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<br />Legislative Bill Action
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<br />The following are summaries of just a few of the legislative bills that are currently being acted upon
<br />by the League of California Cities. For more information about these and other bills, please visit
<br />the League website to access information about legislation, policy issues and related develop-
<br />ments. You can track information on bills (www.cacities.org/billsearch), locate legislators and
<br />legislative committees, send letters to legislators or the media through the online Advocacy Center
<br />(www.cacities.org/advocacycenter), research League policy positions, access useful related
<br />links, and much more.
<br />TRANSPORTATION maintain an automatic fire sprinkler. Residential
<br /> care facilities strive to provide a supportive and
<br />AB 2465 (De La Torre). Pedestrian-bicyclist safe environment for the elderly, the cognitively
<br />safety: vehicles: school zone fines. AS 2465 frail, and the non-ambulatory individual. Yet, most
<br />would allow the county of Los Angeles and cities of these facilities are not equipped with automatic
<br />within the county to establish a school pedestrian- fire sprinklers. Automatic fire sprinklers will
<br />bicyclist safety program and receive funds from a provide residents of care facilities the precious
<br />special account in the county treasury. Addition- time needed to safely evacuate a building. In
<br />ally, this bill would double or increase the fines for addition, fire sprinklers will eliminate hostile and
<br />a number of violations of the vehicle code occur- dangerous fire conditions emergency service
<br />ring in a specially posted school zone and provide personnel face in fire and rescue operations.
<br />that these fines shall be deposited into the special Staff: Liisa Lawson Stark; Status: AsmAppr, 5/3;
<br />county account. In order to double or increase the Position: Support.
<br />fines as outlined in AB 2465, a city or county must
<br />enact an ordinance. The League supports a local
<br />government's ability to double the fine for traffic
<br />violations in school zones in an attempt to reduce
<br />the speed of drivers and protect our youth. AB
<br />2465 utilizes a financial incentive to minimize a WANT TO SEND A LETTER IN
<br />risky behavior and also provides the opportunity SUPPORT OF A LEAGUE POSITION?
<br />for a local government to supplement safety
<br />programs aimed at students traveling to and from HERE'S WHO TO CALL:
<br />school on foot or by bicycle. Staff: Liisa Lawson ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS (18)-
<br />Stark, Status: AsmAppr; Position: Support. Chu (Chair), Runner (Vice Chair), Bass,
<br />PUBLIC SAFETY Berg, Calderon, De La Torre, Emmerson,
<br /> Haynes, Kamette, Klehs, Leno, Nakanishi,
<br />AB 2836 (Karnette). Fire Protection. Residen- Nation, Oropeza, Ridley-Thomas, Saldana,
<br />tial Care Facility for the Elderly. AB 2836 would Walters, and Yee. Chief Consultant: Geoff
<br />require a residential care facility for the elderly with Long. Principal Consultants: Julie Sallie-
<br />four or more residents to install and maintain an Gray, Steve Archibald, Scott Bain, Chuck
<br />operable automatic fire sprinkler system approved Nicol, Kimberly Rodriguez, Stephen Shea.
<br />by the State Fire Marshall no later January 1,2014. Secretary: Laura Lynn Gondek. Room 2114.
<br />If a facility is licensed on or after January 1, 2010, Phone: 319-2081.
<br />a facility is automatically required to install and
<br />~AGE 12. PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Website--www.cacities.org
<br />May 5, 2006 . Issue #18
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