text:
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that there is a growing need to find new ways to acquire firefighting apparatus and equipment for use by local agencies. Local agencies, particularly those that serve rural areas, have had, and are likely to continue to have, difficulty acquiring firefighting apparatus and equipment. The Legislature further finds and declares that this situation presents a statewide problem for the protection of the public safety.

(b) In enacting this article, the Legislature intends to create new ways for the Office of Emergency Services to help local agencies acquire firefighting apparatus and equipment. Through the identification of available apparatus and equipment, the acquisition of new and used apparatus and equipment, the refurbishing and resale of used apparatus and equipment, and assisting the financing of resales, the Office of Emergency Services will help local agencies meet public safety needs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 142. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

article: 5.5. State Assistance for Fire Equipment Act


kind: section

code: GOV

text:
As used in this article:

(a) “Acquire” means acquisition by purchase, grant, gift, or any other lawful means.

(b) “Office” means the Office of Emergency Services.

(c) “Firefighting apparatus and equipment” means any vehicle and its associated equipment that is designed and intended for use primarily for firefighting. “Firefighting apparatus and equipment” does not include vehicles that are designed and intended for use primarily for emergency medical services, rescue services, communications and command operations, or hazardous materials operations.

(d) “Indirect expenses” means those items that are identified as indirect costs in the federal Office of Management and Budget, Circular A-87 on January 1, 1985.

(e) “Local agency” means any city, county, special district, or any joint powers agency composed exclusively of those agencies, that provides fire suppression services. “Local agency” also includes a fire company organized pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 14825) of Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code.

(f) “Rural area” means territory that is outside of any urbanized area designated by the United States Census Bureau from the 1980 federal census.

(g) “Director” means the Director of Emergency Services.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 143. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

division: 1. GENERAL

chapter: 7. California Emergency Services Act

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text: The office may acquire new or used firefighting apparatus and equipment for resale to local agencies. If the apparatus or equipment is in a used condition, the office may contract with the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority to repair or refurbish the apparatus or equipment to acceptable fire service standards before resale. The resale price shall recover the office’s cost of acquisition, repairing, refurbishing, and associated indirect expenses.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 241, Sec. 8. (SB 857) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA


text: If a state agency, including the office, proposes to make firefighting apparatus or equipment which is currently owned and operated by the state available to the office for use under this article, the Department of General Services shall determine whether there is any immediate need by any state agency for the apparatus or equipment. If there is no immediate need, the Department of General Services shall release the apparatus or equipment to the office. If the office acquires firefighting apparatus or equipment from another state agency, the office shall pay the fair market value of the apparatus or equipment, as determined by the Department of General Services, unless the state agency agrees to a lesser payment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 145. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


text:
(a) The office shall give first priority for the sale of new or used firefighting apparatus and equipment to a local agency that serves a rural area, and is authorized to contract with a local agency that serves a rural area for this purpose. The office shall give second priority for the sale of new or used firefighting apparatus and equipment to any local agency. If after reasonable efforts by the office to sell new or used firefighting apparatus and equipment to any local agency, and not less than 90 days after providing notice to these local agencies, the office may sell any remaining firefighting apparatus and equipment to public agencies outside of California, the federal government, and Indian tribes, subject to any applicable federal requirements.

(b) If a contract for the sale of new or used firefighting apparatus and equipment under subdivision (a) provides for the local agency to pay the sale price in more than one installment, the local agency shall pay interest at a rate specified in the contract, which shall not exceed 1 percent less than the rate earned by the Pooled Money Investment Board, and the term of a contract shall not exceed five years.

(c) If a contract for the sale of new or used firefighting apparatus and equipment under subdivision (a) provides for a local agency to obtain a loan from another source, the office may insure the other loan.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 146. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


text: The office shall operate an information system which is capable of identifying firefighting apparatus and equipment which is available for acquisition, and local agencies which are interested in acquiring apparatus and equipment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 147. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


text: The office may contract with the California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority to perform any of the responsibilities or services required or authorized by this article.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 241, Sec. 9. (SB 857) Effective January 1, 2026.)


