BILL NUMBER: AB 1300	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fletcher

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act relating to fire protection.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1300, as introduced, Fletcher. Fire protection: local
volunteers.
   Existing law provides a method by which communities may petition
and hold an election in order to create a local district for the
purpose of providing fire protection services, rescue services, and
emergency medical services, among others.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to provide financial support to local volunteer
associations that work, in cooperation with public authorities, to
make property less susceptible to fire.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to provide financial support to local volunteer
associations that work, in cooperation with public authorities that
provide fire protection services, to make property less susceptible
to fire.