CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 262Introduced by Assembly Members Gloria and Gonzalez(Coauthor: Assembly Member Boerner Horvath)January 24, 2019 An act to add Section 120175.5 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 262, as introduced, Gloria. Local health officers: communicable diseases.Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to examine into the causes of communicable disease in man and domestic animals occurring or likely to occur in this state, and to establish a list of reportable diseases and conditions. Existing law requires a health officer knowing or having reason to believe that any case of the diseases made reportable by regulation of the department, or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease exists, or has recently existed, within the territory under the local health officers jurisdiction, to take measures to prevent the spread of the disease or occurrence of additional cases.This bill would specifically require a local health officer to notify and update the local public entities within the health officers jurisdiction about communicable disease outbreaks that may affect them, and make relevant information available to those entities, as specified. The bill would authorize the local public health officer to issue directives to other governmental entities within the health officers jurisdiction to take any action the health officer deems necessary to control the spread of the communicable disease.By imposing new requirements on local public health officers, this bill would create 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 120175.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:120175.5. (a) The local health officer shall do both of the following:(1) Promptly notify and update the local public entities within the health officers jurisdiction about communicable disease outbreaks that may affect them.(2) Make relevant information available to the local public entities, including, but not limited to, the locations of concentrations of cases, the number of residents affected, and the measures that the local public entities should take to assist with outbreak response efforts.(b) In addition to the actions required under subdivision (a), if the local health officer knows or has reason to believe that any case of the diseases made reportable by regulation of the department, or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease exists, or has recently existed, within the territory under that health officers jurisdiction, the health officer may issue directives to other governmental entities within that jurisdiction to take any action the health officer deems necessary to control the spread of the communicable disease.SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 262Introduced by Assembly Members Gloria and Gonzalez(Coauthor: Assembly Member Boerner Horvath)January 24, 2019 An act to add Section 120175.5 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 262, as introduced, Gloria. Local health officers: communicable diseases.Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to examine into the causes of communicable disease in man and domestic animals occurring or likely to occur in this state, and to establish a list of reportable diseases and conditions. Existing law requires a health officer knowing or having reason to believe that any case of the diseases made reportable by regulation of the department, or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease exists, or has recently existed, within the territory under the local health officers jurisdiction, to take measures to prevent the spread of the disease or occurrence of additional cases.This bill would specifically require a local health officer to notify and update the local public entities within the health officers jurisdiction about communicable disease outbreaks that may affect them, and make relevant information available to those entities, as specified. The bill would authorize the local public health officer to issue directives to other governmental entities within the health officers jurisdiction to take any action the health officer deems necessary to control the spread of the communicable disease.By imposing new requirements on local public health officers, this bill would create 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 262
Introduced by Assembly Members Gloria and Gonzalez(Coauthor: Assembly Member Boerner Horvath)January 24, 2019
Introduced by Assembly Members Gloria and Gonzalez(Coauthor: Assembly Member Boerner Horvath)
January 24, 2019
An act to add Section 120175.5 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to public health.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 262, as introduced, Gloria. Local health officers: communicable diseases.
Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to examine into the causes of communicable disease in man and domestic animals occurring or likely to occur in this state, and to establish a list of reportable diseases and conditions. Existing law requires a health officer knowing or having reason to believe that any case of the diseases made reportable by regulation of the department, or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease exists, or has recently existed, within the territory under the local health officers jurisdiction, to take measures to prevent the spread of the disease or occurrence of additional cases.This bill would specifically require a local health officer to notify and update the local public entities within the health officers jurisdiction about communicable disease outbreaks that may affect them, and make relevant information available to those entities, as specified. The bill would authorize the local public health officer to issue directives to other governmental entities within the health officers jurisdiction to take any action the health officer deems necessary to control the spread of the communicable disease.By imposing new requirements on local public health officers, this bill would create 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law requires the State Department of Public Health to examine into the causes of communicable disease in man and domestic animals occurring or likely to occur in this state, and to establish a list of reportable diseases and conditions. Existing law requires a health officer knowing or having reason to believe that any case of the diseases made reportable by regulation of the department, or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease exists, or has recently existed, within the territory under the local health officers jurisdiction, to take measures to prevent the spread of the disease or occurrence of additional cases.
This bill would specifically require a local health officer to notify and update the local public entities within the health officers jurisdiction about communicable disease outbreaks that may affect them, and make relevant information available to those entities, as specified. The bill would authorize the local public health officer to issue directives to other governmental entities within the health officers jurisdiction to take any action the health officer deems necessary to control the spread of the communicable disease.
