Amended IN Senate January 03, 2022 Amended IN Senate May 04, 2021 Amended IN Senate April 08, 2021 Amended IN Senate March 07, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 379Introduced by Senator Wiener(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Cristina Garcia and Low)(Coauthors: Senators Gonzalez, Hurtado, Laird, and Leyva)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Friedman and Wicks)February 10, 2021An act to add Chapter 3.95 (commencing with Section 12148) to Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. An act to add Section 65850.52 to the Government Code, relating to land use.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 379, as amended, Wiener. University of California: contracts: health facilities. Residential solar energy systems: permitting.Existing law requires a city or county to approve administratively applications to install solar energy systems through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit. Existing law requires every city, county, or city and county to develop a streamlined permitting process for the installation of small residential rooftop solar energy systems, as that term is defined. Existing law prescribes and limits permit fees that a city or county may charge for a residential and commercial solar energy system. Existing law creates the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) in the Natural Resources Agency and prescribes its duties, which include administering programs for the installation of solar energy systems.This bill would require every city, county, or city and county to implement an online, automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and instantaneously issues permits for a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county to amend a certain ordinance to authorize a residential solar energy system and an energy storage system to use the online, automated permitting platform.This bill would prescribe a compliance schedule for satisfying these requirements, which would exempt a county with a population of fewer than 150,000 and all cities within a county with a population of fewer than 150,000. The bill would require a city with a population of 50,000 or fewer that is not otherwise exempt to satisfy these requirements by September 30, 2024, while cities and counties with populations greater than 50,000 that are not otherwise exempt would be required to satisfy the requirements by September 30, 2023. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county, or a fire department, district, or authority, to report to the Energy Commission when it is in compliance with specified requirements, in addition to other information. The bill would require cities and counties to self-certify their compliance with the bills provisions when applying for specified funds from the Energy Commission.This bill would, upon provision of sufficient funding, authorize the Energy Commission to provide technical assistance and grant funding to cities and counties in order to support the above-described requirements. The bill would require the Energy Commission to set guidelines for cities and counties to report to the commission on the number of permits issued for solar energy systems and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and the relevant characteristics of those systems. The bill would make related findings and declarations. By increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would impose 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Existing provisions of the California Constitution provide that the University of California constitutes a public trust and require the university to be administered by the Regents of the University of California, a corporation in the form of a board, with full powers of organization and government, subject to legislative control only for specified purposes, including such competitive bidding procedures as may be applicable to the university by statute for the letting of construction contracts, sales of real property, and purchasing of materials, goods, and services.Existing law governs competitive bidding by the University of California and also establishes specific restrictions on University of California contracts relating to work performed by workers outside of the United States.This bill would prohibit the University of California, on and after January 1, 2022, from entering into, amending, or renewing any contract with any health facility contractor or subcontractor in which a health care practitioner employed by the University of California or a trainee of the University of California providing care in the health facility under that contract would be limited in the practitioners or trainees ability to provide patients with medical information or medical services due to policy-based restrictions on care in the health facility. The bill would require any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility to include a provision restating the substance of that prohibition. The bill would require any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility to provide that, in the event the health facility contractor or subcontractor violates the prohibition, the contract shall be terminated for noncompliance, and the contractor or subcontractor shall forfeit penalties to the University of California, as appropriate, in an amount equal to the amount paid by the university for the percentage of work that was performed. The bill would exempt from its provisions contracts between the University of California and prescribed health facility contractors or subcontractors. The bill would require the University of California to ensure that a health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California is able to complete their training. The bill would prohibit the University of California from extending or delaying a health practitioners training due to the loss of a clinical training rotation. The bill would require the University of California, before January 1, 2025, to find alternative facilities for trainees to complete their training. The bill would exempt from these provisions contracts in existence before January 1, 2022, that pertain to at least one health care practitioner who is a trainee of a University of California campus that does not own or operate its own health facility, until the earlier of January 1, 2028, or the date the University of California campus acquires ownership of, or begins operating, a health facility. The bill would define terms for these purposes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOYES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Permitting fees or soft costs to solar and storage projects can add substantial time and money to the adoption of additional solar and storage projects.(b) California needs additional rooftop solar and storage projects in order to meet our renewable energy goals.(c) To meet its clean energy goals, California needs up to six gigawatts of new renewable and storage resources annually.(d) Per the 2021 Senate Bill 100 Joint Agency Report, Achieving 100% Clean Electricity in California, development of rooftop solar must increase dramatically.(e) Because the 2021 budget included a $20 million appropriation to the Energy Commission for grants to all jurisdictions that adopt the SolarAPP+ or a similar program in order to expedite permitting, local permitting jurisdictions can and should be required to adopt SolarAPP+ or a similar program for automated permitting in order to promote the development of solar and storage to help meet the states clean energy needs.SEC. 2. Section 65850.52 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 65850.5, to read:65850.52. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Energy Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.(2) Energy storage system means commercially available technology, located behind a customers utility meter, that is capable of absorbing electricity generated from a colocated electricity generator or from the electrical grid, storing it for a period of time, and thereafter discharging it to meet the energy or power needs of the host customer or for export.(3) Solar energy system means any configuration of solar energy devices that collects and distributes solar energy for the purpose of generating electricity and that has a single interconnection with the electric utility transmission or distribution network.(4) SolarAPP+ means the most recent version of a web-based portal, developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, that automates plan review, produces code-compliant approvals, and issues permits for solar energy systems and energy storage systems paired with solar energy systems.(b) Pursuant to the compliance schedule in subdivision (d), a city, county, or city and county, in consultation with the local fire department, district, or authority, shall implement an online, automated permitting platform, such as SolarAPP+, that verifies code compliance and issues permits in real time to a licensed contractor for a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating, and is consistent with the system parameters and configurations, including an inspection checklist, of SolarAPP+. Consistent with the same compliance schedule, a city, county, or city and county shall amend its ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65850.5 to authorize a residential solar energy system and an energy storage system to use the online, automated permitting platform.