(a) “Public swimming pool,” as used in this section, means any swimming pool operated for the use of the general public with or without charge, or for the use of the members and guests of a private club, including any swimming pool located on the grounds of a hotel, motel, inn, an apartment complex, or any residential setting other than a single-family home. For purposes of this section, public swimming pool shall not include a swimming pool located on the grounds of a private single-family home. (

b) The design and installation of all underwater lighting systems, operating at more than volts, supplied from a branch circuit either directly or by way of a transformer, shall be installed in a public swimming pool, as defined in this section, so that there is no shock hazard with any likely combination of fault conditions during normal use, and shall comply with both of the following requirements:

(1) An approved ground-fault circuit interrupter shall be installed in the branch circuit that supplies all fixtures operating at more than volts.

(2) Only approved underwater lighting fixtures shall be used and no lighting fixtures shall be installed for operations at more than volts between conductors. (

c) Any public swimming pool that does not meet the requirements specified in subdivision (b), shall be retrofitted to comply with these requirements by May 1, 1999. (

d) The ground-fault circuit interrupter required pursuant to this

section shall comply with standards acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. (

e) The owner or operator of a public swimming pool shall, on or before May 1, 1999, comply with both of the following:

(1) Obtain an inspection of its public swimming pool by the local health officer or a qualified contractor as set forth in subdivision (f).

(2) Certify to the local health officer as set forth in

Section that the public swimming pool facility is in compliance with this section. (

f) All electrical work required for compliance with this

section shall be performed by a person licensed to perform electrical work within his or her general, specialty, or limited specialty contractor’s licensed scope of practice pursuant to

Section of the Business and Professions Code. (

g) This

section shall be known and may be cited as the Yasmin Paleso’o Memorial Swimming Pool Safety Law.