CA AB1906

Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish a policy by January 1, 2021 allowing pregnant peace officers to request alternate, light duty assignments based on medical certification of pregnancy-related limitations.

Pregnant peace officers must remain in their current job classification while on light duty and cannot be forced into such assignments without their request and medical documentation.

Pregnant peace officers shall maintain normal promotional opportunities and pay increases during light duty assignments.

The department must carefully weigh light duty requests based on medical limitations, employee classification, and departmental needs, and must provide publicly available reports explaining any denials without personally identifying information.

All denials must be submitted for second-level review by the deputy director of facility support for the Division of Adult Institutions within five business days, in consultation with the Office of Employee Health and Wellness.