(c) (1) A county with a population of fewer than 150,000, and all cities within a county with a population of fewer than 150,000, are exempt from subdivision (b).(2) A city with a population of 50,000 or fewer that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2024.(3) A city, county, or city and county with a population of greater than 50,000 that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2023.(d) Upon provision of sufficient funding, the Energy Commission may provide technical assistance and grant funding to a city, county, or city and county to support the implementation of online, automated permitting for a solar energy system and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and for compliance with the requirements of subdivision (b) in a timely manner.(e) A city, county, or city and county, or a fire department, district, or authority, shall report to the Energy Commission when it is in compliance with subdivision (b).(f) The Energy Commission shall set guidelines for cities, counties, and cities and counties to report to the commission on the number of permits issued for solar energy systems and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and the relevant characteristics of those systems. A city, county, or city and county shall annually report to the Energy Commission pursuant to those guidelines within one year of implementing the online, automated solar permitting system pursuant to subdivision (b).(g) A city, county, or city and county shall self-certify its compliance with this section when applying for funds from the Energy Commission other than the twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in funds available, pursuant to Section 76 of Chapter 69 of the Statutes of 2021, from the Energy Commission for automated solar permitting.(h) This section does not limit or otherwise affect the generator interconnection requirements and approval process for a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined in Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities Code, or an electrical corporation, as defined in Section 218 of the Public Utilities Code.(i) This section does not increase or otherwise affect the liability of a local agency pertaining to a solar energy system or an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system installed pursuant to this section.SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)The University of California is a public university system in the State of California and receives a sizable amount of public funds to conduct its mission. The University of Californias portion of the California state budget in 202021 was $9 billion, $3.5 billion of which is from the General Fund.(b)UC Health is the fourth largest health care system in California and it trains more than one-half of the medical students and residents in California.(c)Existing law recognizes that all reproductive health care, including abortion, is basic health care. Existing law further recognizes that public entities in California may not preference one pregnancy outcome over another.(d)Existing law recognizes that denying transgender patients gender-affirming care is discrimination based on gender identity.(e)Existing law recognizes that adults have a range of health care options for the end of life, including continuing measures to sustain life, withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatments, voluntarily forgoing food or drink, palliative treatments that may advance the time of death, hospice care, and medical aid in dying. These are personal decisions individuals make about their own lives and loved ones. Public entities should not favor one preference over the other.(f)Existing law recognizes the need to protect patient access to comprehensive health care services free from bias and discrimination, as evidenced through the state Medi-Cal program, which prohibits any participating provider from discriminating against any beneficiary on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, or physical or mental disability. (g)The University of California has entered into contracts with health facility contractors in which University of California-employed health care practitioners and trainees of the University of California have been subjected to policy-based restrictions on care in the health facility that prevent the University of California practitioners and trainees from providing patients with medical information and services that are medically necessary and appropriate.(h)Policy-based restrictions on care have serious implications for patients of color, particularly Black and Latinx low-income patients, whose unequal access to care has been largely dictated by the legacy of structural racism and socioeconomic inequities deeply embedded throughout the health care system.(i)Policy-based restrictions on care undermine the University of Californias values of prioritizing patient-centered care, delivering evidence-based high-quality care, providing access to comprehensive reproductive health care, and ensuring access to nondiscriminatory care. SEC. 2.Chapter 3.95 (commencing with Section 12148) is added to Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, to read:3.95.University of California and Health Facility Contracts12148.(a)(1)Notwithstanding any other law, on and after January 1, 2022, the University of California shall not enter into, amend, or renew any contract with any health facility contractor or subcontractor in which a health care practitioner employed by the University of California or a trainee of the University of California providing care in the health facility under that contract would be limited in the practitioners or trainees ability to provide patients with medical information or medical services due to policy-based restrictions on care in the health facility.(2)(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), this section shall not apply to contracts described in paragraph (1), if they meet both of the following criteria:(i)The contract was in existence before January 1, 2022.(ii)The contract pertains to at least one health care practitioner who is a trainee of a University of California campus that, as of January 1, 2022, does not own or operate its own health facility.(B)Contracts exempt from this section under subparagraph (A) shall comply with this section no later than the earlier of the following dates: January 1, 2028, or the date the University of California campus acquires ownership of, or begins operating, a health facility.(b)Any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility shall include a provision restating the substance of subdivision (a).(c)Any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility shall provide that, in the event the health facility contractor or subcontractor violates subdivision (a), the contract shall be terminated for noncompliance, and the contractor or subcontractor shall forfeit penalties to the University of California, as appropriate, in an amount equal to the amount paid by the university for the percentage of work that was performed.(d)This section shall not apply to a contract between the University of California and a health facility contractor or subcontractor that is any of the following:(1)Located and operated in a foreign country.(2)Operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.(3)An Indian Health Service facility. (e)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the University of California shall ensure that a health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California is able to complete their training. The University of California shall not extend or delay a health practitioners training due to the loss of a clinical training rotation. The University of California, before January 1, 2025, shall find alternative facilities for trainees to complete their training. (f)For purposes of this section:(1)Health facility shall have the same meaning as in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.(2)Health care practitioner has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 680 of the Business and Professions Code.(3)Medical services means medical treatments, referrals, and procedures.(4)Policy-based restrictions on care means any nonclinical criteria, rules, or policies, whether written or unwritten, that restrict health care practitioners at that health facility from providing any procedures or benefits that are considered covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program or any Medi-Cal specialty programs that the health care practitioners are licensed to provide and that the health facility has the equipment and facilities to provide.(5)Trainee of the University of California means a resident or fellow employed by the University of California or a student enrolled in the University of California in a health care practitioner discipline.