text: There is hereby created in the General Fund the State Assistance for Fire Equipment Account, which, notwithstanding Section 13340, is continuously appropriated to the office for the purposes of Sections 8589.11 and 8589.13. All proceeds from the resale of firefighting apparatus and equipment shall be paid to the account.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 149. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


text: Every contract with a local agency for the resale of firefighting apparatus and equipment shall specify that the local agency shall make the apparatus or equipment available to other local agencies in the same county as part of a mutual aid agreement. The apparatus or equipment shall be available for mutual aid responses for the length of the term of the contract with the office.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 150. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


text: If a local agency defaults on a contract for the resale of firefighting apparatus and equipment, the office may either renegotiate the contract or take possession of the apparatus or equipment for subsequent resale to another local agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 151. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


text:
(a) After consultation with the California Emergency Management Agency Fire Advisory Committee, hereafter to be referred to as the Office of Emergency Services Fire Advisory Committee, the director shall adopt rules and regulations governing the operation of the programs created by this article pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3.

(b) The rules and regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) The specific types of firefighting apparatus and equipment which may be acquired, rehabilitated, and resold.

(2) The amount and terms of resale contracts.

(3) The time, format, and manner in which local agencies may apply for resale contracts.

(4) Priorities for assisting local agencies, which shall give preference to local agencies which meet all of the following:

(A) Demonstrated need for primary response firefighting apparatus and equipment.

(B) Will be adequately able to operate and maintain the firefighting apparatus and equipment.

(C) Have already used other means of financing the firefighting apparatus and equipment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 152. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


text: All state agencies, boards, and commissions shall cooperate with the office in implementing the programs created by this article.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 153. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


text: The director shall be responsible for the programs created by this article which, except as provided by Sections 8589.12 and 8589.15, shall not be subject to the requirements of the State Equipment Council or the Office of Fleet Administration of the Department of General Services.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 154. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


text:
(a) In every lease or rental agreement for residential property entered into on or after July 1, 2018, the owner or person offering the property for rent shall disclose to a tenant, in no smaller than eight-point type, the following:

(1) That the property is located in a special flood hazard area or an area of potential flooding, if the owner has actual knowledge of that fact. For purposes of this section, “actual knowledge” includes the following:

(A) The owner has received written notice from any public agency stating that the property is located in a special flood hazard area or an area of potential flooding.

(B) The property is located in an area in which the owner’s mortgage holder requires the owner to carry flood insurance.

(C) The owner currently carries flood insurance.

(2) That the tenant may obtain information about hazards, including flood hazards, that may affect the property from the Internet Web site of the Office of Emergency Services. The disclosure shall include the Internet Web site address for the MyHazards tool maintained by the office.

(3) That the owner’s insurance does not cover the loss of the tenant’s personal possessions and it is recommended that the tenant consider purchasing renter’s insurance and flood insurance to insure his or her possessions from loss due to fire, flood, or other risk of loss.

(4) That the owner is not required to provide additional information concerning the flood hazards to the property and that the information provided pursuant to this section is deemed adequate to inform the tenant.

(b) The disclosures required by this section are subject to the requirements of Section 1632 of the Civil Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 502, Sec. 2. (AB 646) Effective January 1, 2018.)

article: 5. Office of Emergency Services

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text:
(a) The Office of Emergency Services and California Volunteers, in coordination with Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, also referred to as VOADs and VOAD member agencies, shall develop planning guidance to identify volunteers and donation management resources that could assist in responding to or recovering from local, tribal, regional, national, or international disasters.

(b) The guidance required by subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, do all of the following:

(1) Include a purpose statement specifying that the intent of preidentifying local volunteers and donation management resources that could support disaster operations is to strengthen the response to all disasters by enhancing the ability of nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector resources to be quickly leveraged and deployed to meet the needs of those in need.

(2) Support and be in alignment with the Volunteer and Donations Management Annex (Emergency Support Function 17) of the state’s Emergency Operations Plan.

(3) Support the operations of volunteer coordination groups, as established by California Volunteers, as well as nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector organizations active in disasters.

(4) Include best practices to address the unique needs of people with access and functional needs and vulnerable populations.

(5) Include lessons learned from recent disasters that contribute to the robustness of logistics, distribution management, sheltering, and feeding plans.

(c) (1) The office shall publish and distribute the initial planning guidance, once developed.

