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Legislative Bill Action modest changes. When heard in the Assembly Environ- employing department or agency, an off-duty peace mental Safety and Toxic Materials Committee, it was officer to carry a concealed weapon on any aircraft, amended into a spot bill form while issues relating to train, bus, or other mode of public transportation. The the legality of the imposition and collection of fees League has requested and received two amendments to were analyzed and discussed among the various inter- this bill related to training for those planning to use est groups. The author's office indicates the issue has public transportation, and another related to an enforce- been resolved and the bill will be returned to its ment mechanism for local law enforcement in the case previous form. Additional modifications will be made. that a venue owner does not comply with the statute established by this bill, Staff: Natasha Foeman, Status: The League continues to support SB 1523, because SenPubgfty, Position: Support. it would establish a framework, including grants to local agencies, for recycling CRTs, which are now considered AB 2002 (Alquist). Urban Search and Rescue, a hazardous material and thus cannot be disposed in a AB 2002 requires the Seismic Safety Commission to solid waste landfill. Interested cities should review the establish a search and rescue advisory committee soon-to-be-amended version of SB 1523 and notify their assigned to develop recommendations for addressing Assembly Members and Senators of their support, the equipment needs of the state's urban search and Staff: Yvonne Hunter, Status: AsApps, Position: rescue teams. Currently, local agencies are responsible Support, for purchasing and maintaining urban search and rescue equipment, which must be available for use around the PUBLIC SAFETY state and country if either the Federal Emergency Management Agency and/or the Office of Emergency AB 669 (Hertzberg). State Nonemergency Services declares a disaster and requests resources. Telephone Number System. AB 669 authorizes every Therefore, local agencies would benefit from a state- local public agency to establish a nonemergency tele- wide assessment of the resource needs and preparation phone system and would specify that the digits "311" of financing alternatives to meet these ne~ds. Staff: are to be dedicated as the number within the system. Na[asha Fooman, Status: SenFIr, Position:'Support. As amended on August 5, the bill no longer contains authorization for the Department of General Services to Ali 2742 (Pavley). Law Enforcement Funding. implement a surcharge to fund the operation of Surveillance. AB 2742 clarifies current law regarding - nonemergency telephone number systems, and now the use of front-line law enforcement or high-technoF specifies that ~he program shall only become operative ogy grant funds for surveillance purposes. Specifically, upon appropriation by the Legislature. Staff: Natasha the bill continues to allow the use of such funds for Fooman, Status: SenApps-Suspense File, Position: surveillance when an articulatory suspicion exists that Support. the building being monitored is a building where iltegal activity has or is taking place, and amends current law AB 1917 (Matthews), Off-duty Peace Officers. to allow for surveillance equipment expenditures when Concealed Weapons, AB 1917 provides that no venue the facility is a potential target of criminal activity. · Open to the public may restrict or prohibit a local, state, This bill further specifies that this statute is not or federally authorized ofl~-duty peace officer or retiredintended to prohibit use of surveillance equipment peace officer from carrying a concealed weapon or outside of police or sheriff's stations, railroad stations weapons in that venue. This bill also allows, upon the airports, bus depots, or other public facilit~s. Staff: express authorization of the federal agency having Natasha Fooman, Status: SenPubSfty-Failed Passage, jurisdiction, and sub~ject to the approval by the officer's Position: Support. Visit the League's Official Web Site-~www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS/PAGE 9