BILL NUMBER: SB 779	CHAPTERED  08/31/01

	CHAPTER  223
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 31, 2001
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  AUGUST 30, 2001
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 20, 2001
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JULY 19, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JULY 16, 2001
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 25, 2001

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Karnette

                        FEBRUARY 23, 2001

   An act to amend Section 22507 of the Vehicle Code, relating to
vehicles.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 779, Karnette.  Vehicles:  preferential parking:  school
personnel.
   Existing law authorizes a local authority by ordinance or
resolution, to authorize preferential parking for members of
organizations, professions, or other designated groups to park on
specified streets if the local authority determines that the use of
the permits will not adversely affect parking conditions for
residents and merchants in the area.
   This bill would specify that the category of persons eligible to
be granted those permits includes school personnel.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 22507 of the Vehicle Code is amended to read:
   22507.  (a) Local authorities may, by ordinance or resolution,
prohibit or restrict the stopping, parking, or standing of vehicles,
including, but not limited to, vehicles that are six feet or more in
height (including any load thereon) within 100 feet of any
intersection, on certain streets or highways, or portions thereof,
during all or certain hours of the day.  The ordinance or resolution
may include a designation of certain streets upon which preferential
parking privileges are given to residents and merchants adjacent to
the streets for their use and the use of their guests, under which
the residents and merchants may be issued a permit or permits that
exempt them from the prohibition or restriction of the ordinance or
resolution.  With the exception of alleys, the ordinance or
resolution shall not apply until signs or markings giving adequate
notice thereof have been placed.  A local ordinance or resolution
adopted pursuant to this section may contain provisions that are
reasonable and necessary to ensure the effectiveness of a
preferential parking program.
   (b) An ordinance or resolution adopted under this section may also
authorize preferential parking permits for members of organizations,
professions, or other designated groups, including, but not limited
to, school personnel, to park on specified streets if the local
authority determines that the use of the permits will not adversely
affect parking conditions for residents and merchants in the area.