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q.A-3Z Legislative Bill Action ................................ ............................... is sponsored by the Office of the State Fire Marshall, and supported by the California Depart- ment of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Professional Firefighters, California Fire Chiefs Association, Fire Districts Association of California and CDF Firefighters. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: AsGO;Hrg -4/21, Position: Review and Comment. SB 108 (Romero). EMS. Alcohol Fee. Existing law establishes various health services programs administered by, among other state agencies, the State Department of Health Services. SB 108 would enact the Alcohol- Related Emergency Services Reimbursement Act of 2003 and require the State Board of Equalization to collect per drink fees from specified wholesalers. SB 108 establishes the Alcohol - Related Emergency Services Reimburse- ment Trust Fund to allocate reimbursement to specified local emergency medical services provid- ers that incur expenses in providing services for alcohol - related emergencies. SB 108 would require the State Board of Equalization to collect a $0.05 per drink fee, based upon a specified formula, from any wholesaler located within the state who distrib- utes alcoholic beverages to retailers for consump- tion in the state. Fees collected from alcoholic beverage sales would be deposited to continuously appropriate moneys for allocation to local emer- gency medical services providers that meet neces- sary qualifications for reimbursement of expenses incurred in providing services for alcohol - related emergencies. SB 108 would require, after two years of implementation, that the department evaluate the economic impact of the bill on the alcohol industry and submit its evaluation to the Legislature. SB 108 is sponsored by the California Medical Association and California State Firefighters' Association, Inc. and was amended April 8. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenRules, Position: Support. SB 476 (Florez). Emergency Medical Services. Existing law authorizes each county to establish an emergency medical services fund, and makes money in the fund available for the reimbursement of physicians, surgeons and hospitals for losses incurred in the provision of emergency medical services when payment is not otherwise made for those services. AB 476 would authorize each administering agency to maintain a reserve of its emergency medical services fund, and would revise the formula for distribution of the moneys in the fund and would require each county to report to the Medical Services Authority on each April 15. M 4Z¢ would require the authority to compile and submit a report to the Legislature and authorize the reimbursement of 100% of losses. SB 476 would also require the administering officer to establish an advisory committee with representatives comprised of local physicians and hospital administrators, and would require the committee to review payment distribution methodology to ensure fair and timely payments. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenH@hBHumSvc;Hrg -4/23, Position: Review and Comment. SB 769 (Baffin). Indian Gaming. Improve- ments. Funding. SB 769 would create the Indian Gaming Local Communities Investment Board, responsible for determining the eligibility of requests for appropriations of moneys from the Indian Gam- ing Special Distribution Fund. SB 769 would appro- priate an unspecified sum of money from the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund for regulatory functions of the Division of Gambling Control and the Gambling Control Commission, grants for gambling addiction programs, backfilling moneys in the Indian Gaming Revenue Sharing Trust Fund, and mitigating impacts to local governments caused by tribal government gaming. SB 769 would addi- tionally establish the composition of the Indian Gaming Local Communities Investment Board for the purposes of funding grants to mitigate impacts to local governments. The bill also creates two special accounts within the Indian Gaming Special Distribution Fund for the purpose of providing grants to local law enforcement agencies and local governmental agencies impacted by tribal gaming. Staff: Natasha Fooman, Status: SenGO;Hrg -4/22, Position: Review and Comment. SB 911 (Alpert). Local Emergency Telephone Systems. 911 Administrative Board. SB 911 creates in state government a "911" Administrative Board appointed by the Governor, comprised of law enforcement officials, fire safety personnel, and PAGE 12 /PRIORITY FOCUS Visit the League's Official Web Site -- www.cacities.org