CA SB352

Requires the California Workforce Development Board, in conjunction with the Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development and Director of Housing and Community Development, to examine housing costs by county, regionally, and statewide to create a formula for minimum wage needs.

Formula must determine how much a household with at least one full-time minimum wage worker must earn to afford a decent standard of living, including appropriate housing and basic expenses including nonhousing necessities.

Mandates that housing costs not exceed 30 percent of calculated wages and requires the board to consult with relevant state departments and research institutions when developing the framework.

Starting in 2024, requires the board to recommend to the Legislature by December 15 each year the minimum wage for each county, region, and statewide, and recommend a method to annually adjust figures for housing cost inflation and general inflation.

Defines "nonhousing necessities" to include childcare, food, transportation, health care, clothing, mobile telephone service, broadband access, and taxes.