Safety Training. (a) A network company shall require an app-based driver to complete the training described in this section prior to allowing the app-based driver to utilize the network company’s online-enabled application or platform.
(b) A network company shall provide each app-based driver safety training. The safety training required by this section shall include the following subjects:
(1) Collision avoidance and defensive driving techniques.
(2) Identification of collision-causing elements such as excessive speed, DUI, and distracted driving.
(3) Recognition and reporting of sexual assault and misconduct.
(4) For app-based drivers delivering prepared food or groceries, food safety information relevant to the delivery of food, including temperature control.
(c) The training may, at the discretion of the network company, be provided via online, video, or in-person training.
(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any app-based driver that has entered into a contract with a network company prior to January 1, 2021, to provide rideshare services or delivery services shall have until July 1, 2021, to complete the safety training required by this section, and may continue to provide rideshare services or delivery services through the network company’s online-enabled application or platform until that date. On and after July 1, 2021, app-based drivers described in this subdivision must complete the training required by this section in order to continue providing rideshare services and delivery services.
(e) Any safety product, feature, process, policy, standard, or other effort undertaken by a network company, or the provision of equipment by a network company, to further public safety is not an indicia of an employment or agency relationship with an app-based driver.
(Added November 3, 2020, by initiative Proposition 22, Sec. 1. Effective December 16, 2020.)