BILL ANALYSIS Ó AB 2228 Page 1 Date of Hearing: April 27, 2016 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS Lorena Gonzalez, Chair AB 2228 (Cooley) - As Amended March 17, 2016 ----------------------------------------------------------------- |Policy |Public Safety |Vote:|6 - 1 | |Committee: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------+-------------------------------+-----+-------------| | |Local Government | |8 - 1 | | | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: NoReimbursable: No SUMMARY: This bill establishes the Code Enforcement Officers Standards Act which requires the Board of Directors of the California Association of Code Enforcement Officers, a public benefits corporation, to develop and maintain standards for the designation of Certified Code Enforcement Officers. FISCAL EFFECT: AB 2228 Page 2 No state cost. COMMENTS: Background/Purpose. Current law defines "code enforcement officer" as a person who is employed by one of several agencies who has enforcement authority for health, safety, and welfare requirements, and whose duties include enforcement of a statute, rule, regulation, or standard, and who is authorized to issue citations or file formal complaints. According to the author, "Code enforcement officers employed by a city or county, or city and county, possess specialized training, but the level of training these officers receive varies based on the city or county in which they live. There is currently no uniform training standard." "AB 2228 establishes a framework through which code enforcement officers may receive state recognized certification, if they so choose. Setting standards, minimum qualifications, and ongoing educational requirements for local code enforcement officers who elect to attain the Certified Code Enforcement title helps local agencies identify, select, and train qualified public officers to enforce laws and codes necessary to help preserve safe, well-ordered communities.Supporters argue that the bill will provide a level of trust to the public and public agencies as to the competency of code enforcement officers. AB 2228 Page 3 Analysis Prepared by:Pedro Reyes / APPR. / (916) 319-2081