General plan: environmental justice element: disadvantaged communities.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
Summary
The bill changes the Government Code so that cities, counties, or joint city‑county agencies must actively involve disadvantaged communities when creating, adopting, or updating the environmental justice element of their general plans. It also makes the statewide defensible‑space training program for fire protection permanent and requires new trainees to follow the State Fire Marshal’s Home Ignition Zone course. The measures aim to improve equity in land‑use planning and strengthen wildfire preparedness.
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