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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING AB 2892 (Quirk) As Amended
May 25, 2018 Majority vote
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Committee Votes Ayes Noes Environmental Safety 7-0 Quirk, Melendez, Arambula, Brough, Friedman, Holden, Muratsuchi
Appropriations 16-0 Gonzalez Fletcher, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonta, Calderon, Carrillo, Chau, Eggman, Fong, Friedman, Gallagher, Eduardo Garcia, Nazarian, Obernolte, Quirk, Reyes
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SUMMARY: Establishes the California Mosquito Surveillance and Research Program to be administered by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
EXISTING LAW:
1) Establishes the Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control Law, which authorizes the establishment of mosquito abatement and vector control districts governed by a board of trustees.
2) Requires CDPH to maintain a program of vector biology and control including providing consultation and assistance to local vector control agencies; providing surveillance of vectors and vector-borne diseases; coordinating and conducting emergency vector control; training and certifying government agency vector control technicians; and, disseminating information to the public regarding protection from vectors and vector-borne diseases.
FISCAL EFFECT: According to the Assembly Appropriations Committee, enactment of this bill will not result in any fiscal impact to the state.
COMMENTS:
Need for the bill: According to the author,
This bill would identify the California Vector Borne Disease Surveillance System (CalSURV), to be administered by CDPH, in statute as the statewide surveillance database to track and predict the emergence of invasive species and mosquito-borne diseases, provide confirmation of state and local agency testing, and other duties. CalSURV is already operating as a the primary resource center for CDPH, university researchers, and state and local agencies to work collaboratively in order to track and prevent the spread of mosquito borne viruses like Zika and West Nile.
AB 2892 allows CDPH to direct funding to CalSURV in addition to further legitimize the efforts and research being done through CalSURV as a critically necessary platform to support surveillance and research to improve the health of all Californians.
CDPH vector borne disease efforts: CDPH protects the health and well-being of Californians from diseases transmitted to people from insects and other animals. CDPH conducts prevention, surveillance, and control of vector-borne diseases, including Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, plague, Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and other tick-borne and mosquito-borne diseases.
California mosquito-borne disease surveillance program: California has a comprehensive mosquito-borne disease surveillance program that has monitored mosquito abundance and mosquito-borne virus activity since 1969. The state program is an integral part of integrated mosquito management programs conducted by local mosquito and vector control agencies. Surveillance and interagency response guidelines have been published previously by CDPH and the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California.
California Vector Borne Disease Surveillance System (CalSURV): CalSURV was established in 2006 as a joint effort by CDPH and the University of California (UC). This joint effort allowed for collaboration between CDPH, UC, and local mosquito and vector control agencies in order to track and prevent the spread of mosquito borne viruses. Through CalSURV’s online portal, organizations from across the state are able to provide real-time reporting and visualization of potentially dangerous mosquito public health risks and to communicate solutions. CalSURV also works as a statewide database for these groups to use for ongoing research. With CalSURV, local agencies and CDPH can effectively document and track the mosquito migration patterns and rate of infection while working cross-functionally with mosquito control professionals.
This bill statutorily establishes CalSURV within CDPH. By placing CalSURV in statute, the bill is recognizing that surveilling vector-borne diseases is a statewide issue and is ensuring the timely and accurate dissemination of information from state and local agencies to the public. It is important to the state and in the best interest of protecting human health that real-time information on mosquito-borne viruses are tracked and reported.
Analysis Prepared by: Josh Tooker / E.S. & T.M. / (916) 319-3965 FN: 0003208
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