By imposing new requirements on local public health officers, this bill would create 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, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 120175.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:120175.5. (a) The local health officer shall do both of the following:(1) Promptly notify and update the local public entities within the health officers jurisdiction about communicable disease outbreaks that may affect them.(2) Make relevant information available to the local public entities, including, but not limited to, the locations of concentrations of cases, the number of residents affected, and the measures that the local public entities should take to assist with outbreak response efforts.(b) In addition to the actions required under subdivision (a), if the local health officer knows or has reason to believe that any case of the diseases made reportable by regulation of the department, or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease exists, or has recently existed, within the territory under that health officers jurisdiction, the health officer may issue directives to other governmental entities within that jurisdiction to take any action the health officer deems necessary to control the spread of the communicable disease.SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 120175.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:120175.5. (a) The local health officer shall do both of the following:(1) Promptly notify and update the local public entities within the health officers jurisdiction about communicable disease outbreaks that may affect them.(2) Make relevant information available to the local public entities, including, but not limited to, the locations of concentrations of cases, the number of residents affected, and the measures that the local public entities should take to assist with outbreak response efforts.(b) In addition to the actions required under subdivision (a), if the local health officer knows or has reason to believe that any case of the diseases made reportable by regulation of the department, or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease exists, or has recently existed, within the territory under that health officers jurisdiction, the health officer may issue directives to other governmental entities within that jurisdiction to take any action the health officer deems necessary to control the spread of the communicable disease.
SECTION 1. Section 120175.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
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120175.5. (a) The local health officer shall do both of the following:(1) Promptly notify and update the local public entities within the health officers jurisdiction about communicable disease outbreaks that may affect them.(2) Make relevant information available to the local public entities, including, but not limited to, the locations of concentrations of cases, the number of residents affected, and the measures that the local public entities should take to assist with outbreak response efforts.(b) In addition to the actions required under subdivision (a), if the local health officer knows or has reason to believe that any case of the diseases made reportable by regulation of the department, or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease exists, or has recently existed, within the territory under that health officers jurisdiction, the health officer may issue directives to other governmental entities within that jurisdiction to take any action the health officer deems necessary to control the spread of the communicable disease.
120175.5. (a) The local health officer shall do both of the following:(1) Promptly notify and update the local public entities within the health officers jurisdiction about communicable disease outbreaks that may affect them.(2) Make relevant information available to the local public entities, including, but not limited to, the locations of concentrations of cases, the number of residents affected, and the measures that the local public entities should take to assist with outbreak response efforts.(b) In addition to the actions required under subdivision (a), if the local health officer knows or has reason to believe that any case of the diseases made reportable by regulation of the department, or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease exists, or has recently existed, within the territory under that health officers jurisdiction, the health officer may issue directives to other governmental entities within that jurisdiction to take any action the health officer deems necessary to control the spread of the communicable disease.
120175.5. (a) The local health officer shall do both of the following:(1) Promptly notify and update the local public entities within the health officers jurisdiction about communicable disease outbreaks that may affect them.(2) Make relevant information available to the local public entities, including, but not limited to, the locations of concentrations of cases, the number of residents affected, and the measures that the local public entities should take to assist with outbreak response efforts.(b) In addition to the actions required under subdivision (a), if the local health officer knows or has reason to believe that any case of the diseases made reportable by regulation of the department, or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease exists, or has recently existed, within the territory under that health officers jurisdiction, the health officer may issue directives to other governmental entities within that jurisdiction to take any action the health officer deems necessary to control the spread of the communicable disease.
120175.5. (a) The local health officer shall do both of the following:
(1) Promptly notify and update the local public entities within the health officers jurisdiction about communicable disease outbreaks that may affect them.
(2) Make relevant information available to the local public entities, including, but not limited to, the locations of concentrations of cases, the number of residents affected, and the measures that the local public entities should take to assist with outbreak response efforts.
(b) In addition to the actions required under subdivision (a), if the local health officer knows or has reason to believe that any case of the diseases made reportable by regulation of the department, or any other contagious, infectious or communicable disease exists, or has recently existed, within the territory under that health officers jurisdiction, the health officer may issue directives to other governmental entities within that jurisdiction to take any action the health officer deems necessary to control the spread of the communicable disease.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 2. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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