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Legislative Bill Action tlon of Sanitation Agencies, to make modest changes SB 1311 (Kuehl). Commercial Mobile Radio to existing law that requires Regional Water Quality Service. SB 131] authorizes a provider of commer- Boards to impose mandatory minimum penalties for cial mobile radio service to enter into a contract with specified violations-of waste discharge permits. AB a public safety agency to give the transmissions of 2351 is the vehicle for those changes. Staff: Yvonne public safety agency end users of that service Hunter, Status: AsEnvSafe&ToxMat, Position: Spon- priority over the transmissions of other persons or sot/Support, entities. ~his bill is trying to address the problem of busy cellular lines when flrefighters are in the field PUBLIC SAFETY attempting to receive or place emergency-related calls. The author is not certain that the technology AB lg17 (Matthews). Off-duty Peace Officers. exists to allow cellular companies to prioritize public Firearms. AB 1917 provides that no venue open to safety agency calls, but did indicate that the federal the public may restrict or prohibit a local, state, or government is researching the technology. For this federally authorized off-duty peace officer or retired reason, the bill does not establish a mandate and peace officer from carrying a concealed weapon or simply serves as a signal for cellular companies to weapons in that venue. An off-duty peace officer or enter good-faith negotiations with public safety retired peace officer shall, at the request of the folks once the technology is in place. Staff: Natasha owner or operator of the public venue, or, upon the Fooman, Status: SenEnUt&Comm, Position: Watch. request of a duly authorized agent or security employee, identify himself or herself as a peace SB 1283 (Haynes). Firearms. Concealed officer or retired peace officer and, while armed, Firearms Licenses. Existing law authorizes the carry proper identification as that of a peace officer sheriff of a county or the chief or other head of a or retired peace officer. Upon the express authoriza- municipal police department, upon proof that the tlon of the federal agency having~urisdiction, and person applying is of good moral character, that subject to the approval by the officer's employing good cause exists for the issuance, and certain other department or agency, an off-duty peace officer may criteria are met, to issue a license to carry a con- carry a concealed weapon upon any aircraft, train, cealed firearm. This bill provides that for purposes bus, or other mode of public transportation that is of those provisions, "good cause" would be conclu- operating solely within this state, and may carry a sively shown if the person is a victim of either concealed weapon across interstate lines provided domestic violence or a hate crime, Staff: Natasha that the officer has been specifically authorized and Fooman, Status: SenPubSfty, Position: Watch. approved to do so. During 2001 the League opposed SB 96 HUMAN RESOURCES (Johannessen), which related specifically to the AB 1808 (Richman). Workers' Compensation. provision concerning removal of the restriction Physicians. AB 1808 requires every physician who related to public venues because of a concern about treats and evaluates injured workers, on and after carrying a concealed weapon at a venue where January 1, 2005, to be certified by the Industrial alcohol is being consumed. The League would like Medical Council as a Qualified Workers' Compensation to consider this legislation given the addition of the Physician (QWCP), and would require the council, on provision related to authorization to carry a con- or before January 1, 2004, to establish a QWCP cealed weapon on an aircraft, and due to the certification program containing specified criteria. author's interest in including a provision that Staff: Amy Brown, Status: Aslns, Position: Support. specifies the need for a peace officer to abide by their code-of-conduct relative to the use of firearms AB 1890 (Horton). City Employees. Civil while under the influence of alcohol. Staff: Natasha Service Board. Existing law authorizes a legislative Fooman, Status: AsPubSfty, Position: Watch. body of a city to establish by ordinance, a personnel PAGE 8/PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site--www. cacities.org