Amended IN Senate January 03, 2022 Amended IN Senate May 04, 2021 Amended IN Senate April 08, 2021 Amended IN Senate March 07, 2021 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 379Introduced by Senator Wiener(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Cristina Garcia and Low)(Coauthors: Senators Gonzalez, Hurtado, Laird, and Leyva)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Friedman and Wicks)February 10, 2021An act to add Chapter 3.95 (commencing with Section 12148) to Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. An act to add Section 65850.52 to the Government Code, relating to land use.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 379, as amended, Wiener. University of California: contracts: health facilities. Residential solar energy systems: permitting.Existing law requires a city or county to approve administratively applications to install solar energy systems through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit. Existing law requires every city, county, or city and county to develop a streamlined permitting process for the installation of small residential rooftop solar energy systems, as that term is defined. Existing law prescribes and limits permit fees that a city or county may charge for a residential and commercial solar energy system. Existing law creates the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) in the Natural Resources Agency and prescribes its duties, which include administering programs for the installation of solar energy systems.This bill would require every city, county, or city and county to implement an online, automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and instantaneously issues permits for a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county to amend a certain ordinance to authorize a residential solar energy system and an energy storage system to use the online, automated permitting platform.This bill would prescribe a compliance schedule for satisfying these requirements, which would exempt a county with a population of fewer than 150,000 and all cities within a county with a population of fewer than 150,000. The bill would require a city with a population of 50,000 or fewer that is not otherwise exempt to satisfy these requirements by September 30, 2024, while cities and counties with populations greater than 50,000 that are not otherwise exempt would be required to satisfy the requirements by September 30, 2023. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county, or a fire department, district, or authority, to report to the Energy Commission when it is in compliance with specified requirements, in addition to other information. The bill would require cities and counties to self-certify their compliance with the bills provisions when applying for specified funds from the Energy Commission.This bill would, upon provision of sufficient funding, authorize the Energy Commission to provide technical assistance and grant funding to cities and counties in order to support the above-described requirements. The bill would require the Energy Commission to set guidelines for cities and counties to report to the commission on the number of permits issued for solar energy systems and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and the relevant characteristics of those systems. The bill would make related findings and declarations. By increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would impose 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Existing provisions of the California Constitution provide that the University of California constitutes a public trust and require the university to be administered by the Regents of the University of California, a corporation in the form of a board, with full powers of organization and government, subject to legislative control only for specified purposes, including such competitive bidding procedures as may be applicable to the university by statute for the letting of construction contracts, sales of real property, and purchasing of materials, goods, and services.Existing law governs competitive bidding by the University of California and also establishes specific restrictions on University of California contracts relating to work performed by workers outside of the United States.This bill would prohibit the University of California, on and after January 1, 2022, from entering into, amending, or renewing any contract with any health facility contractor or subcontractor in which a health care practitioner employed by the University of California or a trainee of the University of California providing care in the health facility under that contract would be limited in the practitioners or trainees ability to provide patients with medical information or medical services due to policy-based restrictions on care in the health facility. The bill would require any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility to include a provision restating the substance of that prohibition. The bill would require any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility to provide that, in the event the health facility contractor or subcontractor violates the prohibition, the contract shall be terminated for noncompliance, and the contractor or subcontractor shall forfeit penalties to the University of California, as appropriate, in an amount equal to the amount paid by the university for the percentage of work that was performed. The bill would exempt from its provisions contracts between the University of California and prescribed health facility contractors or subcontractors. The bill would require the University of California to ensure that a health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California is able to complete their training. The bill would prohibit the University of California from extending or delaying a health practitioners training due to the loss of a clinical training rotation. The bill would require the University of California, before January 1, 2025, to find alternative facilities for trainees to complete their training. The bill would exempt from these provisions contracts in existence before January 1, 2022, that pertain to at least one health care practitioner who is a trainee of a University of California campus that does not own or operate its own health facility, until the earlier of January 1, 2028, or the date the University of California campus acquires ownership of, or begins operating, a health facility. The bill would define terms for these purposes.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOYES
Amended IN Senate January 03, 2022 Amended IN Senate May 04, 2021 Amended IN Senate April 08, 2021 Amended IN Senate March 07, 2021
Amended IN Senate January 03, 2022
Amended IN Senate May 04, 2021
Amended IN Senate April 08, 2021
Amended IN Senate March 07, 2021
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 379
Introduced by Senator Wiener(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Cristina Garcia and Low)(Coauthors: Senators Gonzalez, Hurtado, Laird, and Leyva)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Friedman and Wicks)February 10, 2021
Introduced by Senator Wiener(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Cristina Garcia and Low)(Coauthors: Senators Gonzalez, Hurtado, Laird, and Leyva)(Coauthors: Assembly Members Friedman and Wicks)
February 10, 2021
An act to add Chapter 3.95 (commencing with Section 12148) to Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, relating to public contracts. An act to add Section 65850.52 to the Government Code, relating to land use.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 379, as amended, Wiener. University of California: contracts: health facilities. Residential solar energy systems: permitting.
Existing law requires a city or county to approve administratively applications to install solar energy systems through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit. Existing law requires every city, county, or city and county to develop a streamlined permitting process for the installation of small residential rooftop solar energy systems, as that term is defined. Existing law prescribes and limits permit fees that a city or county may charge for a residential and commercial solar energy system. Existing law creates the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) in the Natural Resources Agency and prescribes its duties, which include administering programs for the installation of solar energy systems.This bill would require every city, county, or city and county to implement an online, automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and instantaneously issues permits for a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county to amend a certain ordinance to authorize a residential solar energy system and an energy storage system to use the online, automated permitting platform.This bill would prescribe a compliance schedule for satisfying these requirements, which would exempt a county with a population of fewer than 150,000 and all cities within a county with a population of fewer than 150,000. The bill would require a city with a population of 50,000 or fewer that is not otherwise exempt to satisfy these requirements by September 30, 2024, while cities and counties with populations greater than 50,000 that are not otherwise exempt would be required to satisfy the requirements by September 30, 2023. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county, or a fire department, district, or authority, to report to the Energy Commission when it is in compliance with specified requirements, in addition to other information. The bill would require cities and counties to self-certify their compliance with the bills provisions when applying for specified funds from the Energy Commission.This bill would, upon provision of sufficient funding, authorize the Energy Commission to provide technical assistance and grant funding to cities and counties in order to support the above-described requirements. The bill would require the Energy Commission to set guidelines for cities and counties to report to the commission on the number of permits issued for solar energy systems and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and the relevant characteristics of those systems. The bill would make related findings and declarations. By increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would impose 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.Existing provisions of the California Constitution provide that the University of California constitutes a public trust and require the university to be administered by the Regents of the University of California, a corporation in the form of a board, with full powers of organization and government, subject to legislative control only for specified purposes, including such competitive bidding procedures as may be applicable to the university by statute for the letting of construction contracts, sales of real property, and purchasing of materials, goods, and services.Existing law governs competitive bidding by the University of California and also establishes specific restrictions on University of California contracts relating to work performed by workers outside of the United States.This bill would prohibit the University of California, on and after January 1, 2022, from entering into, amending, or renewing any contract with any health facility contractor or subcontractor in which a health care practitioner employed by the University of California or a trainee of the University of California providing care in the health facility under that contract would be limited in the practitioners or trainees ability to provide patients with medical information or medical services due to policy-based restrictions on care in the health facility. The bill would require any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility to include a provision restating the substance of that prohibition. The bill would require any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility to provide that, in the event the health facility contractor or subcontractor violates the prohibition, the contract shall be terminated for noncompliance, and the contractor or subcontractor shall forfeit penalties to the University of California, as appropriate, in an amount equal to the amount paid by the university for the percentage of work that was performed. The bill would exempt from its provisions contracts between the University of California and prescribed health facility contractors or subcontractors. The bill would require the University of California to ensure that a health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California is able to complete their training. The bill would prohibit the University of California from extending or delaying a health practitioners training due to the loss of a clinical training rotation. The bill would require the University of California, before January 1, 2025, to find alternative facilities for trainees to complete their training. The bill would exempt from these provisions contracts in existence before January 1, 2022, that pertain to at least one health care practitioner who is a trainee of a University of California campus that does not own or operate its own health facility, until the earlier of January 1, 2028, or the date the University of California campus acquires ownership of, or begins operating, a health facility. The bill would define terms for these purposes.
