FIRE
DISTRICTS ASSOCIATION OF
LEGISLATIVE
UPDATE
September 1,
2006
The
Legislature has adjourned for this session and will return on December 4,
2006. The following are some legislative
highlights of interest to
AB 463 (Tran): This bill deals with excavation and
subsurface installation requirements. SUPPORT. Enrolled and
to the Governor.
AB 586 (Negrete
McLeod): This bill would authorize the county health
officer and the local
AB 1873 (Torrico): In
connection with the current safe-surrender sites for the safe surrender of
newborn children who are 72 hours of age or younger, this bill would expand the
scope of those provisions to apply to children who are 30 days old or
younger. Would also
permit a local fire agency upon the approval of the appropriate governing body
of the agency to designate a safe-surrender site. Also addresses liability. SUPPORT. Senate amendments concurred in (vote
70-9). Enrolled and to the Governor.
AB 2116 (Cohn): Requires the Public Safety Radio Strategic
Planning Committee recommended equipment be public safety radio subscriber
equipment that also conforms to governmental standards for interoperability
and, as technology evolves, that the equipment or systems be nonproprietary and
have open architecture and backward compability. SUPPORT. Senate amendments concurred in (vote
70-8). Enrolled and to the Governor.
AB 2135 (Vargas): AB 2135 addresses a number of liability
issues as they relate to emergency response services, including but not limited
to, cost of the response. Enrolled to the Secretary of State. SUPPORT.
AB 2310 (Torrico): The bills
deals with violations of current regulations regarding the sale, possession,
use and transportation of both safe and sane and dangerous fireworks, in
particular disposal costs and responsibility.
SUPPORT.
Failed passage 13-20.
AB 2554 (Ridley-Thomas): Makes changes to the Emergency Medical
Services System and Prehospital Emergency Medical
Care Personnel Act regarding EMT certification.
Co-sponsor. Senate amendments concurred
in (vote 79-0). Enrolled and to the
Governor.
AB 2836 (Karnette): This bill
would require residential care facilities for the elderly that house or care
for four or more clients or residents, to have an approved, operable automatic
fire sprinkler system on and after January 1, 2014, if they are licensed as of
January 1, 2010. Also address new
facilities and regulations on licenses and maintenance. SUPPORT. Senate amendments concurred in (vote
43-21). Enrolled and to the Governor.
AB 3033 (Liebler): A “gut and
amend” as of August 21, 2006 regarding PERS, firefighters and service
credits. Legislation is current under
review by Task Force members.
SB 156 (Soto): This bill will require the State Fire Marshal
to contract with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Program for
the development of curriculum criteria.
Co-sponsor. Assembly amendments
concurred in (vote 29-11). Enrolled and
to the Governor.
SB 1532 (Bowen): Would expend the definition of “package” in
regards to mandatory packaging and labeling of household substances to include
any empty container that is designed to contain any household substance for
consumption, use, or storage by any individual in or about the household. SUPPORT. Enrolled and to the Governor.
ACR 168 (Negrete McLeod): The measure
would express the Legislature’s declaration of October 14, 2006, as
Firefighters Memorial Day for the State of California, and urge all
Californians to remember the firefighters who have given their lives in the
line of duty and express appreciation to those who everyday continue to protect
our families, hopes and dreams.
The FDAC/Cal Chiefs
Legislative Task Force monitors close to 100 bills each session with the
assistance of Legislative Advocate Ralph Heim.
Updates will be sent to FDAC members weekly during the Legislative
Session to keep you apprised of activities in the State Capitol. Regular updates will also be posted on the
FDAC website at www.fdac.org.
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