BILL ANALYSIS                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ó



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          Date of Hearing:   May 21, 2014

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                  Mike Gatto, Chair

                     AB 2386 (Mullin) - As Amended:  May 7, 2014 

          Policy Committee:                              Human  
          ServicesVote:7 - 0 

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program:  
          Yes    Reimbursable:              No

           SUMMARY  

          This bill requires all care facilities, including child day care  
          facilities, community care facilities and residential cared  
          facilities for the elderly, to have one or more carbon monoxide  
          detectors installed in the facility and requires the Department  
          of Social Services (DSS) to account for their presence upon  
          inspection of the facility.

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          Minor and absorbable costs to DSS to check compliance during  
          inspections.

           COMMENTS  

           Purpose  . According to the author, "while many child care homes  
          in California have already taken steps to ensure proper  
          installation of carbon monoxide detectors, there are a few who  
          may simply be unaware of the requirement and the dangers of  
          carbon monoxide poisoning. Since children are most susceptible  
          to carbon monoxide poisoning, we must ensure that all childcare  
          homes are meeting this standard to protect our children."


          This bill aligns existing health and safety requirements with  
          the Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2010 (Chapter  
          19, Statutes of 2010), which requires all existing dwellings  
          intended for human occupancy that have a fossil fuel burning  
          appliance, a fireplace, or an attached garage to install a  
          carbon monoxide detector on or before January 1, 2013. Although  
          required for single family homes, as well as schools, including  








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          child care facilities that operate on school campuses, there is  
          no requirement that a carbon monoxide detector be installed in  
          non-residential facilities, such as a non-residential child care  
          facility. This bill closes that gap.



           Analysis Prepared by  :    Jennifer Swenson / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081