Bill Text: CA AB2870 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Disability access and education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2016-11-30 - Died at Desk. [AB2870 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB2870-Introduced.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 2870 INTRODUCED
BILL TEXT
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Thurmond
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
An act to amend Section 4465 of the Government Code, relating to
disability access.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2870, as introduced, Thurmond. Disability access and education.
The federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the
California Building Standards Code require that specified buildings,
structures, and facilities be accessible to, and usable by, persons
with disabilities. Existing law establishes a Disability Access and
Education Revolving Fund within the Division of the State Architect
for purposes of increasing disability access and compliance with
construction-related accessibility requirements and developing
educational resources for businesses to facilitate compliance with
federal and state disability laws, as specified.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 4465 of the Government Code is amended to read:
4465. (a) There is hereby established in the Division of the
State Architect a Disability Access and Education Revolving Fund, as
set forth in Section 4470, for the purpose of increasing disability
access and compliance with construction-related accessibility
requirements by the following means:
(1) Increasing the number of private and public certified access
specialists available to assist building owners and tenants to
understand and comply with construction-related accessibility
requirements by using some of the funds to moderate some of the costs
of certification and testing.
(2) Establishing and maintaining oversight of the certified access
specialist program, including, but not limited to, adopting best
practices guidelines for certified access specialists, providing
continuing education on construction-related accessibility
requirements, and performing its audit and discipline functions under
Sections 4459.7 and 4459.8.
(3) Increasing outreach efforts and developing educational
resources for persons with disabilities and businesses to facilitate
compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.), the Unruh Civil Rights Act (Section
51 of the Civil Code), and Title 24 of the California Code of
Regulations, as they relate to providing full and equal access to
public facilities for persons with disabilities.
(b) In developing educational resources with this fund, emphasis
shall be placed on the development and dissemination of educational
materials, such as modules, toolkits, modules,
and checklists, as appropriate, to facilitate a commercial
property owner's or tenant's understanding of, and compliance with,
the construction-related accessibility requirements.
(c) In developing and disseminating educational resources with
this fund, the Division of the State Architect shall consult and work
with the Department of Rehabilitation and the California Commission
on Disability Access, and may contract with those agencies to develop
educational resources. It is the intent of the Legislature that any
development or dissemination of educational resources under this
section shall be coordinated with educational efforts by other state
agencies so as to expand the reach and effectiveness of each effort
or the combined efforts.
