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          Date of Hearing:  April 27, 2016


                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS


                               Lorena Gonzalez, Chair


          AB  
          2228 (Cooley) - As Amended March 17, 2016


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          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:








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          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.













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          Analysis Prepared by:Pedro Reyes / APPR. / (916)  
          319-2081