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          Date of Hearing:   May 2, 2012

                        ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
                                Felipe Fuentes, Chair

                AB 2114 (Smyth and Hill) - As Amended:  April 9, 2012 

          Policy Committee:                              Business and 
          Professions  Vote:                            9 - 0 

          Urgency:     No                   State Mandated Local Program: 
          Yes    Reimbursable:              Yes

           SUMMARY  

          This bill updates state law as it pertains to safety standards 
          for swimming pools and spas. Specifically, this bill: 

          1)Defines "ANSI/APSP performance standard" to mean a standard 
            that is accredited by the American National Standards 
            Institute (ANSI) and published by the Association of Pool and 
            Spa Professionals (APSP).

          2)Defines "suction outlet" to mean a fitting or fixture 
            typically located at the bottom or on the sides of a swimming 
            pool that conducts water to a recirculating pump.

          3)Deletes references to suction outlets that are less than 12 
            inches across.

          4)Updates references to specified American Society for 
            Mechanical Engineering (ASME)/ANSI standards to instead refer 
            to specified ANSI/APSP standards or successor standard 
            designated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

          5)Deletes the definition of "main drain" and replaces all 
            references to "main drain" with "circulation system" or 
            "suction outlet."

           FISCAL EFFECT  

          There are no significant costs associated with this legislation. 


           COMMENTS  








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           1)Purpose  . The intent of this legislation is to update current 
            swimming pool safety standards to include the latest 
            performance standards, technology and terminology. Primarly, 
            current law uses the terms drains, main drain and suction 
            outlet.  For example, the terms drain or main drain is a 
            misnomer.  Pools cannot be emptied from the main drain that 
            can only work if the pool is situated above ground level.  
            In-ground pools cannot be drained from the main drain. The 
            proper terminology is either a "suction outlet" or 
            "circulation system."

           2)Related Legislation  . AB 1020 (Emmerson and Ma), Chapter 267, 
            Statute of 2009, conforms state law to federal pool safety 
            standards by requiring public swimming pools to be equipped 
            with anti-entrapment devices or systems that meet federal 
            safety requirements.  
           Analysis Prepared by  :    Julie Salley-Gray / APPR. / (916) 
          319-2081