Existing law requires a city or county to approve administratively applications to install solar energy systems through the issuance of a building permit or similar nondiscretionary permit. Existing law requires every city, county, or city and county to develop a streamlined permitting process for the installation of small residential rooftop solar energy systems, as that term is defined. Existing law prescribes and limits permit fees that a city or county may charge for a residential and commercial solar energy system. Existing law creates the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission (Energy Commission) in the Natural Resources Agency and prescribes its duties, which include administering programs for the installation of solar energy systems.
This bill would require every city, county, or city and county to implement an online, automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and instantaneously issues permits for a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county to amend a certain ordinance to authorize a residential solar energy system and an energy storage system to use the online, automated permitting platform.
This bill would prescribe a compliance schedule for satisfying these requirements, which would exempt a county with a population of fewer than 150,000 and all cities within a county with a population of fewer than 150,000. The bill would require a city with a population of 50,000 or fewer that is not otherwise exempt to satisfy these requirements by September 30, 2024, while cities and counties with populations greater than 50,000 that are not otherwise exempt would be required to satisfy the requirements by September 30, 2023. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county, or a fire department, district, or authority, to report to the Energy Commission when it is in compliance with specified requirements, in addition to other information. The bill would require cities and counties to self-certify their compliance with the bills provisions when applying for specified funds from the Energy Commission.
This bill would, upon provision of sufficient funding, authorize the Energy Commission to provide technical assistance and grant funding to cities and counties in order to support the above-described requirements. The bill would require the Energy Commission to set guidelines for cities and counties to report to the commission on the number of permits issued for solar energy systems and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and the relevant characteristics of those systems. The bill would make related findings and declarations.
By increasing the duties of local officials, this bill would impose 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 no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.
Existing provisions of the California Constitution provide that the University of California constitutes a public trust and require the university to be administered by the Regents of the University of California, a corporation in the form of a board, with full powers of organization and government, subject to legislative control only for specified purposes, including such competitive bidding procedures as may be applicable to the university by statute for the letting of construction contracts, sales of real property, and purchasing of materials, goods, and services.
Existing law governs competitive bidding by the University of California and also establishes specific restrictions on University of California contracts relating to work performed by workers outside of the United States.
This bill would prohibit the University of California, on and after January 1, 2022, from entering into, amending, or renewing any contract with any health facility contractor or subcontractor in which a health care practitioner employed by the University of California or a trainee of the University of California providing care in the health facility under that contract would be limited in the practitioners or trainees ability to provide patients with medical information or medical services due to policy-based restrictions on care in the health facility. The bill would require any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility to include a provision restating the substance of that prohibition. The bill would require any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility to provide that, in the event the health facility contractor or subcontractor violates the prohibition, the contract shall be terminated for noncompliance, and the contractor or subcontractor shall forfeit penalties to the University of California, as appropriate, in an amount equal to the amount paid by the university for the percentage of work that was performed. The bill would exempt from its provisions contracts between the University of California and prescribed health facility contractors or subcontractors. The bill would require the University of California to ensure that a health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California is able to complete their training. The bill would prohibit the University of California from extending or delaying a health practitioners training due to the loss of a clinical training rotation. The bill would require the University of California, before January 1, 2025, to find alternative facilities for trainees to complete their training. The bill would exempt from these provisions contracts in existence before January 1, 2022, that pertain to at least one health care practitioner who is a trainee of a University of California campus that does not own or operate its own health facility, until the earlier of January 1, 2028, or the date the University of California campus acquires ownership of, or begins operating, a health facility. The bill would define terms for these purposes.
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The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Permitting fees or soft costs to solar and storage projects can add substantial time and money to the adoption of additional solar and storage projects.(b) California needs additional rooftop solar and storage projects in order to meet our renewable energy goals.(c) To meet its clean energy goals, California needs up to six gigawatts of new renewable and storage resources annually.(d) Per the 2021 Senate Bill 100 Joint Agency Report, Achieving 100% Clean Electricity in California, development of rooftop solar must increase dramatically.(e) Because the 2021 budget included a $20 million appropriation to the Energy Commission for grants to all jurisdictions that adopt the SolarAPP+ or a similar program in order to expedite permitting, local permitting jurisdictions can and should be required to adopt SolarAPP+ or a similar program for automated permitting in order to promote the development of solar and storage to help meet the states clean energy needs.SEC. 2. Section 65850.52 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 65850.5, to read:65850.52. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Energy Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.(2) Energy storage system means commercially available technology, located behind a customers utility meter, that is capable of absorbing electricity generated from a colocated electricity generator or from the electrical grid, storing it for a period of time, and thereafter discharging it to meet the energy or power needs of the host customer or for export.(3) Solar energy system means any configuration of solar energy devices that collects and distributes solar energy for the purpose of generating electricity and that has a single interconnection with the electric utility transmission or distribution network.(4) SolarAPP+ means the most recent version of a web-based portal, developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, that automates plan review, produces code-compliant approvals, and issues permits for solar energy systems and energy storage systems paired with solar energy systems.(b) Pursuant to the compliance schedule in subdivision (d), a city, county, or city and county, in consultation with the local fire department, district, or authority, shall implement an online, automated permitting platform, such as SolarAPP+, that verifies code compliance and issues permits in real time to a licensed contractor for a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating, and is consistent with the system parameters and configurations, including an inspection checklist, of SolarAPP+. Consistent with the same compliance schedule, a city, county, or city and county shall amend its ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65850.5 to authorize a residential solar energy system and an energy storage system to use the online, automated permitting platform.(c) (1) A county with a population of fewer than 150,000, and all cities within a county with a population of fewer than 150,000, are exempt from subdivision (b).(2) A city with a population of 50,000 or fewer that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2024.(3) A city, county, or city and county with a population of greater than 50,000 that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2023.(d) Upon provision of sufficient funding, the Energy Commission may provide technical assistance and grant funding to a city, county, or city and county to support the implementation of online, automated permitting for a solar energy system and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and for compliance with the requirements of subdivision (b) in a timely manner.(e) A city, county, or city and county, or a fire department, district, or authority, shall report to the Energy Commission when it is in compliance with subdivision (b).