BILL NUMBER: AB 2216	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Cedillo

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Section 17001 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to employee housing.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2216, as introduced, Cedillo. Employee Housing Act.
   The Employee Housing Act requires a person operating employee
housing to obtain a permit to operate that housing from the agency
that enforces the act, which can either be the Department of Housing
and Community Development or a city, county, or city and county that
assumes responsibility for enforcing the act. The act requires that
buildings used for human habitation within employee housing comply
with the building standards of the State Building Standards Code
relating to employee housing and with other regulations adopted in
accordance with the act, except as specified.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to the building
standards compliance requirement.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 17001 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   17001.  Buildings used for human habitation, and buildings
accessory thereto, within employee housing shall comply with the
building standards published in the State Building Standards Code
relating to employee housing and with the other regulations adopted
pursuant to this part, unless a local ordinance prescribing minimum
standards adopted in accordance with Sections 17958.5 and 17958.7
which is equal to  such   those 
regulations is applicable. Notwithstanding  the provisions of
 Section 17050, if  such a   that
 local ordinance is applicable to buildings used for human
habitation, and buildings accessory thereto, within employee housing,
these buildings shall comply with the construction and erection
provisions of the ordinance.