CA AB1744

Enacts the Public Employees' Bill of Rights Act applying to California state civil service employees, excluding supervisory and managerial employees.

Guarantees employees priority in filling permanent, overtime, and on-call positions over excluded employees and contractors.

Requires employers to provide job descriptions, ensure safe working conditions, prevent unlawful discrimination, and establish confidential hotlines for reporting waste and abuse.

Establishes professional staff peer review committees to provide input on workplace operations and performance evaluations for employees with professional licenses.

Shortens the statute of limitations for adverse employment actions from 3 years to 1 year, requiring both notice and investigation completion within one year of the disciplinary cause.