California Senate Bill SB688 Introduced / Bill

 BILL NUMBER: SB 688INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Galgiani FEBRUARY 22, 2013 An act to amend Section 24275 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to asbestos safety. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 688, as introduced, Galgiani. Asbestos safety: regulations. Under existing law, if the State Department of Public Health believes that the air monitoring standard for asbestos in public school buildings should be revised, the department is required to promulgate a regulation to that effect. Existing law requires the department to provide the Office of Public School Construction with appropriate sampling methodology for use in taking air samples in public school buildings. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions. 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 24275 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: 24275. (a) If the State Department of  Health Services   Public Health  believes that the air monitoring standard for asbestos in public school buildings as specified in Section 49410.7 of the Education Code should be revised, it shall promulgate a regulation to that effect. (b) The department shall provide the Office of Public School Construction with appropriate sampling methodology for use in taking air samples in public school buildings.