California Air Resources Board

Summary

Would have provided Legislative intent that the California Interscholastic Federation implement additional policies concerning developing and maintaining recommendations relating to air quality and its impact on athletic activity for schools, posting air quality activity recommendations for schools and supporting air quality education materials on its internet website, and requiring schools to ensure that their existing written emergency action plans educate staff on air quality activity recommendations and education materials.  Was not heard in the Assembly Education Committee.

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Summary

Would have required transit agencies to offer free senior transit passes to persons over 65 years of age in order to be eligible for state funding under the Mills-Deddeh Transit Development Act, the State Transit Assistance Program, and the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program (LCTOP).  This bill would have also required the free senior transit passes to count as full-price fares for purposes of calculating the ratio of fare revenues to operating costs.  LCTOP receives a continuous appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.  Was not heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee.

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Summary

Would have expanded existing school site acquisition and environmental certification requirements under the California Education Code for public and State-funded schools to include private and charter schools.  The requirements would have included evaluation of the schoolsite for hazardous substances, waste, and air emissions, among other provisions.  The bill would have also extended the requirements for the purchase of a schoolsite or the construction of a school under the California Environmental Quality Act to include charter schools.  Was not heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee. 

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