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                   Senate Appropriations Committee Fiscal Summary
                            Senator Kevin de Le�n, Chair


          SB 443 (Walters) - Organized camps.
          
          Amended: April 16, 2013         Policy Vote: Health 9-0
          Urgency: No                     Mandate: Yes
          Hearing Date: April 29, 2013                            
          Consultant: Brendan McCarthy    
          
          This bill meets the criteria for referral to the Suspense File.
          
          
          Bill Summary: SB 443 would revise the definitions and regulatory  
          requirements relating to organized camps.

          Fiscal Impact: 
              One-time costs of about $130,000 for the adoption of  
              regulations by the Department of Public Health (General  
              Fund).

              Unknown ongoing costs for enforcement by local public  
              health officers (local funds). Because local health officers  
              have the statutory authority to levy fees, this bill does  
              not impose a reimbursable state mandate.

          Background: Current law defines an organized camp as a site with  
          programs and facilities established for the purpose of providing  
          outdoor experiences for five days or more. Current law requires  
          the Department of Public Health to adopt regulations necessary  
          to protect the health and safety of campers.

          Under current law, the regulatory requirements on organized  
          camps are enforced by local health officers.

          Proposed Law: SB 443 would revise the definitions and regulatory  
          requirements relating to organized camps.

          Specifically, the bill would:
              Distinguish between organized resident camps and organized  
              day camps and define those terms in statute;
              Require operators of either type of camp to develop a  
              written operating plan and file that plan with the local  
              health officer;
              Permit a local health officer to inspect an organized camp;








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              Authorize local health officers to recover their costs  
              through fees;
              Enact other requirements to protect the health and safety  
              of campers.

          Related Legislation: 
              SB 1087 (Walters, Statutes of 2012) doubles the hours  
              certain after school programs may operate.
              SB 737 (Walters, 2011) was substantially similar to this  
              bill. That bill was vetoed by Governor Brown.