CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION
| Introduced by Assembly Members Wicks, Aguiar-Curry, Low, and Akilah Weber (Principal coauthors: Senators Newman, Pan, and Wiener) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Quirk and Stone) (Coauthor: Senator Dodd) |
| February 10, 2022 |
An act to add Section 12940.4 to the Government Code, relating to employment.
AB 1993, as introduced, Wicks. Employment: COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
Existing law, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), establishes the Department of Fair Employment and Housing within the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the enforcement of civil rights laws with respect to housing and employment.
Existing federal law, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, authorizes the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve new drugs and products, including vaccines, for introduction into interstate commerce, and authorizes the secretary to authorize vaccines for use in an emergency upon declaring a public health emergency. On February 4, 2020, the secretary determined that there is a public health emergency and declared circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of drugs and biological products. The secretary subsequently authorized the emergency use of 3 vaccines for the prevention of COVID-19, and on August 23, 2021, the secretary approved a vaccine for the prevention of...
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