SB296 was signed by Governor Newsom and became effective January 1, 2022, and requires each agency with code enforcement officers to develop/adopt Code Enforcement Officer Safety Standards. Under the new law, code enforcement officers include animal control officers, parking enforcement, park rangers, building inspectors, and any other position in which the primary role is to enforce local codes and regulations. The California Association of Code Enforcement Officers (CACEO) sponsored the bill and created a “Model Minimum Standards” template to help agencies comply with the new requirement. CIRA modified the CACEO template to better reflect CIRA members’ operations.