AB 1918, as introduced, Williams. Air conditioner systems.
Existing law, the Contractors’ State License Law, provides for the licensing and regulation of contractors by the Contractors’ State License Board in the Department of Consumer Affairs. Under existing law, a willful or deliberate disregard by a licensed contractor of various state building, labor, and safety laws constitutes a cause for disciplinary action.
This bill would require the board to develop a system to track air conditioner appliance sales and installations and to ensure that air conditioner appliance systems are installed according to applicable building codes and with the necessary permits.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, as defined.
This bill would require the commission to open a new proceeding or expand the scope of an existing proceeding to establish, by January 1, 2016, an incentive program for contractors and local governments to improve the verification of building code compliance and acceptance of air conditioner appliance systems following installation.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 7110.05 is added to the Business and
2Professions Code, to read:
The board shall, pursuant to Section 7110, develop
4a system to track air conditioner appliance sales and installations
5in the state and to ensure that air conditioner appliance systems
6are installed according to applicable building codes and with the
7necessary permits.
Section 381.3 is added to the Public Utilities Code, to
9read:
The commission shall open a new proceeding or expand
11the scope of an existing proceeding to establish, by January 1,
122016, an incentive program for contractors and local governments
13to improve the verification of building code compliance and
14acceptance of air conditioner appliance systems following
15installation. The incentives may include all of the following:
16(a) Funding for training and certification programs for air
17conditioning system installers and local government building
18officials.
19(b) Technical and financial support to establish performance
20protocols necessary to verify performance compliance of air
21conditioner appliance systems.
22(c) Grants to assist local agencies in offsetting costs associated
23with expediting the permitting of air conditioning appliance
24systems that are designed to achieve greater compliance with state
25and local building permit requirements.
26(d) Funding for the development of a system to track air
27conditioner appliance sales and installations pursuant to Section
287110.05 of the Business and Professions Code.
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