Bill Text: CA SB771 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: California Environmental Quality Act: continuing education: public employees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-09-13 - Ordered to inactive file on request of Assembly Member Calderon. [SB771 Detail]
Download: California-2017-SB771-Amended.html
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
| Senate Bill | No. 771 |
| Introduced by Senator De León |
February 17, 2017 |
An act to add Section 21098.5 to the Public Resources Code, relating to environmental quality.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 771, as amended, De León.
California Environmental Quality Act: continuing education: public employees.
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a lead agency, as defined, to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify the completion of, an environmental impact report on a project that it proposes to carry out or approve that may have a significant effect on the environment or to adopt a negative declaration if it finds that the project will not have that effect. CEQA also requires a lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a project that may have a significant effect on the environment if revisions in the project would avoid or mitigate that effect and there is no substantial evidence that the project, as revised, would have a significant effect on the environment.
This bill would establish a continuing education requirement for employees of public agencies who have primary responsibility to administer the
act, as specified. Because this bill would require a public agency to ensure that this continuing education requirement is met, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Section 21098.5 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read:21098.5.
(a) The Courses offered, accredited, or approved by the American Institute of Certified Planners.
(b) Continuing Courses offered by continuing legal education providers accredited or approved by the State Bar.
(c) Courses offered by the University of California, including extension programs.
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(d) Training courses or sets of self-study materials with tests offered in person or online by a local agency or association of local agencies that offer one or more training courses, or sets of self-study materials with tests. These courses may be taken at home, in-person, or online.
agencies.
