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AB 972 (Calderon) became effective October 13, 2001. This bill changed the Preliminary Endangerment Assessment (PEA) public review and approval process. These changes are not yet reflected on this website. Please contact the SFPD representative assigned to your county, or the DTSC, for more information on the effects of AB 972. This website is being updated to reflect the changes made by AB 972 and AB 1367 (Wiggins). AB 1367 takes effect on January 1, 2002.
AB 387 and SB 162 (Statutes of 1999) is new legislation that:
- Requires that all new school sites for which districts are seeking State funding do not contain hazardous material which would pose a threat to human health or the environment
- Eliminates the ability of school districts to self-certify that they are in compliance with School Facilities Planning Division (SFPD) requirements
- Initiates a Phase 1 Environmental Assessment (Phase 1) to determine the likelihood of toxic contamination at the preferred school site before proceeding further with the site approval process
In instances of obvious environmental problems with a site, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) may encourage your district to skip the Phase 1 and move directly to a "Phase II" environmental assessment, also called a Preliminary Endangerment Assessment (PEA), which is more rigorous and likely would have been required anyway.
Because the site approval process often is time-consuming, if your district's Phase 1 concludes that no further investigation is required, your district should submit the Phase 1 to the SFPD as soon as the work is completed.
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