California Education Code

§ 17670

EDC § 17670 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 1 · Title 1 · Part 10.5 · Ch. 9

Statute text

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:

(a)In April 2022, California released “Protecting Californians from Extreme Heat: A State Action Plan to Build Community Resilience” which warned of the threats extreme heat poses to public health and safety, economic prosperity, and the natural environment and cautioned that extreme heat can be dangerous or even deadly to vulnerable populations, including children, without access to cooling or shade.

(b)A 2022 heat wave shattered all-time high temperature records in cities across California, fueled wildfires, and pushed the electrical grid to the brink of rolling blackouts.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 489, Sec. 1. (SB 515) Effective January 1, 2024.