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AB-2638 Building standards: public information.(2003-2004)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 17280.1 is added to the Education Code, to read:

17280.1.
 Written rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article to clarify the application of the California Building Standards Code shall be made available to the public by the State Architect upon request.

SEC. 2.

 Section 18948.1 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

18948.1.
 (a) Written rules and regulations by a local enforcement agency to clarify the application of the California Building Standards Code shall be made available to the public upon request.
(b) A local enforcement agency may charge a fee to cover the costs of making copies of the written rules and regulations described in subdivision (a).

SEC. 3.

 Section 129851 is added to the Health and Safety Code, to read:

129851.
 Written rules and regulations by the office to clarify the application of the California Building Standards Code pursuant to this chapter shall be made available to the public upon request.
SEC. 4.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B 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.