BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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Date of Hearing: April 13, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
1594 (McCarty) - As Amended March 31, 2016
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
Yes
SUMMARY:
This bill, effective January 1, 2018, prohibits smoking or use
of tobacco products on any campus of the California State
University (CSU) and the state's community college districts.
This bill also:
1)Authorizes the CSU Trustees and the governing boards of
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community college districts to set associated enforcement
standards and to impose a fine not to exceed $100 per
violation of the smoking prohibition, provided that a campus
first conducts an educational campaign to raise awareness of
the smoking ban.
2)Requires campuses, if adopting enforcement and fine measures,
to post signs about the smoking ban in any locations
previously dedicated for tobacco use.
3)Encourages the Regents of the University of California (UC) to
adopt and enforce these same policies.
FISCAL EFFECT:
1)Eighteen of the 72 community college districts currently have
smoke-free policies. Assuming a cost of $2,000 per district
for the remaining 54 districts to adopt a policy for their
campuses, one-time state reimbursable costs would be $108,000
(GF-Prop 98). Other costs districts may incur-for conducting
an educational campaign, providing enforcement, and posting
signs-would be discretionary and therefore are not
state-reimbursable.
2)No cost to UC, as the system's current policy, adopted in
January 2014, is consistent with the requirements of this
bill.
3)Development of CSU's systemwide smoke-free campus policy is
nearing completion and will soon be adopted. Furthermore, as
of August 1, 2013, CSU Fullerton became the first 100%
smoke-free campus in the system. The provisions of Fullerton's
policy are similar to this measure.
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COMMENTS:
Purpose. AB 795 (Block), Chapter 617, Statutes of 2011
authorized the governing bodies of the CSU, UC, and each
community college district to set smoke-free enforcement
standards for their local campuses and impose fines for
violations. According to the author, current policies at the CCC
and CSU vary. The author states, "The enactment of AB 1594
would ease the problem of second hand smoke for the non-smoking
community at all public higher education institutions. It would
focus on a universal policy for all public higher education
institutions that aims to create a healthy and safe environment
for all."
Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081