It shall be unlawful for a provider organization or a certified provider organization to:
(a) Cause or attempt to cause the Department of Human Resources or the Governor’s designee, the State Department of Social Services, the State Department of Education, or any state agency, department, local political subdivision, contractor, or subcontractor, charged with the administration of a state-funded early care and education program, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 8431, to violate Section 8438 or 8438.1.
(b) Impose or threaten to impose reprisals on providers, to discriminate or threaten to discriminate against providers, or otherwise to interfere with, restrain, or coerce providers because of their exercise of rights guaranteed by this article.
(c) Refuse or fail to meet and confer in good faith with the Department of Human Resources or the Governor’s designee.
(d) Refuse to participate in good faith in the mediation procedure set forth in Section 8437.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 385, Sec. 22. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2020.)