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Legislative Bill Action SB 1542 (Escutia). Solid Waste Facilities. Environ- AB 2002 (Alquist). Search and Rescue. AB 2002 mental Justice. As proposed to be amended, the League requires the Director of the Office of Emergency Services to has removed its opposition to SB 1542 and is now neutral on establish a search and rescue emergency response advisory the bill. SB 1542 would have required countywide solid committee, The committee would be responsible for waste siting elements to consider issues of environmental preparing a report for the Director that presents recommen- justice, thus, indirectly giving the California Integrated dations for addressing the resource needs of emergency Waste Management Board the ability to second guess local response search and rescue units. The rationale for directing decisions and deny a solid waste landfill on environmental OES to establish this committee is that the statewide justice grounds. Instead the bill will now require amended mutual-aid agreements require the state to assist local or revised siting elements to include a description of the agencies with the resources that will enable mutual-aid units actions taken by the city or county to solicit public partici- to maximize effectiveness, Urban search and rescue teams pation by the effected communities, including minority and usually function as mutual-aid units by traveling to the site Iow income populations. The proposed amendments also of a disaster to provide their expert rescue services to those make changes to the existing Cai EPA environmental justice trapped in collapsed buildings. Staff: Natasha Fooman, advisory committee established in previous law. Staff: Status: SenGO, Position: Support, Yvonne Hunter, Status: June 17; Assembly Natural Re- sources Committee; Position: Neutral AB 2577 (Cox). Alcoholic Beverages. AB 2577 authorizes a local government to determine that the public convenience and necessity would be served by the issuance PUBLIC SAFETY or an alcoholic beverage retail license only if the license is SB1807(Chesbro). Domestic Violence. Petitionto made subject to conditions outlined by the local govern- Destroy Weapons, SB 1807 lowers the evidence threshold ment. In the case that the local government makes such a necessary for a law enforcement agency to retain control, determination, this bill requires the Alcoholic Beverage and ultimately destroy a firearm lawfully confiscated during Control Board (ABC) to review the conditions and determine a domestic violence incident, This bill requires the petitioner whether the license should be issued subject to those to show by a preponderance of the evidence (rather than by conditions and any other conditions that ABC deems clear and convincing evidence) that the return of the appropriate. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenOO, firearm or other deadly weapon would result in endangering Position: Support. the victim or the person reporting the assault or threat. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsPubSfty, Position: HUMAN RESOURCES Support. : AB lg82 (Bogh/Rod Pacheco). Workers' Compensa- AB 1941 (Havice). Rave Parties. AB q 94! requires a tion. Advanced Disability Pension Benefits. Existing local government permit granting authority (i.e., council, workers' compensation law permits a city, county, special building services manager, etc.) to notify the appropriate district, or harbor district, to make advanced disability local law enforcement agency when it is considering pension payments to any local safety officer who meets granting a permit for a rave party. This bill requires the local certain criteria and is approved for a disability allowance. authority to require the rave party promoter to present This bill requires these entities to make these advanced evidence that the promoter is sufficiently knowledgeable disability pension payments commencing no later than 30 about illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia to recognize their days from the date of issuance of the employee's last regular presence at the event. The bill requires the promoter, prior payment for wages or salary payment for specified benefits, to the issuance of the permit, to acknowledge in writing or payment for sick leave, unless certain conditions exist. that he or she or his or her agents will not permit, condone, AB 1982 requires these advanced disability pension pay- or ignore violations of state and local laws regarding the merits to continue until the claimant is approved or disap- presence, possession, sale, or use of drugs and drug para- proved for a disability allowance pursuant to final adjudica- phernalia at any event covered by the permit. Staff: lion as provided by law. Staff: Amy Brown, Status: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenPubSfty, Position: Support. SenApps, Position: Oppose. Visit the League's Official Web Site--www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 11