An act to add Section 743.7 to the Public Utilities Code, relating to public utilities, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. This bill would exempt public or private schools and public or private preschool programs from involuntary electric service interruptions required by the Independent System Operator during any state of emergency declared by the Independent System Operator. Since a violation of the act is a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program by creating a new crime. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state.
Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. This bill would take effect immediately as an urgency statute. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. In order to immediately protect the children and staff in schools and preschool programs from disruptive and potentially dangerous involuntary electric service interruptions, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.