Section 12935 Of Article 2. The Commission From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 2.8. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 2.
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. The council shall have the following functions, powers, and
duties:
(a) To adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind suitable rules,
regulations, and standards that do either of the following:
(1) Interpret, implement, and apply all provisions of this part.
(2) Carry out all other functions and duties of the council
pursuant to this part.
(3) To meet at any place within the state and function in any
office of the department.
(b) To create or provide technical assistance to any advisory
agencies and conciliation councils, local or otherwise, as in its
judgment will aid in effectuating the purposes of this part, and to
empower them to study the problems of discrimination in all or
specific fields of human relationships or in particular instances of
employment discrimination on the bases enumerated in this part or in
specific instances of housing discrimination on the bases enumerated
in this part and to foster, through community effort or otherwise,
good will, cooperation, and conciliation among the groups and
elements of the population of the state and to make recommendations
to the Fair Employment and Housing Council for the development of
policies and procedures in general except for procedural rules and
regulations that carry out the investigation, prosecution, and
dispute resolution functions and duties of the department. These
advisory agencies and conciliation councils shall be composed of
representative citizens, serving without pay.
(c) To hold hearings, issue publications, results of inquiries and
research, and reports to the Governor and the Legislature that, in
its judgment, will tend to aid in the effectuating the purpose of
this part, promote good will, cooperation and conciliation, and
minimize or eliminate unlawful discrimination, or advance civil
rights in the State of California.