(f) The Energy Commission shall set guidelines for cities, counties, and cities and counties to report to the commission on the number of permits issued for solar energy systems and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and the relevant characteristics of those systems. A city, county, or city and county shall annually report to the Energy Commission pursuant to those guidelines within one year of implementing the online, automated solar permitting system pursuant to subdivision (b).(g) A city, county, or city and county shall self-certify its compliance with this section when applying for funds from the Energy Commission other than the twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in funds available, pursuant to Section 76 of Chapter 69 of the Statutes of 2021, from the Energy Commission for automated solar permitting.(h) This section does not limit or otherwise affect the generator interconnection requirements and approval process for a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined in Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities Code, or an electrical corporation, as defined in Section 218 of the Public Utilities Code.(i) This section does not increase or otherwise affect the liability of a local agency pertaining to a solar energy system or an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system installed pursuant to this section.SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.SECTION 1.The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a)The University of California is a public university system in the State of California and receives a sizable amount of public funds to conduct its mission. The University of Californias portion of the California state budget in 202021 was $9 billion, $3.5 billion of which is from the General Fund.(b)UC Health is the fourth largest health care system in California and it trains more than one-half of the medical students and residents in California.(c)Existing law recognizes that all reproductive health care, including abortion, is basic health care. Existing law further recognizes that public entities in California may not preference one pregnancy outcome over another.(d)Existing law recognizes that denying transgender patients gender-affirming care is discrimination based on gender identity.(e)Existing law recognizes that adults have a range of health care options for the end of life, including continuing measures to sustain life, withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatments, voluntarily forgoing food or drink, palliative treatments that may advance the time of death, hospice care, and medical aid in dying. These are personal decisions individuals make about their own lives and loved ones. Public entities should not favor one preference over the other.(f)Existing law recognizes the need to protect patient access to comprehensive health care services free from bias and discrimination, as evidenced through the state Medi-Cal program, which prohibits any participating provider from discriminating against any beneficiary on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, or physical or mental disability. (g)The University of California has entered into contracts with health facility contractors in which University of California-employed health care practitioners and trainees of the University of California have been subjected to policy-based restrictions on care in the health facility that prevent the University of California practitioners and trainees from providing patients with medical information and services that are medically necessary and appropriate.(h)Policy-based restrictions on care have serious implications for patients of color, particularly Black and Latinx low-income patients, whose unequal access to care has been largely dictated by the legacy of structural racism and socioeconomic inequities deeply embedded throughout the health care system.(i)Policy-based restrictions on care undermine the University of Californias values of prioritizing patient-centered care, delivering evidence-based high-quality care, providing access to comprehensive reproductive health care, and ensuring access to nondiscriminatory care. SEC. 2.Chapter 3.95 (commencing with Section 12148) is added to Part 2 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, to read:3.95.University of California and Health Facility Contracts12148.(a)(1)Notwithstanding any other law, on and after January 1, 2022, the University of California shall not enter into, amend, or renew any contract with any health facility contractor or subcontractor in which a health care practitioner employed by the University of California or a trainee of the University of California providing care in the health facility under that contract would be limited in the practitioners or trainees ability to provide patients with medical information or medical services due to policy-based restrictions on care in the health facility.(2)(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), this section shall not apply to contracts described in paragraph (1), if they meet both of the following criteria:(i)The contract was in existence before January 1, 2022.(ii)The contract pertains to at least one health care practitioner who is a trainee of a University of California campus that, as of January 1, 2022, does not own or operate its own health facility.(B)Contracts exempt from this section under subparagraph (A) shall comply with this section no later than the earlier of the following dates: January 1, 2028, or the date the University of California campus acquires ownership of, or begins operating, a health facility.(b)Any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility shall include a provision restating the substance of subdivision (a).(c)Any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility shall provide that, in the event the health facility contractor or subcontractor violates subdivision (a), the contract shall be terminated for noncompliance, and the contractor or subcontractor shall forfeit penalties to the University of California, as appropriate, in an amount equal to the amount paid by the university for the percentage of work that was performed.(d)This section shall not apply to a contract between the University of California and a health facility contractor or subcontractor that is any of the following:(1)Located and operated in a foreign country.(2)Operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.(3)An Indian Health Service facility. (e)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the University of California shall ensure that a health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California is able to complete their training. The University of California shall not extend or delay a health practitioners training due to the loss of a clinical training rotation. The University of California, before January 1, 2025, shall find alternative facilities for trainees to complete their training. (f)For purposes of this section:(1)Health facility shall have the same meaning as in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.(2)Health care practitioner has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 680 of the Business and Professions Code.(3)Medical services means medical treatments, referrals, and procedures.(4)Policy-based restrictions on care means any nonclinical criteria, rules, or policies, whether written or unwritten, that restrict health care practitioners at that health facility from providing any procedures or benefits that are considered covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program or any Medi-Cal specialty programs that the health care practitioners are licensed to provide and that the health facility has the equipment and facilities to provide.(5)Trainee of the University of California means a resident or fellow employed by the University of California or a student enrolled in the University of California in a health care practitioner discipline.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Permitting fees or soft costs to solar and storage projects can add substantial time and money to the adoption of additional solar and storage projects.(b) California needs additional rooftop solar and storage projects in order to meet our renewable energy goals.(c) To meet its clean energy goals, California needs up to six gigawatts of new renewable and storage resources annually.(d) Per the 2021 Senate Bill 100 Joint Agency Report, Achieving 100% Clean Electricity in California, development of rooftop solar must increase dramatically.(e) Because the 2021 budget included a $20 million appropriation to the Energy Commission for grants to all jurisdictions that adopt the SolarAPP+ or a similar program in order to expedite permitting, local permitting jurisdictions can and should be required to adopt SolarAPP+ or a similar program for automated permitting in order to promote the development of solar and storage to help meet the states clean energy needs.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Permitting fees or soft costs to solar and storage projects can add substantial time and money to the adoption of additional solar and storage projects.(b) California needs additional rooftop solar and storage projects in order to meet our renewable energy goals.(c) To meet its clean energy goals, California needs up to six gigawatts of new renewable and storage resources annually.(d) Per the 2021 Senate Bill 100 Joint Agency Report, Achieving 100% Clean Electricity in California, development of rooftop solar must increase dramatically.(e) Because the 2021 budget included a $20 million appropriation to the Energy Commission for grants to all jurisdictions that adopt the SolarAPP+ or a similar program in order to expedite permitting, local permitting jurisdictions can and should be required to adopt SolarAPP+ or a similar program for automated permitting in order to promote the development of solar and storage to help meet the states clean energy needs.
SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
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(a) Permitting fees or soft costs to solar and storage projects can add substantial time and money to the adoption of additional solar and storage projects.
(b) California needs additional rooftop solar and storage projects in order to meet our renewable energy goals.
(c) To meet its clean energy goals, California needs up to six gigawatts of new renewable and storage resources annually.
(d) Per the 2021 Senate Bill 100 Joint Agency Report, Achieving 100% Clean Electricity in California, development of rooftop solar must increase dramatically.
(e) Because the 2021 budget included a $20 million appropriation to the Energy Commission for grants to all jurisdictions that adopt the SolarAPP+ or a similar program in order to expedite permitting, local permitting jurisdictions can and should be required to adopt SolarAPP+ or a similar program for automated permitting in order to promote the development of solar and storage to help meet the states clean energy needs.
SEC. 2. Section 65850.52 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 65850.5, to read:65850.52. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Energy Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.(2) Energy storage system means commercially available technology, located behind a customers utility meter, that is capable of absorbing electricity generated from a colocated electricity generator or from the electrical grid, storing it for a period of time, and thereafter discharging it to meet the energy or power needs of the host customer or for export.(3) Solar energy system means any configuration of solar energy devices that collects and distributes solar energy for the purpose of generating electricity and that has a single interconnection with the electric utility transmission or distribution network.(4) SolarAPP+ means the most recent version of a web-based portal, developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, that automates plan review, produces code-compliant approvals, and issues permits for solar energy systems and energy storage systems paired with solar energy systems.(b) Pursuant to the compliance schedule in subdivision (d), a city, county, or city and county, in consultation with the local fire department, district, or authority, shall implement an online, automated permitting platform, such as SolarAPP+, that verifies code compliance and issues permits in real time to a licensed contractor for a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating, and is consistent with the system parameters and configurations, including an inspection checklist, of SolarAPP+. Consistent with the same compliance schedule, a city, county, or city and county shall amend its ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65850.5 to authorize a residential solar energy system and an energy storage system to use the online, automated permitting platform.(c) (1) A county with a population of fewer than 150,000, and all cities within a county with a population of fewer than 150,000, are exempt from subdivision (b).(2) A city with a population of 50,000 or fewer that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2024.(3) A city, county, or city and county with a population of greater than 50,000 that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2023.(d) Upon provision of sufficient funding, the Energy Commission may provide technical assistance and grant funding to a city, county, or city and county to support the implementation of online, automated permitting for a solar energy system and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and for compliance with the requirements of subdivision (b) in a timely manner.(e) A city, county, or city and county, or a fire department, district, or authority, shall report to the Energy Commission when it is in compliance with subdivision (b).(f) The Energy Commission shall set guidelines for cities, counties, and cities and counties to report to the commission on the number of permits issued for solar energy systems and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and the relevant characteristics of those systems. A city, county, or city and county shall annually report to the Energy Commission pursuant to those guidelines within one year of implementing the online, automated solar permitting system pursuant to subdivision (b).(g) A city, county, or city and county shall self-certify its compliance with this section when applying for funds from the Energy Commission other than the twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in funds available, pursuant to Section 76 of Chapter 69 of the Statutes of 2021, from the Energy Commission for automated solar permitting.(h) This section does not limit or otherwise affect the generator interconnection requirements and approval process for a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined in Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities Code, or an electrical corporation, as defined in Section 218 of the Public Utilities Code.(i) This section does not increase or otherwise affect the liability of a local agency pertaining to a solar energy system or an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system installed pursuant to this section.
SEC. 2. Section 65850.52 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 65850.5, to read:
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65850.52. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Energy Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.(2) Energy storage system means commercially available technology, located behind a customers utility meter, that is capable of absorbing electricity generated from a colocated electricity generator or from the electrical grid, storing it for a period of time, and thereafter discharging it to meet the energy or power needs of the host customer or for export.(3) Solar energy system means any configuration of solar energy devices that collects and distributes solar energy for the purpose of generating electricity and that has a single interconnection with the electric utility transmission or distribution network.(4) SolarAPP+ means the most recent version of a web-based portal, developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, that automates plan review, produces code-compliant approvals, and issues permits for solar energy systems and energy storage systems paired with solar energy systems.(b) Pursuant to the compliance schedule in subdivision (d), a city, county, or city and county, in consultation with the local fire department, district, or authority, shall implement an online, automated permitting platform, such as SolarAPP+, that verifies code compliance and issues permits in real time to a licensed contractor for a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating, and is consistent with the system parameters and configurations, including an inspection checklist, of SolarAPP+. Consistent with the same compliance schedule, a city, county, or city and county shall amend its ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65850.5 to authorize a residential solar energy system and an energy storage system to use the online, automated permitting platform.(c) (1) A county with a population of fewer than 150,000, and all cities within a county with a population of fewer than 150,000, are exempt from subdivision (b).(2) A city with a population of 50,000 or fewer that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2024.(3) A city, county, or city and county with a population of greater than 50,000 that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2023.(d) Upon provision of sufficient funding, the Energy Commission may provide technical assistance and grant funding to a city, county, or city and county to support the implementation of online, automated permitting for a solar energy system and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and for compliance with the requirements of subdivision (b) in a timely manner.(e) A city, county, or city and county, or a fire department, district, or authority, shall report to the Energy Commission when it is in compliance with subdivision (b).(f) The Energy Commission shall set guidelines for cities, counties, and cities and counties to report to the commission on the number of permits issued for solar energy systems and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and the relevant characteristics of those systems. A city, county, or city and county shall annually report to the Energy Commission pursuant to those guidelines within one year of implementing the online, automated solar permitting system pursuant to subdivision (b).(g) A city, county, or city and county shall self-certify its compliance with this section when applying for funds from the Energy Commission other than the twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in funds available, pursuant to Section 76 of Chapter 69 of the Statutes of 2021, from the Energy Commission for automated solar permitting.(h) This section does not limit or otherwise affect the generator interconnection requirements and approval process for a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined in Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities Code, or an electrical corporation, as defined in Section 218 of the Public Utilities Code.(i) This section does not increase or otherwise affect the liability of a local agency pertaining to a solar energy system or an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system installed pursuant to this section.
