Section 17280.5 Of Article 3. Approvals From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 10.5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
17280.5
. (a) The Seismic Safety Commission shall convene an
advisory committee that shall include, but not be limited to, the
State Architect, the State Fire Marshall, representatives from the
major professional associations representing architects, engineers,
and school facilities designers, and other interested parties.
(b) The advisory committee shall convene by August 19, 2002, and
shall study and report on whether a regulatory process may be
developed that will allow the State Architect to determine whether a
building not originally constructed in compliance with the Field Act,
as defined in Section 17281, and its implementing regulations either
meets, or can be retrofitted to meet, the equivalent pupil safety
performance standard as a building constructed according to the Field
Act and its implementing regulations. If the advisory committee
finds that the regulatory process may be developed, the advisory
committee, shall include within its report the facts and rationale
supporting the finding and the essential steps required in that
regulatory process. The advisory committee shall report its findings
to the Seismic Safety Commission by December 31, 2002.
(c) By January 8, 2003, and after reviewing the advisory committee'
s findings, the Seismic Safety Commission shall make a determination
as to whether the regulatory process described in subdivision (b) may
be developed, and shall report that determination to the Governor
and the Legislature.
(d) If the Seismic Safety Commission determines that the
regulatory process may be developed, the State Architect shall draft
regulations to establish that regulatory process and to delineate the
required retrofitting, deconstructive testing, continuous inspection
procedures, and other necessary certifications and requirements that
must be completed for a building to ensure it meets the equivalent
pupil safety performance standard as a building constructed according
to the Field Act and its implementing regulations. The State
Architect shall promulgate the regulations on or before April 1,
2003, as emergency regulations in accordance with the rulemaking
provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of
the Government Code).
(e) Notwithstanding any law, a leased or purchased building that
is determined to have the equivalent pupil safety performance
standard as a building constructed according to the Field Act and
implementing regulations is hereby deemed to be in full compliance
with the safety requirements of a school building as set forth in
Section 17280, and is hereby deemed to be in full compliance with the
Field Act.