Amended IN Senate April 08, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 199Introduced by Senator HillJanuary 31, 2019 An act to amend Section 309.8 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to the Public Utilities Commission. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 199, as amended, Hill. Public Utilities Commission: Office of the Safety Advocate.Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, gas corporations, and water corporations. Existing law establishes the Office of the Safety Advocate within the commission, until January 1, 2020, to advocate for the continuous, cost-effective improvement of the safety management and safety performance of public utilities.This bill would extend indefinitely the operation of the an independent Office of the Safety Advocate until January 1, 2025. Advocate. The bill would require that the director of the office be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and make the directors service subject to the pleasure of the Governor. The bill would require the director of the office to appear annually before the appropriate policy committees of the Assembly and the Senate to report on the activities of the office.Existing law requires the office to undertake specific actions, including that it recommend improvements to the commissions safety management policy and procedures and its safety culture.This bill would require that the commission adopt a timeline by which the commission would complete its evaluation of a recommendation made by the office for improvement of the commissions safety management policy and procedures or to its safety culture. The bill would require the commission to vote on whether to adopt a recommendation and, where applicable, adopt a timeline for implementation of a recommendation. The bill would require the office to work with the chief internal auditor of the commission to ensure the commission complies with these requirements.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 309.8 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:309.8. (a) There is hereby established within the commission the an independent Office of the Safety Advocate to advocate for the continuous, cost-effective improvement of the safety management and safety performance of public utilities.(b) The director of the office shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(b)(c) The office shall promote public utility safety by doing all of the following:(1) Advocating, as a party to commission proceedings and on behalf of the interests of public utility customers, for effective public utility safety management and infrastructure improvements and for the transparency of safety information, including, but not limited to, information relating to past perfes of the Assembly and the Senate to report on the activities of the office.(c)(f) On or before January 10 of each year, the office shall provide to the chairpersons of the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of each house of the Legislature all of the following information:(1) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to the commissions safety management policy and procedures and its safety culture related to the oversight of utilities.(2) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to public utility safety management policy and procedures and safety culture.(3) The proceedings in which the office participated and a brief description of the testimony it filed.(d)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2025, deletes or extends that date.
Amended IN Senate April 08, 2019 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 199Introduced by Senator HillJanuary 31, 2019 An act to amend Section 309.8 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to the Public Utilities Commission. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 199, as amended, Hill. Public Utilities Commission: Office of the Safety Advocate.Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, gas corporations, and water corporations. Existing law establishes the Office of the Safety Advocate within the commission, until January 1, 2020, to advocate for the continuous, cost-effective improvement of the safety management and safety performance of public utilities.This bill would extend indefinitely the operation of the an independent Office of the Safety Advocate until January 1, 2025. Advocate. The bill would require that the director of the office be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and make the directors service subject to the pleasure of the Governor. The bill would require the director of the office to appear annually before the appropriate policy committees of the Assembly and the Senate to report on the activities of the office.Existing law requires the office to undertake specific actions, including that it recommend improvements to the commissions safety management policy and procedures and its safety culture.This bill would require that the commission adopt a timeline by which the commission would complete its evaluation of a recommendation made by the office for improvement of the commissions safety management policy and procedures or to its safety culture. The bill would require the commission to vote on whether to adopt a recommendation and, where applicable, adopt a timeline for implementation of a recommendation. The bill would require the office to work with the chief internal auditor of the commission to ensure the commission complies with these requirements.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Senate April 08, 2019
Amended IN Senate April 08, 2019
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill No. 199
Introduced by Senator HillJanuary 31, 2019
Introduced by Senator Hill
January 31, 2019
An act to amend Section 309.8 of the Public Utilities Code, relating to the Public Utilities Commission.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 199, as amended, Hill. Public Utilities Commission: Office of the Safety Advocate.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, gas corporations, and water corporations. Existing law establishes the Office of the Safety Advocate within the commission, until January 1, 2020, to advocate for the continuous, cost-effective improvement of the safety management and safety performance of public utilities.This bill would extend indefinitely the operation of the an independent Office of the Safety Advocate until January 1, 2025. Advocate. The bill would require that the director of the office be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and make the directors service subject to the pleasure of the Governor. The bill would require the director of the office to appear annually before the appropriate policy committees of the Assembly and the Senate to report on the activities of the office.Existing law requires the office to undertake specific actions, including that it recommend improvements to the commissions safety management policy and procedures and its safety culture.This bill would require that the commission adopt a timeline by which the commission would complete its evaluation of a recommendation made by the office for improvement of the commissions safety management policy and procedures or to its safety culture. The bill would require the commission to vote on whether to adopt a recommendation and, where applicable, adopt a timeline for implementation of a recommendation. The bill would require the office to work with the chief internal auditor of the commission to ensure the commission complies with these requirements.
Under existing law, the Public Utilities Commission has regulatory authority over public utilities, including electrical corporations, gas corporations, and water corporations. Existing law establishes the Office of the Safety Advocate within the commission, until January 1, 2020, to advocate for the continuous, cost-effective improvement of the safety management and safety performance of public utilities.
This bill would extend indefinitely the operation of the an independent Office of the Safety Advocate until January 1, 2025. Advocate. The bill would require that the director of the office be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and make the directors service subject to the pleasure of the Governor. The bill would require the director of the office to appear annually before the appropriate policy committees of the Assembly and the Senate to report on the activities of the office.
Existing law requires the office to undertake specific actions, including that it recommend improvements to the commissions safety management policy and procedures and its safety culture.
