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(a) Each local government shall complete an inventory of accessible, permanent public restrooms, including single-occupancy restrooms, owned and maintained, either directly or by contract, by the local government that are available to the general population in its jurisdiction. Local governments shall provide the inventory to the State Department of Public Health not later than July 1, 2023, and quarterly thereafter.(b) (1) The State Department of Public Health shall compile the information provided by local governments and shall develop and maintain a user-friendly database of the information that is searchable by ZIP Code on its public internet website not later than March 1, 2024.
(A) The department shall update the database quarterly.
(B) The website shall contain a notice stating that the database does not guarantee the hours of operation or the accessibility of a listed restroom.
(2) The State Department of Public Health shall conduct educational outreach to the general public and to homelessness service providers that the searchable database is available on its internet website.
(c) (1) For purposes of this section, “local government” means a city, including a charter city, a county, a city and county, and a special district.
(2) For purposes of this section, “special district” means a library district established pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 19400) or Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 19600) of Part 11 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, or a park district as described in Section 5096.228 of the Public Resources Code.
(d) The Legislature finds and declares that this section, which ensures access to public restrooms, addresses a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this section applies to all cities, including charter cities.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.