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VETO
Bill No: SB 305
Author: Corbett (D)
Amended: 5/6/09
Vote: 21
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE : 7-2, 4/29/09
AYES: Romero, Alquist, Hancock, Liu, Maldonado, Padilla,
Simitian
NOES: Huff, Wyland
SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8
SENATE FLOOR : 22-10, 5/21/09
AYES: Alquist, Calderon, Corbett, Correa, Denham,
DeSaulnier, Ducheny, Florez, Hancock, Kehoe, Leno, Liu,
Lowenthal, Maldonado, Negrete McLeod, Padilla, Pavley,
Simitian, Steinberg, Wiggins, Wolk, Wright
NOES: Aanestad, Ashburn, Benoit, Cox, Dutton,
Hollingsworth, Huff, Runner, Strickland, Walters
NO VOTE RECORDED: Cedillo, Cogdill, Harman, Oropeza,
Romero, Wyland, Yee, Vacancy
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 50-25, 8/20/09 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : School facilities: seismic mitigation
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill requires the Office of the State
Architect, within its existing resources, to update the
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seismic safety inventory of school buildings and related
report to more accurately identify building deficiencies in
school facilities currently being used for public school
purposes. The bill requires the State Allocation Board to
use the information from this updated inventory and report
to inform the development of eligibility criteria for the
Seismic Mitigation Program, as defined.
ANALYSIS : AB 300 (Corbett), Chapter 622, Statutes of
1999, required the Department of General Services (DGS) to
conduct a seismic safety inventory of California's K-12
school buildings. In 2002, DGS and the Division of State
Architect released the report "Seismic Safety Inventory of
California Schools." The report identified 7,537 buildings
that were of 12 construction types, collectively known as
Category 2 construction that would not perform well in an
earthquake.
Current law establishes the School Facility Program (SFP)
under which the state provides general obligation bond
funding for various school construction projects, including
new construction, modernization, joint-use facilities, and
programs to specifically address the construction needs of
overcrowded schools, charter schools, and career technical
education facilities. Proposition 1D (AB 127 [Nunez],
Chapter 35, Statutes of 2006), passed by the voters in
November 2006, among other things, provided up to $199.5
million for seismic mitigation of school facilities that
are the most vulnerable Category 2 buildings (as defined in
the report submitted pursuant to AB 300) and that pose an
unacceptable risk of injury to students during a seismic
event.
Comments
The State Allocations Board (SAB) adopted regulations for
the implementation of the state Seismic Mitigation Program
(SMP) which became effective in April 2008. These
regulations establish the specific Category 2 construction
types, specify ground shaking factor criteria, require
building occupancy by students and teachers, and require
districts to submit a structural engineering report
identifying building deficiencies in order to be eligible
for this funding. As of March 2009, only two buildings
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with a total estimated retrofitting cost of $14 million
were determined to meet the requirements to qualify for
state funding under the SMP.
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/20/09)
California School Boards Association
GOVERNOR'S VETO MESSAGE:
"I am returning Senate Bill 305 without my signature.
This bill would require the Office of the State
Architect to update an existing report. Nothing in
current law precludes this from occurring, and it is
already being done. Therefore, this bill is
unnecessary.
For this reason I am unable to sign this bill."
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Ammiano, Arambula, Beall, Block, Blumenfield,
Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles Calderon, Carter,
Chesbro, Coto, Davis, De La Torre, De Leon, Eng, Evans,
Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Hall, Hayashi,
Hernandez, Hill, Huber, Huffman, Jones, Krekorian, Lieu,
Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Monning, Nava, John A.
Perez, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin, Salas,
Saldana, Skinner, Solorio, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres,
Torrico, Yamada, Bass
NOES: Adams, Anderson, Bill Berryhill, Tom Berryhill,
Conway, Cook, DeVore, Emmerson, Fuller, Gaines, Gilmore,
Hagman, Harkey, Jeffries, Knight, Logue, Miller,
Nestande, Niello, Nielsen, Silva, Smyth, Audra
Strickland, Tran, Villines
NO VOTE RECORDED: Blakeslee, Duvall, Galgiani, Garrick,
Vacancy
DLW:cm 1/7/10 Senate Floor Analyses
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SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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