As a result, the new law will not overturn liberal guidelines that are now in effect in Sonoma and elsewhere. However, it should force more restrictive counties, such as San Bernardino and Fresno, which have heretofore had "zero tolerance" policies, to honor the new statewide minimum standard.
This new law is intended to establish a statewide minimum standard for a particular policy, despite existing liberal guidelines in some areas and stricter "zero tolerance" policies in others.