Amended in Assembly March 28, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 2270

Introduced by Assembly Member Ting

February 21, 2014

An actbegin insert to amend Section 18927 of the Health and Safety Code,end insert relating to housing.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2270, as amended, Ting. begin deleteEnergy and resource efficient housing. end deletebegin insertCalifornia Building Standards Commission: advisory panels.end insert

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Existing law establishes various programs to promote the development and preservation of energy efficient housing throughout the state.

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The California Building Standards Law establishes the California Building Standards Commission and requires the commission to appoint an executive director. The law authorizes the commission to appoint advisory panels from the design professions, the building and construction industry, the affected general public, and interested governmental agencies to advise the commission and its staff.

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begin insertThis bill would authorize the commission to also appoint individuals from the energy and resource efficiency professions to an advisory panel. end insertThis bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would promote the creation of energy and resource efficient homes in California.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
2legislation to promote the creation of energy and resource efficient
3homes in California.

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begin insertSEC. 2.end insert  

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begin insertSection 18927 of the end insertbegin insertHealth and Safety Codeend insertbegin insert is
5amended to read:end insert

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18927.  

The commission may appoint from the design
7professions,begin insert the energy and resource efficiency professions,end insert the
8building and construction industry, the affected general public,
9and interested governmental agencies, appropriate advisory panels
10to advise the commission and its staff with respect to building
11standards. The persons appointed to the panels shall be specifically
12knowledgeable and qualified in the type of work embraced by the
13building standards in question. These persons shall serve without
14compensation, but may receive actual necessary travel expenses.


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