California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1980


Introduced by Assembly Member Irwin

February 16, 2016


An act to amend Section 13083 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to fire protection.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1980, as introduced, Irwin. Firefighters’ memorial ceremonies.

Existing law requires firefighters’ memorial ceremonies, including the dedication of the memorial at any subsequent ceremonies, to be conducted by the California Fire Foundation, in consultation with the Assembly General Research Committee on Fire, Police, Emergency, and Disaster Services.

This bill would instead require firefighters’ memorial ceremonies to be conducted by the California Fire Foundation, in consultation with the Joint Legislative Committee on Emergency Management.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 13083 of the Health and Safety Code is
2amended to read:

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13083.  

Firefighters’ memorialbegin delete ceremonies, including the
4dedication of the memorial and any subsequent ceremonies,end delete

5begin insert ceremoniesend insert shall be conducted by the California Fire Foundation,
6in consultation with thebegin delete Assembly General Researchend deletebegin insert Joint
P2    1Legislativeend insert
Committee onbegin delete Fire, Police, Emergency, and Disaster
2Servicesend delete
begin insert Emergency Managementend insert.



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