CA AB2397

Deletes obsolete language from Section 402 of the Unemployment Insurance Code relating to expired terms of office for members of the California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board.

Removes specific program references from Section 2058 regarding youth employment programs, requiring the department to maintain current information on all types of youth employment programs without listing particular programs.

Updates Section 2070 to clarify that California's public policy opposes arbitrary and unreasonable employment rules based on age by employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations.

Requires the Director of Employment Development to inform the Assembly Committee on Insurance and the Senate Committee on Labor, Public Employment, and Retirement (rather than the full Legislature) when changes to contribution rates or disability benefit amounts may be necessary to protect the Disability Fund's solvency.

Updates references in Sections 2614, 2655.1, and 4902 to direct department reports to specified legislative committees instead of obsolete predecessor committees.