Entertainment industry: age-eligible minors: training.

Prior to the issuance of an entertainment work permit to a minor, existing law requires the parent or legal guardian of the minor and the age-eligible minors to receive and complete training in sexual harassment prevention, retaliation, and reporting resources. Existing law requires the training to be in a language understood by that person. Existing law requires an employer having 5 or more employees to provide at least 2 hours of classroom or other effective interactive training and education regarding sexual harassment to all supervisory employees and at least one hour of classroom or other effective interactive training and education regarding sexual harassment to all nonsupervisory employees in California, as specified. For purposes of this requirement, existing law directs the Department of Fair Employment and Housing to develop or obtain online training courses and to make those courses available on the department's internet website. This bill would instead require that the parent or legal guardian ensure that sexual harassment training, as made available online by the department, be completed by the age-eligible minor, as defined, accompanied by their parent or legal guardian. The bill would require that the parent or legal guardian certify to the Labor Commissioner that the training has been completed, as specified. The bill would instead require that the training provided under these provisions be provided in a language that can be understood by that person, whenever reasonably possible. Because this bill would expand the crime of perjury, it would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.