65850.52. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Energy Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.(2) Energy storage system means commercially available technology, located behind a customers utility meter, that is capable of absorbing electricity generated from a colocated electricity generator or from the electrical grid, storing it for a period of time, and thereafter discharging it to meet the energy or power needs of the host customer or for export.(3) Solar energy system means any configuration of solar energy devices that collects and distributes solar energy for the purpose of generating electricity and that has a single interconnection with the electric utility transmission or distribution network.(4) SolarAPP+ means the most recent version of a web-based portal, developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, that automates plan review, produces code-compliant approvals, and issues permits for solar energy systems and energy storage systems paired with solar energy systems.(b) Pursuant to the compliance schedule in subdivision (d), a city, county, or city and county, in consultation with the local fire department, district, or authority, shall implement an online, automated permitting platform, such as SolarAPP+, that verifies code compliance and issues permits in real time to a licensed contractor for a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating, and is consistent with the system parameters and configurations, including an inspection checklist, of SolarAPP+. Consistent with the same compliance schedule, a city, county, or city and county shall amend its ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65850.5 to authorize a residential solar energy system and an energy storage system to use the online, automated permitting platform.(c) (1) A county with a population of fewer than 150,000, and all cities within a county with a population of fewer than 150,000, are exempt from subdivision (b).(2) A city with a population of 50,000 or fewer that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2024.(3) A city, county, or city and county with a population of greater than 50,000 that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2023.(d) Upon provision of sufficient funding, the Energy Commission may provide technical assistance and grant funding to a city, county, or city and county to support the implementation of online, automated permitting for a solar energy system and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and for compliance with the requirements of subdivision (b) in a timely manner.(e) A city, county, or city and county, or a fire department, district, or authority, shall report to the Energy Commission when it is in compliance with subdivision (b).(f) The Energy Commission shall set guidelines for cities, counties, and cities and counties to report to the commission on the number of permits issued for solar energy systems and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and the relevant characteristics of those systems. A city, county, or city and county shall annually report to the Energy Commission pursuant to those guidelines within one year of implementing the online, automated solar permitting system pursuant to subdivision (b).(g) A city, county, or city and county shall self-certify its compliance with this section when applying for funds from the Energy Commission other than the twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in funds available, pursuant to Section 76 of Chapter 69 of the Statutes of 2021, from the Energy Commission for automated solar permitting.(h) This section does not limit or otherwise affect the generator interconnection requirements and approval process for a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined in Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities Code, or an electrical corporation, as defined in Section 218 of the Public Utilities Code.(i) This section does not increase or otherwise affect the liability of a local agency pertaining to a solar energy system or an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system installed pursuant to this section.
65850.52. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:(1) Energy Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.(2) Energy storage system means commercially available technology, located behind a customers utility meter, that is capable of absorbing electricity generated from a colocated electricity generator or from the electrical grid, storing it for a period of time, and thereafter discharging it to meet the energy or power needs of the host customer or for export.(3) Solar energy system means any configuration of solar energy devices that collects and distributes solar energy for the purpose of generating electricity and that has a single interconnection with the electric utility transmission or distribution network.(4) SolarAPP+ means the most recent version of a web-based portal, developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, that automates plan review, produces code-compliant approvals, and issues permits for solar energy systems and energy storage systems paired with solar energy systems.(b) Pursuant to the compliance schedule in subdivision (d), a city, county, or city and county, in consultation with the local fire department, district, or authority, shall implement an online, automated permitting platform, such as SolarAPP+, that verifies code compliance and issues permits in real time to a licensed contractor for a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating, and is consistent with the system parameters and configurations, including an inspection checklist, of SolarAPP+. Consistent with the same compliance schedule, a city, county, or city and county shall amend its ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65850.5 to authorize a residential solar energy system and an energy storage system to use the online, automated permitting platform.(c) (1) A county with a population of fewer than 150,000, and all cities within a county with a population of fewer than 150,000, are exempt from subdivision (b).(2) A city with a population of 50,000 or fewer that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2024.(3) A city, county, or city and county with a population of greater than 50,000 that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2023.(d) Upon provision of sufficient funding, the Energy Commission may provide technical assistance and grant funding to a city, county, or city and county to support the implementation of online, automated permitting for a solar energy system and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and for compliance with the requirements of subdivision (b) in a timely manner.(e) A city, county, or city and county, or a fire department, district, or authority, shall report to the Energy Commission when it is in compliance with subdivision (b).(f) The Energy Commission shall set guidelines for cities, counties, and cities and counties to report to the commission on the number of permits issued for solar energy systems and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and the relevant characteristics of those systems. A city, county, or city and county shall annually report to the Energy Commission pursuant to those guidelines within one year of implementing the online, automated solar permitting system pursuant to subdivision (b).(g) A city, county, or city and county shall self-certify its compliance with this section when applying for funds from the Energy Commission other than the twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in funds available, pursuant to Section 76 of Chapter 69 of the Statutes of 2021, from the Energy Commission for automated solar permitting.(h) This section does not limit or otherwise affect the generator interconnection requirements and approval process for a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined in Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities Code, or an electrical corporation, as defined in Section 218 of the Public Utilities Code.(i) This section does not increase or otherwise affect the liability of a local agency pertaining to a solar energy system or an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system installed pursuant to this section.
65850.52. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) Energy Commission means the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
(2) Energy storage system means commercially available technology, located behind a customers utility meter, that is capable of absorbing electricity generated from a colocated electricity generator or from the electrical grid, storing it for a period of time, and thereafter discharging it to meet the energy or power needs of the host customer or for export.
(3) Solar energy system means any configuration of solar energy devices that collects and distributes solar energy for the purpose of generating electricity and that has a single interconnection with the electric utility transmission or distribution network.
(4) SolarAPP+ means the most recent version of a web-based portal, developed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, that automates plan review, produces code-compliant approvals, and issues permits for solar energy systems and energy storage systems paired with solar energy systems.