This bill would require that the commission adopt a timeline by which the commission would complete its evaluation of a recommendation made by the office for improvement of the commissions safety management policy and procedures or to its safety culture. The bill would require the commission to vote on whether to adopt a recommendation and, where applicable, adopt a timeline for implementation of a recommendation. The bill would require the office to work with the chief internal auditor of the commission to ensure the commission complies with these requirements.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 309.8 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:309.8. (a) There is hereby established within the commission the an independent Office of the Safety Advocate to advocate for the continuous, cost-effective improvement of the safety management and safety performance of public utilities.(b) The director of the office shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(b)(c) The office shall promote public utility safety by doing all of the following:(1) Advocating, as a party to commission proceedings and on behalf of the interests of public utility customers, for effective public utility safety management and infrastructure improvements and for the transparency of safety information, including, but not limited to, information relating to past perfes of the Assembly and the Senate to report on the activities of the office.(c)(f) On or before January 10 of each year, the office shall provide to the chairpersons of the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of each house of the Legislature all of the following information:(1) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to the commissions safety management policy and procedures and its safety culture related to the oversight of utilities.(2) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to public utility safety management policy and procedures and safety culture.(3) The proceedings in which the office participated and a brief description of the testimony it filed.(d)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2025, deletes or extends that date.
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 309.8 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:309.8. (a) There is hereby established within the commission the an independent Office of the Safety Advocate to advocate for the continuous, cost-effective improvement of the safety management and safety performance of public utilities.(b) The director of the office shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(b)(c) The office shall promote public utility safety by doing all of the following:(1) Advocating, as a party to commission proceedings and on behalf of the interests of public utility customers, for effective public utility safety management and infrastructure improvements and for the transparency of safety information, including, but not limited to, information relating to past perfes of the Assembly and the Senate to report on the activities of the office.(c)(f) On or before January 10 of each year, the office shall provide to the chairpersons of the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of each house of the Legislature all of the following information:(1) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to the commissions safety management policy and procedures and its safety culture related to the oversight of utilities.(2) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to public utility safety management policy and procedures and safety culture.(3) The proceedings in which the office participated and a brief description of the testimony it filed.(d)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2025, deletes or extends that date.
SECTION 1. Section 309.8 of the Public Utilities Code is amended to read:
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309.8. (a) There is hereby established within the commission the an independent Office of the Safety Advocate to advocate for the continuous, cost-effective improvement of the safety management and safety performance of public utilities.(b) The director of the office shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(b)(c) The office shall promote public utility safety by doing all of the following:(1) Advocating, as a party to commission proceedings and on behalf of the interests of public utility customers, for effective public utility safety management and infrastructure improvements and for the transparency of safety information, including, but not limited to, information relating to past perfes of the Assembly and the Senate to report on the activities of the office.(c)(f) On or before January 10 of each year, the office shall provide to the chairpersons of the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of each house of the Legislature all of the following information:(1) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to the commissions safety management policy and procedures and its safety culture related to the oversight of utilities.(2) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to public utility safety management policy and procedures and safety culture.(3) The proceedings in which the office participated and a brief description of the testimony it filed.(d)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2025, deletes or extends that date.
309.8. (a) There is hereby established within the commission the an independent Office of the Safety Advocate to advocate for the continuous, cost-effective improvement of the safety management and safety performance of public utilities.(b) The director of the office shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(b)(c) The office shall promote public utility safety by doing all of the following:(1) Advocating, as a party to commission proceedings and on behalf of the interests of public utility customers, for effective public utility safety management and infrastructure improvements and for the transparency of safety information, including, but not limited to, information relating to past perfes of the Assembly and the Senate to report on the activities of the office.(c)(f) On or before January 10 of each year, the office shall provide to the chairpersons of the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of each house of the Legislature all of the following information:(1) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to the commissions safety management policy and procedures and its safety culture related to the oversight of utilities.(2) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to public utility safety management policy and procedures and safety culture.(3) The proceedings in which the office participated and a brief description of the testimony it filed.(d)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2025, deletes or extends that date.
309.8. (a) There is hereby established within the commission the an independent Office of the Safety Advocate to advocate for the continuous, cost-effective improvement of the safety management and safety performance of public utilities.(b) The director of the office shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.(b)(c) The office shall promote public utility safety by doing all of the following:(1) Advocating, as a party to commission proceedings and on behalf of the interests of public utility customers, for effective public utility safety management and infrastructure improvements and for the transparency of safety information, including, but not limited to, information relating to past perfes of the Assembly and the Senate to report on the activities of the office.(c)(f) On or before January 10 of each year, the office shall provide to the chairpersons of the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of each house of the Legislature all of the following information:(1) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to the commissions safety management policy and procedures and its safety culture related to the oversight of utilities.(2) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to public utility safety management policy and procedures and safety culture.(3) The proceedings in which the office participated and a brief description of the testimony it filed.(d)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2025, deletes or extends that date.
309.8. (a) There is hereby established within the commission the an independent Office of the Safety Advocate to advocate for the continuous, cost-effective improvement of the safety management and safety performance of public utilities.
(b) The director of the office shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate.
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(c) The office shall promote public utility safety by doing all of the following:
(1) Advocating, as a party to commission proceedings and on behalf of the interests of public utility customers, for effective public utility safety management and infrastructure improvements and for the transparency of safety information, including, but not limited to, information relating to past perfes of the Assembly and the Senate to report on the activities of the office.
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(f) On or before January 10 of each year, the office shall provide to the chairpersons of the appropriate fiscal and policy committees of each house of the Legislature all of the following information:
(1) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to the commissions safety management policy and procedures and its safety culture related to the oversight of utilities.
(2) The actions taken by the office to recommend improvements to public utility safety management policy and procedures and safety culture.
(3) The proceedings in which the office participated and a brief description of the testimony it filed.
(d)This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute, that is enacted before January 1, 2025, deletes or extends that date.