Organized residential camps: organized day camps.

Assembly Member Ávila Farías proposes expanding California's camp safety regulations to distinguish between residential and day camps while establishing new oversight requirements for both types of facilities. The legislation redefines "organized camp" as "organized residential camp" and creates a new category of "organized day camp" for programs serving five or more children ages 3-17 that operate more than three hours daily for at least five days within a 12-month period.

The bill extends existing health and safety standards to day camps, requiring them to meet the same building codes and operational regulations as residential facilities, except for provisions specific to overnight stays. Local health officers must enforce these requirements within their jurisdictions, while the State Public Health Officer and State Fire Marshal maintain authority to establish and update standards for both camp types. The Department of Public Health, regional water quality control boards, State Water Resources Control Board, and State Fire Marshal retain primary regulatory oversight, though the Department of Industrial Relations continues to regulate employee wages and hours.

Under the new framework, both residential and day camps must comply with applicable building standards and operational rules to legally operate. The bill classifies violations of these requirements as misdemeanors. The provisions regarding day camps become inoperative once the Department of Social Services implements regulations based on its mandated report on children's camp health and safety oversight.