California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 1885


Introduced by Assembly Member Bigelow

February 19, 2014


An act to amend Section 4452 of the Government Code, relating to public buildings.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1885, as introduced, Bigelow. Public buildings: access: disabled persons.

Existing law declares the intent of the Legislature that state building standards relating to access to public buildings by the physically handicapped and other specified regulations adopted by the State Architect be used as minimum requirements of accessibility and functionality for the physically handicapped, without loss of function, space, or facility for the general public.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to that provision.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

Section 4452 of the Government Code is amended
2to read:

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4452.  

It is the intent of the Legislature that the building
4standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating
5to access bybegin delete theend delete physically handicappedbegin insert personsend insert and the other
6regulations adopted by the State Architect pursuant to Section
P2    14450 shall be used as minimum requirements tobegin delete insureend deletebegin insert ensureend insert that
2buildings, structuresbegin insert,end insert and related facilities covered by this chapter
3are accessible to, and functional for,begin delete theend delete physically handicapped
4begin insert personsend insert to, through, and within their doors, without loss of
5function, space, or facility where the general public is concerned.

6Any unauthorized deviation frombegin delete suchend deletebegin insert thoseend insert regulations or
7building standards shall be rectified by full compliance within 90
8days after discovery of the deviation.



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