Although the benefits of the Field Act were clearly demonstrated by this event , many districts still delayed inspecting or renovating older pre-Field Act structures . As a result , the first and second Greene Acts ( named for their author , State Senator Leroy F. Greene ) , were passed in 1967 and 1968 respectively to set inspection deadline for school districts . The 1971 San Fernando earthquake spurred the State Legislature to provide additional funding to retrofit older buildings
1971 San Fernando earthquake
1971 San Fernando earthquake
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