CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2942Introduced by Assembly Member VillapuduaFebruary 15, 2024 An act to amend Section 104210 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to cancer. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2942, as introduced, Villapudua. California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program. Existing law establishes the California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program, pursuant to which the Legislature requests the University of California, in consultation with the FIRESCOPE Program, to develop and administer a competitive grant program to award grants to eligible educational institutions to conduct research on the California fire service using a community-based participatory research model in collaboration with California firefighters. Existing law requires research conducted by program grantees to include, but not be limited to, understanding biomarkers of exposure that quantify chemical carcinogens absorbed and metabolized by firefighters and studying biomarkers of effect that quantify cancer-promoting cellular changes that ultimately lead to a cancer diagnosis. Existing law defines eligible institutions and community-based participatory research for purposes of the program.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to the provision that defines those terms.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 104210 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:104210. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: The following definitions apply for purposes of this section:(a) Eligible educational institutions means University of California campuses that meet the eligibility criteria developed pursuant to Section 104210.1.(b) Community-based participatory research means a mechanism by which academic partners establish a meaningful and ongoing collaboration with the population of interest to ensure that the research is relevant and needed in the community and is conducted in a responsible and respectful manner. The research engages communities at different times during the research process. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2942Introduced by Assembly Member VillapuduaFebruary 15, 2024 An act to amend Section 104210 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to cancer. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2942, as introduced, Villapudua. California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program. Existing law establishes the California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program, pursuant to which the Legislature requests the University of California, in consultation with the FIRESCOPE Program, to develop and administer a competitive grant program to award grants to eligible educational institutions to conduct research on the California fire service using a community-based participatory research model in collaboration with California firefighters. Existing law requires research conducted by program grantees to include, but not be limited to, understanding biomarkers of exposure that quantify chemical carcinogens absorbed and metabolized by firefighters and studying biomarkers of effect that quantify cancer-promoting cellular changes that ultimately lead to a cancer diagnosis. Existing law defines eligible institutions and community-based participatory research for purposes of the program.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to the provision that defines those terms.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2942 Introduced by Assembly Member VillapuduaFebruary 15, 2024 Introduced by Assembly Member Villapudua February 15, 2024 An act to amend Section 104210 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to cancer. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2942, as introduced, Villapudua. California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program. Existing law establishes the California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program, pursuant to which the Legislature requests the University of California, in consultation with the FIRESCOPE Program, to develop and administer a competitive grant program to award grants to eligible educational institutions to conduct research on the California fire service using a community-based participatory research model in collaboration with California firefighters. Existing law requires research conducted by program grantees to include, but not be limited to, understanding biomarkers of exposure that quantify chemical carcinogens absorbed and metabolized by firefighters and studying biomarkers of effect that quantify cancer-promoting cellular changes that ultimately lead to a cancer diagnosis. Existing law defines eligible institutions and community-based participatory research for purposes of the program.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to the provision that defines those terms. Existing law establishes the California Firefighter Cancer Prevention and Research Program, pursuant to which the Legislature requests the University of California, in consultation with the FIRESCOPE Program, to develop and administer a competitive grant program to award grants to eligible educational institutions to conduct research on the California fire service using a community-based participatory research model in collaboration with California firefighters. Existing law requires research conducted by program grantees to include, but not be limited to, understanding biomarkers of exposure that quantify chemical carcinogens absorbed and metabolized by firefighters and studying biomarkers of effect that quantify cancer-promoting cellular changes that ultimately lead to a cancer diagnosis. Existing law defines eligible institutions and community-based participatory research for purposes of the program. This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to the provision that defines those terms. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 104210 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:104210. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: The following definitions apply for purposes of this section:(a) Eligible educational institutions means University of California campuses that meet the eligibility criteria developed pursuant to Section 104210.1.(b) Community-based participatory research means a mechanism by which academic partners establish a meaningful and ongoing collaboration with the population of interest to ensure that the research is relevant and needed in the community and is conducted in a responsible and respectful manner. The research engages communities at different times during the research process. 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 104210 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read:104210. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: The following definitions apply for purposes of this section:(a) Eligible educational institutions means University of California campuses that meet the eligibility criteria developed pursuant to Section 104210.1.(b) Community-based participatory research means a mechanism by which academic partners establish a meaningful and ongoing collaboration with the population of interest to ensure that the research is relevant and needed in the community and is conducted in a responsible and respectful manner. The research engages communities at different times during the research process. SECTION 1. Section 104210 of the Health and Safety Code is amended to read: ### SECTION 1. 104210. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: The following definitions apply for purposes of this section:(a) Eligible educational institutions means University of California campuses that meet the eligibility criteria developed pursuant to Section 104210.1.(b) Community-based participatory research means a mechanism by which academic partners establish a meaningful and ongoing collaboration with the population of interest to ensure that the research is relevant and needed in the community and is conducted in a responsible and respectful manner. The research engages communities at different times during the research process. 104210. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: The following definitions apply for purposes of this section:(a) Eligible educational institutions means University of California campuses that meet the eligibility criteria developed pursuant to Section 104210.1.(b) Community-based participatory research means a mechanism by which academic partners establish a meaningful and ongoing collaboration with the population of interest to ensure that the research is relevant and needed in the community and is conducted in a responsible and respectful manner. The research engages communities at different times during the research process. 104210. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: The following definitions apply for purposes of this section:(a) Eligible educational institutions means University of California campuses that meet the eligibility criteria developed pursuant to Section 104210.1.(b) Community-based participatory research means a mechanism by which academic partners establish a meaningful and ongoing collaboration with the population of interest to ensure that the research is relevant and needed in the community and is conducted in a responsible and respectful manner. The research engages communities at different times during the research process. 104210. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: The following definitions apply for purposes of this section: (a) Eligible educational institutions means University of California campuses that meet the eligibility criteria developed pursuant to Section 104210.1. (b) Community-based participatory research means a mechanism by which academic partners establish a meaningful and ongoing collaboration with the population of interest to ensure that the research is relevant and needed in the community and is conducted in a responsible and respectful manner. The research engages communities at different times during the research process.