(b) Pursuant to the compliance schedule in subdivision (d), a city, county, or city and county, in consultation with the local fire department, district, or authority, shall implement an online, automated permitting platform, such as SolarAPP+, that verifies code compliance and issues permits in real time to a licensed contractor for a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system that is no larger than 38.4 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating, and is consistent with the system parameters and configurations, including an inspection checklist, of SolarAPP+. Consistent with the same compliance schedule, a city, county, or city and county shall amend its ordinance adopted pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 65850.5 to authorize a residential solar energy system and an energy storage system to use the online, automated permitting platform.
(c) (1) A county with a population of fewer than 150,000, and all cities within a county with a population of fewer than 150,000, are exempt from subdivision (b).
(2) A city with a population of 50,000 or fewer that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2024.
(3) A city, county, or city and county with a population of greater than 50,000 that is not exempt pursuant to paragraph (1) shall satisfy the requirements of subdivision (b) by September 30, 2023.
(d) Upon provision of sufficient funding, the Energy Commission may provide technical assistance and grant funding to a city, county, or city and county to support the implementation of online, automated permitting for a solar energy system and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and for compliance with the requirements of subdivision (b) in a timely manner.
(e) A city, county, or city and county, or a fire department, district, or authority, shall report to the Energy Commission when it is in compliance with subdivision (b).
(f) The Energy Commission shall set guidelines for cities, counties, and cities and counties to report to the commission on the number of permits issued for solar energy systems and an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system and the relevant characteristics of those systems. A city, county, or city and county shall annually report to the Energy Commission pursuant to those guidelines within one year of implementing the online, automated solar permitting system pursuant to subdivision (b).
(g) A city, county, or city and county shall self-certify its compliance with this section when applying for funds from the Energy Commission other than the twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in funds available, pursuant to Section 76 of Chapter 69 of the Statutes of 2021, from the Energy Commission for automated solar permitting.
(h) This section does not limit or otherwise affect the generator interconnection requirements and approval process for a local publicly owned electric utility, as defined in Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities Code, or an electrical corporation, as defined in Section 218 of the Public Utilities Code.
(i) This section does not increase or otherwise affect the liability of a local agency pertaining to a solar energy system or an energy storage system paired with a solar energy system installed pursuant to this section.
SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution because a local agency or school district has the authority to levy service charges, fees, or assessments sufficient to pay for the program or level of service mandated by this act, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code.
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The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a)The University of California is a public university system in the State of California and receives a sizable amount of public funds to conduct its mission. The University of Californias portion of the California state budget in 202021 was $9 billion, $3.5 billion of which is from the General Fund.
(b)UC Health is the fourth largest health care system in California and it trains more than one-half of the medical students and residents in California.
(c)Existing law recognizes that all reproductive health care, including abortion, is basic health care. Existing law further recognizes that public entities in California may not preference one pregnancy outcome over another.
(d)Existing law recognizes that denying transgender patients gender-affirming care is discrimination based on gender identity.
(e)Existing law recognizes that adults have a range of health care options for the end of life, including continuing measures to sustain life, withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatments, voluntarily forgoing food or drink, palliative treatments that may advance the time of death, hospice care, and medical aid in dying. These are personal decisions individuals make about their own lives and loved ones. Public entities should not favor one preference over the other.
(f)Existing law recognizes the need to protect patient access to comprehensive health care services free from bias and discrimination, as evidenced through the state Medi-Cal program, which prohibits any participating provider from discriminating against any beneficiary on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, or physical or mental disability.
(g)The University of California has entered into contracts with health facility contractors in which University of California-employed health care practitioners and trainees of the University of California have been subjected to policy-based restrictions on care in the health facility that prevent the University of California practitioners and trainees from providing patients with medical information and services that are medically necessary and appropriate.
(h)Policy-based restrictions on care have serious implications for patients of color, particularly Black and Latinx low-income patients, whose unequal access to care has been largely dictated by the legacy of structural racism and socioeconomic inequities deeply embedded throughout the health care system.
(i)Policy-based restrictions on care undermine the University of Californias values of prioritizing patient-centered care, delivering evidence-based high-quality care, providing access to comprehensive reproductive health care, and ensuring access to nondiscriminatory care.
(a)(1)Notwithstanding any other law, on and after January 1, 2022, the University of California shall not enter into, amend, or renew any contract with any health facility contractor or subcontractor in which a health care practitioner employed by the University of California or a trainee of the University of California providing care in the health facility under that contract would be limited in the practitioners or trainees ability to provide patients with medical information or medical services due to policy-based restrictions on care in the health facility.
(2)(A)Except as provided in subparagraph (B), this section shall not apply to contracts described in paragraph (1), if they meet both of the following criteria:
(i)The contract was in existence before January 1, 2022.
(ii)The contract pertains to at least one health care practitioner who is a trainee of a University of California campus that, as of January 1, 2022, does not own or operate its own health facility.
(B)Contracts exempt from this section under subparagraph (A) shall comply with this section no later than the earlier of the following dates: January 1, 2028, or the date the University of California campus acquires ownership of, or begins operating, a health facility.
(b)Any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility shall include a provision restating the substance of subdivision (a).
(c)Any contract between the University of California and a health facility pursuant to which a University of California-employed health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California provides care in the health facility shall provide that, in the event the health facility contractor or subcontractor violates subdivision (a), the contract shall be terminated for noncompliance, and the contractor or subcontractor shall forfeit penalties to the University of California, as appropriate, in an amount equal to the amount paid by the university for the percentage of work that was performed.
(d)This section shall not apply to a contract between the University of California and a health facility contractor or subcontractor that is any of the following:
(1)Located and operated in a foreign country.
(2)Operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
(3)An Indian Health Service facility.
(e)Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the University of California shall ensure that a health care practitioner or trainee of the University of California is able to complete their training. The University of California shall not extend or delay a health practitioners training due to the loss of a clinical training rotation. The University of California, before January 1, 2025, shall find alternative facilities for trainees to complete their training.
(f)For purposes of this section:
(1)Health facility shall have the same meaning as in Section 1250 of the Health and Safety Code.
(2)Health care practitioner has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 680 of the Business and Professions Code.
(3)Medical services means medical treatments, referrals, and procedures.
(4)Policy-based restrictions on care means any nonclinical criteria, rules, or policies, whether written or unwritten, that restrict health care practitioners at that health facility from providing any procedures or benefits that are considered covered benefits under the Medi-Cal program or any Medi-Cal specialty programs that the health care practitioners are licensed to provide and that the health facility has the equipment and facilities to provide.
(5)Trainee of the University of California means a resident or fellow employed by the University of California or a student enrolled in the University of California in a health care practitioner discipline.