Cal. LAB § 6902
This is the official text of Cal. LAB § 6902, part of California’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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(a) For purposes of this section, “revenue service” means passenger train service during which passengers are carried or are scheduled to be carried.
(b) For purposes of this section, “local agency” means any city, county, special district, or other public entity in the state, including a charter city or a charter county.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by subdivision (e) of Section 6901, during revenue service provided by a local agency, or by any entity under contract with a local agency, there shall be in addition to the train operator at least one qualified employee inside a train car set of six or fewer coaches and at least two qualified employees inside a train car set of seven or more coaches.
(d) (1) A request for proposal or request for bid to provide revenue service issued by a local agency shall require compliance with subdivision (c).
(2) A contract to provide revenue service awarded by a local agency shall require compliance with subdivision (c).
(3) If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that an entity receiving a request for proposal or request for bid from a local agency for revenue service is exempt from the requirements of this section, all other entities that received the same request for proposal or request for bid shall also be exempt from the requirements of this section in responding to that request for proposal or request for bid.
(e) This section does not apply to heavy rail transit systems that are owned or operated by a public entity, or to light rail public transit systems.
(b) For purposes of this section, “local agency” means any city, county, special district, or other public entity in the state, including a charter city or a charter county.
(c) Except as otherwise provided by subdivision (e) of Section 6901, during revenue service provided by a local agency, or by any entity under contract with a local agency, there shall be in addition to the train operator at least one qualified employee inside a train car set of six or fewer coaches and at least two qualified employees inside a train car set of seven or more coaches.
(d) (1) A request for proposal or request for bid to provide revenue service issued by a local agency shall require compliance with subdivision (c).
(2) A contract to provide revenue service awarded by a local agency shall require compliance with subdivision (c).
(3) If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that an entity receiving a request for proposal or request for bid from a local agency for revenue service is exempt from the requirements of this section, all other entities that received the same request for proposal or request for bid shall also be exempt from the requirements of this section in responding to that request for proposal or request for bid.
(e) This section does not apply to heavy rail transit systems that are owned or operated by a public entity, or to light rail public transit systems.
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