BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 29, 2015
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Jimmy Gomez, Chair
AB
1126 (Rendon) - As Amended April 20, 2015
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
Yes
SUMMARY: This bill requires the most recent date of a heating,
ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system inspection
report and information on how the report may be obtained, to be
posted on each public school website, for those that maintain a
website. For schools that do not maintain a website, the school
district is required to post the information; and requires
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county offices of education to post the information for schools
under their jurisdiction.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Unknown, likely minor, Proposition 98/GF state mandated costs to
school districts and COEs to post HVAC information online.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. Current law requires annual inspection of HVAC systems
and requires employers to make the inspection reports available
upon request within 48 hours. Current law also requires the
school accountability report card to address, among others, the
safety, cleanliness and adequacy of school facilities, including
the requirement that facilities are maintained in good repair,
working order, and condition.
The California Federation of Teachers, the sponsor of the bill,
states that many students and staff learn and work in portable
classrooms which are extremely vulnerable to rot, mold and other
airborne-pathogens, while schools that are located in
agricultural areas, industrial areas, or urban areas have unsafe
levels of air pollution.
This bill extends current law to require local education
agencies to post online, the most recent date of the HVAC system
inspection and information on how the report may be obtained.
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Analysis Prepared by:Misty Feusahrens / APPR. / (916)
319-2081