12100.71.
(a) In order to accomplish the purpose of this article, the office shall do all of the following:(1) Annually promote a restaurant week during the month of January in order to highlight eligible restaurants. The office shall collaborate with private and public entities for the purpose of this paragraph.
(2) Provide official signage to eligible restaurants that eligible restaurants may display as they deem fit. The signage provided pursuant to this paragraph shall be developed in a manner as determined by the office and shall identify the eligible restaurant as an equitable employer and a participant in the program.
(3) Publish on its internet website a current list of all eligible restaurants.
(4) Develop the training and technical assistance course described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b).
(5) Adopt rules and regulations to develop a procedure for restaurants to apply to participate in the program.
(b) For purposes of this article, “eligible restaurant” means a restaurant that satisfies all of the following:
(1) The owner, general manager, or upper management of the restaurant completes a qualifying training and technical assistance course developed by the office pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) relating to the adoption of equitable business models.
(2) The owner of the
restaurant enters into an agreement with the office to commit to improving workplace equity and mobility by implementing standard and transparent hiring, training, promotion, and evaluation practices.
(3) The owner of the restaurant submits to the office an assessment of the level of segregation in the restaurant in a manner as determined by the office. The restaurant shall submit the assessment to the office at the time of application for participation in the program and every six months thereafter in order to remain enrolled in the program. The content of the assessment shall not affect a restaurant’s eligibility for participation in the program.
(c) For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Restaurant” means a food or beverage establishment that prepares, serves, and vends food or
beverages directly to the consumer.
(2) “Program” means the Restaurant Equity and Desegregation Program.