Bill Text: CA SB1448 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Fire prevention: electrical corporations: wildfire mitigation plans: workforce diversity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2020-06-18 - Referred to Com. on U. & E. [SB1448 Detail]

Download: California-2019-SB1448-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 1448

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Introduced by Senator Bradford

February 21, 2020

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An act relating to fire prevention.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 1448, as introduced, Bradford. Fire prevention: vegetation management: wildland fire fighting: employment.

Existing law authorizes the Director of Forestry and Fire Protection to, with the approval of the Department of General Services, enter into a cooperative agreement, for the purpose of preventing and suppressing fires, with a city, county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state or a person, firm, association, or corporation that requests an agreement, under those terms and conditions the director deems wise. Existing law requires the cooperative agreement to provide for certain things, including that the personnel, equipment, and buildings used be limited to those used to protect state responsibility areas.

This bill would provide that it is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would expand opportunities for meaningful employment in vegetation management and wildland fire fighting.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

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

SECTION 1.

 It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would expand opportunities for meaningful employment in vegetation management and wildland fire fighting.