CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1954Introduced by Assembly Member AlanisJanuary 29, 2024 An act to add Section 13159.17 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to firefighters.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1954, as introduced, Alanis. State Fire Marshal: firefighters: recruitment.Existing law creates the Office of the State Fire Marshal, which is administered by the State Fire Marshal. Existing law, the California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act, requires the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, which is within the Department of Industrial Relations, in collaboration with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee, to develop a statewide firefighter preapprenticeship program designed to recruit candidates from underrepresented groups.This bill would require the Office of the State Fire Marshal to create a plan to attract, recruit, and retain more female firefighters, and would provide the goals for that plan, including closing the gap between the number of male and female firefighters in the state.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 13159.17 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:13159.17. The Office of the State Fire Marshal, to the extent permissible under state and federal equal protection laws, shall create a plan to attract, recruit, and retain more female firefighters. The goals of the plan are as follows:(a) Close the gap between the number of male and female firefighters in this state.(b) Increase the overall number of firefighters in this state.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1954Introduced by Assembly Member AlanisJanuary 29, 2024 An act to add Section 13159.17 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to firefighters.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1954, as introduced, Alanis. State Fire Marshal: firefighters: recruitment.Existing law creates the Office of the State Fire Marshal, which is administered by the State Fire Marshal. Existing law, the California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act, requires the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, which is within the Department of Industrial Relations, in collaboration with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee, to develop a statewide firefighter preapprenticeship program designed to recruit candidates from underrepresented groups.This bill would require the Office of the State Fire Marshal to create a plan to attract, recruit, and retain more female firefighters, and would provide the goals for that plan, including closing the gap between the number of male and female firefighters in the state.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1954
Introduced by Assembly Member AlanisJanuary 29, 2024
Introduced by Assembly Member Alanis
January 29, 2024
An act to add Section 13159.17 to the Health and Safety Code, relating to firefighters.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1954, as introduced, Alanis. State Fire Marshal: firefighters: recruitment.
Existing law creates the Office of the State Fire Marshal, which is administered by the State Fire Marshal. Existing law, the California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act, requires the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, which is within the Department of Industrial Relations, in collaboration with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee, to develop a statewide firefighter preapprenticeship program designed to recruit candidates from underrepresented groups.This bill would require the Office of the State Fire Marshal to create a plan to attract, recruit, and retain more female firefighters, and would provide the goals for that plan, including closing the gap between the number of male and female firefighters in the state.
Existing law creates the Office of the State Fire Marshal, which is administered by the State Fire Marshal. Existing law, the California Fire Service Training and Education Program Act, requires the Division of Apprenticeship Standards, which is within the Department of Industrial Relations, in collaboration with the California Firefighter Joint Apprenticeship Committee, to develop a statewide firefighter preapprenticeship program designed to recruit candidates from underrepresented groups.
This bill would require the Office of the State Fire Marshal to create a plan to attract, recruit, and retain more female firefighters, and would provide the goals for that plan, including closing the gap between the number of male and female firefighters in the state.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 13159.17 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:13159.17. The Office of the State Fire Marshal, to the extent permissible under state and federal equal protection laws, shall create a plan to attract, recruit, and retain more female firefighters. The goals of the plan are as follows:(a) Close the gap between the number of male and female firefighters in this state.(b) Increase the overall number of firefighters in this state.
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 13159.17 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:13159.17. The Office of the State Fire Marshal, to the extent permissible under state and federal equal protection laws, shall create a plan to attract, recruit, and retain more female firefighters. The goals of the plan are as follows:(a) Close the gap between the number of male and female firefighters in this state.(b) Increase the overall number of firefighters in this state.
SECTION 1. Section 13159.17 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
13159.17. The Office of the State Fire Marshal, to the extent permissible under state and federal equal protection laws, shall create a plan to attract, recruit, and retain more female firefighters. The goals of the plan are as follows:(a) Close the gap between the number of male and female firefighters in this state.(b) Increase the overall number of firefighters in this state.
13159.17. The Office of the State Fire Marshal, to the extent permissible under state and federal equal protection laws, shall create a plan to attract, recruit, and retain more female firefighters. The goals of the plan are as follows:(a) Close the gap between the number of male and female firefighters in this state.(b) Increase the overall number of firefighters in this state.
13159.17. The Office of the State Fire Marshal, to the extent permissible under state and federal equal protection laws, shall create a plan to attract, recruit, and retain more female firefighters. The goals of the plan are as follows:(a) Close the gap between the number of male and female firefighters in this state.(b) Increase the overall number of firefighters in this state.
13159.17. The Office of the State Fire Marshal, to the extent permissible under state and federal equal protection laws, shall create a plan to attract, recruit, and retain more female firefighters. The goals of the plan are as follows:
(a) Close the gap between the number of male and female firefighters in this state.
(b) Increase the overall number of firefighters in this state.