Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15 § 3475

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 3475 - Monitoring Comparable Wages and Wage Plans

(a) The JVP shall monitor the wage rates and wage plans submitted by the Joint Venture Employer for compliance with PC section 2717.8. Monitoring shall include, but not be limited to, unannounced on-site visits to determine the accuracy of the job descriptions and to assess compliance with wage plan requirements including compliance with PC section 2717.8. The JVP shall develop a written protocol for these visits and retain a copy of the on-site visit reports for at least five years.

(b) The JVP shall obtain wage data, applicable Standard Occupational Codes (SOC), and survey data from Occupational Employment Surveys (OES) for each incarcerated employee job description from the Employment Development Department annually, upon the creation of any new JVE job position, upon the alteration of any existing position, or upon the establishment of any new JVP business.

(c) The JVE job descriptions and wage plans shall be reviewed annually, upon the creation of any new JVE job position, upon the alteration of any existing position, or upon establishment of a new JVP business.

(d) The JVP shall maintain a database which includes each incarcerated person's date of hire, hourly wage, hours worked and the SOC code for each incarcerated person position.

(e) The JVP shall conduct desk audits every ninety days of a randomly selected ten percent of the incarcerated person workforce and shall review salary levels to verify that the comparable wage rates are being paid.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 15, § 3475

Note: Authority cited: Sections 2717.3 and 5058, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 2717.3, 2717.4, 2717.8 and 5054, Penal Code; and Vasquez v. State of California, 105 Cal.App.4th 849 (2003), Stipulated Injunction and Order, Superior Court of San Diego County, Case No. GIC-740832.

1. Amendment of article heading and renumbering and amendment of former section 3476 opening paragraph to new section 3475 filed 10-18-93 as an emergency; operative 10-18-93 (Register 93, No. 43). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-15-94 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day. For prior history, see Register 91, No. 6.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-18-93 order transmitted to OAL 2-15-94 and filed 3-16-94 (Register 94, No. 11).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (a)(1) filed 3-27-95 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 95, No. 13).
4. Amendment of article heading, section heading, and subsections (a), (a)(2), (a)(8) and (b) filed 11-13-98 as an emergency; operative 11-13-98 (Register 98, No. 46). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-15-99 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 11-13-98 order transmitted to OAL 2-10-99 and filed 3-8-99 (Register 99, No. 11).
6. Renumbering of section 3475 to new section 3465 and renumbering of former section 3484 to section 3475 filed 3-25-2020 as an emergency; operative 6/1/2020 (Register 2020, No. 13). Pursuant to Penal Code section 5058.3, a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-9-2020 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Emergency filed 3-25-2020 and operative 6-1-2020 extended 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20 and an additional 60 days pursuant to Executive Order N-66-20 (Register 2020, No. 42). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-9-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Renumbering of section 3475 to new section 3465 and renumbering of former section 3484 to section 3475 refiled 2-25-2021 as an emergency; operative 3/10/2021 (Register 2021, No. 9). Emergency expiration extended 60 days (Executive Order N-40-20) plus an additional 60 days (Executive Order N-71-20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-8-2021 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
9. Renumbering of section 3475 to new section 3465 and renumbering of former section 3484 to section 3475 refiled 10-4-2021 as an emergency; operative 10/8/2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.1(d) (Register 2021, No. 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-6-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11346.1(h) or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
10. Certificate of Compliance as to 10-4-2021 order transmitted to OAL 12-7-2021 and filed 1/5/2022 (Register 2022, No. 1).
11. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b), (d) and (e) filed 7-1-2024 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2024, No. 27).