Bill Text: CA AB2453 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Air pollution: schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-09-23 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 714, Statutes of 2018. [AB2453 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB2453-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
March 15, 2018 |
Assembly Bill | No. 2453 |
Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia |
February 14, 2018 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law imposes various limitations on emissions of air contaminants for the control of air pollution from vehicular and nonvehicular sources. Existing law generally designates the State Air Resources Board as the state agency with the primary responsibility for the control of vehicular air pollution, and air pollution control and air quality management districts with the primary responsibility for the control of air pollution from all sources other than vehicular sources.
This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that enacts the School Climate and Pollution Resilience Act of 2018 that, among other things, would direct school districts to work with air districts to develop and implement comprehensive plans for updating school infrastructure to limit pupil air pollution exposure.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 17074.25 of the Education Code is amended to read:17074.25.
(a) A modernization apportionment may be used for an improvement to extend the useful life of, or to enhance the physical environment of, the school. The improvement may only include the cost of design, engineering, testing, inspection, plan checking, construction management, demolition, construction, the replacement of portable classrooms, necessary utility costs, utility connection and other fees, the purchase and installation of air-conditioning equipment and insulation materials and related costs, furniture and equipment, including telecommunication equipment to increase school security, fire safety improvements, playground safety improvements, the identification, assessment, or abatement of hazardous asbestos, seismic safety improvements, and the upgrading of electrical systems or the wiring or cabling of classrooms in order to accommodate educational technology. A modernization grant may not be used for costs associated with acquisition and development of real property or for routine maintenance and repair.SEC. 2.
Section 44391.3 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:44391.3.
(a) Schools located in communities with facilities identified pursuant to Section 44391.2 may work with districts to identify school sites for air quality adaptation efforts.It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that enacts the School Climate and Pollution Resilience Act of 2018 to do all of the following:
(a)Directs school districts to develop and implement a plan for updating school infrastructure to mitigate the negative impacts of air quality and reduce diesel emissions on school campuses in disadvantaged communities, as identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.
(b)Directs school districts to compile a list of existing schools in disadvantaged communities that are situated within 1,000 feet of
freeways and other major contributors to air pollution in the community, such as oil refineries and heavy industry.
(c)Directs school districts to work with air pollution control and air quality management districts to develop and implement comprehensive plans for updating school infrastructure to limit pupil air pollution exposure, with interventions including, but not limited to, funding for campus vegetated buffer planting, HVAC air filtration system updates, and schoolbus electrification.
(d)Allocates, beginning in the 2018–19 fiscal year, 10 percent of the moneys collected annually pursuant to Proposition 39, approved by the voters at November 6, 2012, statewide general election, toward air pollution mitigation efforts on school campuses in disadvantaged
communities.