California Government Code

§ 12926.1

GOV § 12926.1 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 2.8 · Ch. 4

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares as follows:

(a)The law of this state in the area of disabilities provides protections independent from those in the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-336). Although the federal act provides a floor of protection, this state’s law has always, even prior to passage of the federal act, afforded additional protections.

(b)The law of this state contains broad definitions of physical disability, mental disability, and medical condition. It is the intent of the Legislature that the definitions of physical disability and mental disability be construed so that applicants and employees are protected from discrimination due to an actual or perceived physical or mental impairment that is disabling, potentially disabling, or perceived as disabling or potentially disabling.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28, Sec. 67. (SB 1380) Effective January 1, 2023.