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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. The inventory shall include the physical address of each public restroom. Local governments shall provide the inventory to the State Department of Public Health not later than July 1, 2024.(b) (1) The State Department of Public Health shall compile the information provided by local governments and shall report to the Legislature, by March 1, 2025, the availability of public restrooms by county.
(2) The Legislature shall consider the information from this report when evaluating the public’s access to reliable public restrooms.
(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) A report to be submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.