SB 1431: San José State University: fire building protection standards.

Existing law, except as provided, requires the State Fire Marshal to prepare and adopt building standards relating to fire protection in the design and construction of the means of egress and the adequacy of exit from, and the installation and maintenance of fire alarm and fire extinguishment equipment or systems in, any state institution or other state-owned building or in any specified state-occupied building. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to prepare and adopt regulations other than building standards for the installation and maintenance of equipment and furnishings that present unusual fire hazards in any state institution or other state-owned building or in any specified state-occupied building. Existing law requires, except as provided, the State Fire Marshal to enforce those regulations in all state-owned buildings, specified state-occupied buildings, and state institutions throughout the state.

Existing law establishes the California State University, under the administration of the Trustees of the California State University, as one of the segments of public postsecondary education in this state. The California State University comprises 23 institutions of higher education, including San Jose State University.

This bill would prohibit the State Fire Marshal from having authority over the development of a project known as Spartan Village on the Paseo for use by San Jose State University, including related improvements associated with that project, for the purpose of fire or life safety activities, other safety-related activities, plan checks, inspections, building permits, or certificates of occupancy, conditional or otherwise. This prohibition would only apply if the owner of that building, or the owner of related improvements to that building, enters into an agreement with the California State University Office of Fire Safety to perform fire and life safety activities, other safety-related activities, plan checks, or inspections, or to provide building permits or certificates of occupancy, conditional or otherwise, for that project.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for San Jose State University.

This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.