September 29, 2006 - Governor signs child care law, vetoes perchlorate bill

Governor signs child care law, vetoes perchlorate bill

September 29, 2006

News Article/PE

Gov. Schwarzenegger signed legislation Thursday that is intended to give parents and guardians more information about potential problems at licensed child-care facilities.

The bill by Assemblyman John J. Benoit, R-Bermuda Dunes, stemmed from the March 2004 drowning of Aryanna Sanchez in an above-ground spa at a Riverside day-care center.

A social worker had cited the center's husband-wife operators at least once for leaving the spa uncovered. But Aryanna's mother, Anita Aguilar, never knew of the violation.

Under AB 633, child-care centers are required to make available investigative reports and other paperwork, including evidence of the state's intent to pull a center's license.
Centers already are required to have a public copy of any licensing report.

Also, Schwarzenegger vetoed two Inland lawmakers' bills dealing with drinking-water contamination and advertising for Riverside Plaza.

The drinking-water legislation, by state Sen. Nell Soto, D-Pomona, is tied to state efforts to identify safe levels of perchlorate in Inland and other areas water supplies.

The bill would have required require the state Department of Health Services to consider the effects on human health when weighing whether to adopt a drinking-water standard that is higher than a public-health goal.

The governor also vetoed a bill by Assemblyman Benoit to let Riverside put up a sign advertising Riverside Plaza along a section of Highway 91.

Supporters said the plaza, which the city redevelopment agency is paying to renovate, needs better exposure to passing motorists. But Schwarzenegger said he is leery of making exceptions to a state law that bans advertising along landscaped freeways.

-- Jim Miller
jmiller@PE.com

Posted by PE.com at 7:30 AM

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Governor signs child care law, vetoes perchlorate bill


September 29, 2006 News Article/PE Gov. Schwarzenegger signed legislation Thursday that is intended to give parents and guardians more information about potential problems at licensed child-care facilities. The bill by Assemblyman John J. Benoit, R-Bermuda Dunes, stemmed from the March 2004 drowning of Aryanna Sanchez in an above-ground spa at a Riverside day-care center. A social worker had cited the center's husband-wife operators at least once for leaving the spa uncovered. But Aryanna's mother, Anita Aguilar, never knew of the violation. Under AB 633, child-care centers are required to make available investigative reports and other paperwork, including evidence of the state's intent to pull a center's license. Centers already are required to have a public copy of any licensing report. Also, Schwarzenegger vetoed two Inland lawmakers' bills dealing with drinking-water contamination and advertising for Riverside Plaza. The drinking-water legislation, by state Sen. Nell Soto, D-Pomona, is tied to state efforts to identify safe levels of perchlorate in Inland and other areas water supplies. The bill would have required require the state Department of Health Services to consider the effects on human health when weighing whether to adopt a drinking-water standard that is higher than a public-health goal. The governor also vetoed a bill by Assemblyman Benoit to let Riverside put up a sign advertising Riverside Plaza along a section of Highway 91. Supporters said the plaza, which the city redevelopment agency is paying to renovate, needs better exposure to passing motorists. But Schwarzenegger said he is leery of making exceptions to a state law that bans advertising along landscaped freeways. -- Jim Miller jmiller@PE.com Posted by PE.com at 7:30 AM
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