CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2021–2022 REGULAR SESSION

An act to amend Sections 18897, 18897.1, 18897.2, 18897.3, 18897.4, and 18897.7 of, to add Division 40 (commencing with Section 60000) to, and to repeal Section 18897.6 of, the Health and Safety Code, to amend Section 1182.4 of the Labor Code, and to amend Section 11165.7 of the Penal Code, relating to children’s camps.

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AB 1737, as introduced, Holden. Children’s camps: local registration and inspections.

Existing law requires the State Public Health Officer to establish rules and regulations establishing minimum standards for organized camps. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to adopt minimum fire safety regulations for organized camps. Existing law requires local health officers to enforce building standards relating to organized camps and the other rules and regulations adopted by the State Public Health Officer. Existing law defines “organized camp,” for these purposes, as a site with a program and facilities established for the primary purposes of providing an outdoor group living experience with social, spiritual, educational, or recreational objectives, for 5 days or more during one or more seasons of the year, except as specified. Existing law requires the Director of Public Health to consider the Camp Standards of the American Camping Association when adopting rules and regulations pursuant to these provisions.

This bill would make these provisions applicable to “children’s...

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