019, Number 24. June 14, 2019

• Library: California Register
• Published date: 14 June 2019
• Year: 2019

GAVIN NEWSOM, GOVERNOR OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

REGISTER 2019, NUMBER 24−Z PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUNE 14, 2019

PROPOSED ACTION ON REGULATIONS

TITLE 2. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA)

Regulations: Various Technical Revisions — Notice File Number Z2019−0604−01 .......................... 867

TITLE 2. FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING COUNCIL

Religious Creed and Age Discrimination — Notice File Number Z2019−0604−04 ........................... 869

TITLE 2. FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION

Materiality Standards — Notice File Number Z2019−0604−02 .......................................... 871

TITLE 2. FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION

Materiality Standards — Business Entities — Notice File Number Z2019−0604−03 .......................... 873

TITLE 8. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD

Implementation of the Public Employee Communication Chapter and

Implementation of the Prohibition on Public Employers Deterring or

Discouraging Union Membership — Notice File Number Z2019−0603−04 ................................. 874

TITLE 17. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Newborn Screening Forms — Notice File Number Z2019−0530−01 ...................................... 891

TITLE 18. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

County Survey Cycles — Notice File Number Z2019−0604−05 .......................................... 894

GENERAL PUBLIC INTEREST

DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Fish and Game Code Section 1653 Consistency Determination Request for

Lower Bear Creek Instream Habitat Enhancement Project

(Tracking Number: 1653−2019−038−001−R1) Humboldt County ........................................ 899

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DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act Consistency Determination

Number 1653−2019−033−001−R1, Parks Creek Fish Passage and

Cardoza Ranch Efficiency Project, Montague, Siskiyou County .......................................... 900

DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act Consistency Determination Number

1653−2019−034−001−R1, South Fork Elk River Debris Jam Barrier Modification, Humboldt County ........... 902

DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act Consistency Determination Number

1653−2019−035−001−R1, San Geronimo Creek Restoration Project, Marin County .......................... 904

DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Act Consistency Determination

Number 1653−2019−036−001−R1, Janes Creek at Alliance Road

Fish Passage Improvement Project, Humboldt County ................................................. 906

DECISION NOT TO PROCEED

CALIFORNIA PRISON INDUSTRY AUTHORITY

Concerning Incentive Compensation Authority

(Previously Published in Notice Register 2019, Number 1−Z) ........................................... 908

SUMMARY OF REGULATORY ACTIONS

Regulations filed with the Secretary of State ......................................................... 908

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CALIFORNIA REGULATORY NOTICE REGISTER 2019, VOLUME NUMBER 24-Z

PROPOSED ACTION ON

REGULATIONS

Information contained in this document is

published as received from agencies and is

not edited by Thomson Reuters.

TITLE 2. CALIFORNIA PUBLIC

EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Ad-

ministration (Board) of the California Public Employ-

ees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) proposes to take the

regulatory action described below after considering

public comments, objections, or recommendations.

I. PROPOSED REGULATORY ACTION

In this filing, the Board proposes to amend § 599.500

through § 599.516 of the California Code of Regula-

tions (CCR), Title 2, entitled “Definitions, Coverage,

Enrollment, Conversion, Minimum Standards, Alter-

native Benefit Plans, Contributions, Contingency Re-

serve Fund, Contracting Agency Participation and

Medicare Part B.” The proposed regulations will make

changes to inaccurate code section references, out−of−

date language and other technical changes to bring the

regulations into alignment with current law and

practices.

II. WRITTEN COMMENT PERIOD

Any interested person may submit written comments

relevant to the proposed regulatory action. The written

comment period closes on July 29, 2019. The Regula-

tions Coordinator must receive all written comments by

the close of the comment period. Comments may be

submitted via fax at (916) 795−4607; e−mail at

Regulation_Coordinator@calpers.ca.gov or mailed to

the following address:

Anthony Martin, Regulation Coordinator

California Public Employees’ Retirement System

P.O. Box 942702

Sacramento, California 94229−2702

Phone: (916) 795−3038

III. PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to Government Code (GC) § 11346.8, a

public hearing on this matter has not been scheduled.

However, if an interested person or his or her duly au-

thorized representative submits in writing to the

CalPERS Regulations Coordinator a request for a pub-

lic hearing no later than 15 days prior to the close of the

written comment period, a public hearing shall be

scheduled before the CalPERS Pension and Health

Benefits Committee. Notice of the time, date, and place

of the hearing will be provided to every person who has

filed a request for notice with CalPERS.

IV. ACCESS TO HEARING ROOM

The hearing room will be accessible to persons with

mobility impairments, and it can be made accessible to

persons with hearing or vision impairments upon ad-

vance request to the Regulation Coordinator.

V. AUTHORITY AND REFERENCE

The Board has general authority to take regulatory

action under GC §§ 22750, 22751, 22775, 22794,

22796, 22797, 22818. The Board has specific authority

to amend § 599.500, subdivision (o). Reference cita-

tion: California Government Code §§ 22775 and

22796.

VI. INFORMATIVE DIGEST/POLICY

STATEMENT OVERVIEW

CalPERS benefit programs and administrative pro-

cesses are subject to numerous regulatory require-

ments, several of which have been identified by team

members as outdated, as subject to confusion among

stakeholders, or which otherwise represent an opportu-

nity to realize efficiencies through their modification or

clarification. In these cases, the recommended regula-

tory changes are appropriate for the continued adminis-

tration and good governance of CalPERS.

CalPERS seeks to make changes to inaccurate code

section references and other technical changes to bring

the regulations into alignment with current law and

practices. Currently, the Public Employees’ Medical

and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) regulations mention

statutes and agencies that no longer exist; reference an-

tiquated terms and outdated provisions and practices;

and have cross−references that are inaccurate.

ANTICIPATED BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED

REGULATION

The proposed regulatory action will not affect worker

safety or the state’s environment. The proposed regula-

tions will make changes to inaccurate code section ref-

erences, out−of−date language and other technical

changes to bring the regulations into alignment with

current law and practices.

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