BILL NUMBER: SB 2184 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 15, 2000
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 11, 2000
AMENDED IN SENATE MAY 2, 2000
INTRODUCED BY Senator Soto
MARCH 16, 2000
An act to add Chapter 31 (commencing with Section 22950)
22945) to Division 8 of the Business and
Professions Code, relating to special events.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 2184, as amended, Soto. Special events: permits: emergency
medical services plan.
Existing
(1) Existing law authorizes each county to develop an
emergency medical services (EMS) program, and requires those counties
that develop an EMS program to designate a local EMS agency.
Existing law regulates the provision of accommodations for physically
disabled persons at concert halls and other venues, including
meeting fire and safety requirements.
This bill would prohibit any facility from conducting a special
event, as defined, unless appropriate permits have been secured from
the responsible local agency. The bill would require a facility to
submit to the local agency as a part of the special events permit
application a multifunctional emergency medical services plan
for , as specified. By imposing additional
duties upon local agencies, this bill would create a state-mandated
local program.
(2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse
local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the
state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that
reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this
act for a specified reason.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee:
no yes . State-mandated local program:
no yes .
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 31 (commencing with Section 22950)
22945) is added to Division 8 of the Business
and Professions Code, to read:
CHAPTER 31. SPECIAL EVENTS
22950.
22945. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the
Christopher King Memorial Act.
22951.
22946. For the purposes of this chapter, "special event"
means a public gathering for which admission is charged to enter, at
a facility that can accommodate 500 or more people.
22952.
22947. No facility shall conduct a special event unless
appropriate permits have been secured as required by the local agency
responsible for granting permits.
22953.
22948. (a) On or after January 1, 2002, the facility shall
submit to the local agency a multifunctional emergency medical
services plan as part of the permit application required to conduct
special events.
(b) The plan shall include , but is not limited to, all
of the following:
(1) The name and telephone number of a local emergency ambulance
provider serving the area in which the special event is located.
(2) The name and telephone number of the closest emergency medical
care facility and its hours of operation.
(3) The name and telephone number of the closest
(1) The method in which the facility staff will access the local
emergency medical service system.
(2) The name, telephone number, and location of the closest
emergency medical care facility offering 24-hour care.
(4)
(3) The level of onsite staffing, equipment, and supplies
that will be available to handle basic emergency medical services
commensurate with the events held at the facility.
(c) The plan shall be posted in the box office, and in the
management office of the facility or a location accessible by staff.
(d) All facility staff shall be made aware of the details
contained in the plan and the locations where the plan is posted.
(e) The plan shall be updated annually, including the
names and telephone numbers for emergency ambulance and
names, telephone numbers, and location for emergency
medical services.
(f) All facilities holding permits issued prior to January 1,
2002, to conduct special events on or after that date shall
have a multifunctional emergency medical services plan in place and
approved by the local permitting agency by submit to
the local agency that has the authority to issue permits a
multifunctional emergency medical services plan by January 1,
2002.
(g) If the local agency vested with permitting authority
determines that it does not have the necessary expertise to
adequately review the multifunctional emergency medical services
plan, then the permitting agency may seek review from the local
emergency services agency in consultation with the local fire chief
or local emergency medical services provider.
(h) In a multipurpose facility located at a single contiguous
property, a single plan developed by the owner or operator of the
facility satisfies the requirements of this section.
(i) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a city or
county the local agency that has the authority to
issue permits from imposing equivalent or more restrictive
requirements for first aid and emergency medical services through its
legally established permit requirements.
22954.
22949. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to
require two separate permits as part of the permitting process
required to conduct a special event.
SEC. 2. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to
Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a
local agency or school district has the authority to levy service
charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or
level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section
17556 of the Government Code.