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Board adopts support position for AB 998 to allow schools to route confiscated vape pens to HHW facilities
Summary
The authority adopted a support position for AB 998, which would allow schools to direct confiscated vape pens to household hazardous waste (HHW) facilities; the item was sponsored by the Rural Counties ESJPA and passed unanimously.
The board adopted a support position for Assembly Bill 998, which would permit school officials to send confiscated vape pens to household hazardous waste (HHW) facilities for proper disposal.
Ken Ward explained the bill was sponsored by the Rural Counties Environmental Services Joint Powers Authority and that schools currently lack a clear avenue to manage collected vape pens. Ward said the proposal aims to give principals and vice principals a safe, designated option for storing and transferring these items to HHW facilities.
Ward noted AB 998 interacts with other pending legislation, including a broader product stewardship bill (SB 501) that would create stewardship programs for certain household hazardous wastes; staff said passage of both bills could require clarifying language to avoid overlap. Commissioners Tompkins, Short, Wright, Tinkler and Chair Wilson voted to adopt a support position.
The board’s support is a policy position communicated to legislative sponsors and regional partners; no regulatory changes were made at the meeting level.