(2) The office shall update the Legislature on the status of the planning guidance in a written report submitted no later than May 1, 2022. The report shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 98, Sec. 1. (AB 2213) Effective January 1, 2021.)

article: 5. Office of Emergency Services


text:
(a) (1) There is in the Office of Emergency Services the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission that consists of 15 members, 10 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and includes representatives from the professional fields identified in subdivision (d).

(2) Any reference in statute or regulation to the Seismic Safety Commission shall be deemed to refer to the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission.

(b) The Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall each appoint one member. Each of the members appointed pursuant to this subdivision may designate an alternate who shall be counted toward a quorum, who may vote, and who may receive expenses specified in Section 8589.73.

(c) One member shall be a representative from the Office of Emergency Services, one member shall be a representative from the Division of the State Architect in the Department of General Services, and one member shall be a representative from the California Building Standards Commission. These members shall annually update the commission on their seismic safety activities pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 8589.75.

(d) (1) Ten members shall represent the fields of structural engineering, planning, fire protection, public utilities, insurance, social services, emergency services, and other local government areas that serve the public interest.

(2) At least four members shall be submitted by the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties.

(3) At least one of these members shall be a building official and one of these shall be from a local fire protection entity.

(A) These members may be submitted pursuant to paragraph (2) or from professional fields in paragraph (1).

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, while the current membership of the commission is reduced to 15, the following shall occur:

(1) Appointments made prior to July 1, 2020, that are from established organizations outside the fields identified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) shall remain on the commission until the current term expires.

(f) The Legislature declares that the individuals appointed to the commission are intended to represent the professions of structural engineering, planning, fire protection, public utilities, local government, insurance, social services, emergency services, and the Legislature and that this representation serves the public interest. Accordingly, the Legislature finds that for purposes of persons who hold this office, the specified professions are tantamount to and constitute the public generally within the meaning of Section 87103.

(g) Each member of the commission shall be appointed for a term of four years. Vacancies occurring on the commission shall be filled by appointment of the appointing power for the unexpired term.

(h) The appointing power may remove any member of the commission for neglect of duty required by this article, incompetency, or unprofessional conduct.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 20, Sec. 3. (AB 100) Effective June 29, 2020.)

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text:
(a) The commission shall elect annually from its membership its own chairperson and vice chairperson and may replace them with other commissioners by majority vote. Commission members shall be residents of California.

(b) The commission shall hold at least three regular meetings each year. Additional meetings may be held upon call of the chairperson or at the written request of any two members of the commission.

(c) Notice of each regular meeting of the commission shall be given in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3).

(d) At least eight members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any commission meeting if there are no vacancies, or else a majority of the appointed members of the commission at the time.

article: 5.1. Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission


text:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the members of the Alfred E. Alquist Seismic Safety Commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be paid per diem expenses of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day’s attendance at a meeting of the commission, plus actual necessary travel expenses as determined by Department of Human Resources rules.

(b) The members of the commission who represent the Office of Emergency Services, the California Building Standards Commission, and the Division of the State Architect in the Department of General Services shall be employees in good standing of those respective entities. Any per diem and travel expenses of those members of the commission shall be paid by the agencies that they represent on the commission, in compliance with applicable conditions or regulations set by the Department of Human Resources.


text: The commission may appoint from its membership, the engineering and design professions, the geotechnical engineering, geology, and seismology professions, the building and construction industry, the affected general public, and interested governmental agencies, to appropriate advisory committees to advise the commission and its staff with respect to seismic safety standards. The persons appointed to the advisory committee, shall be specifically knowledgeable and qualified in the type of work required of the commission. These persons shall serve without compensation, but may receive actual necessary travel expenses.


text:
(a) The commission exists as a separate unit within the Office of Emergency Services, and may recommend policies, hold meetings, hold hearings, set dates of the meetings or hearings, and positions on proposed state and federal legislation. The commission shall retain authority to issue reports, publications, and literature.

(b) (1) At a minimum, the commission shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on its findings, progress, and recommendations related to activities of the commission and the state toward higher levels of seismic safety and any other seismic safety issues.

(2) The Legislature finds that numerous agencies at various levels of government have substantial responsibilities in the fields of earthquake preparedness and seismic safety. To provide a consistent policy framework to track and monitor those activities, the commission shall, at a minimum, work with agencies that include, but are not limited to, the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) to (I), inclusive, to identify key activities and responsibilities related to seismic safety and develop a schedule to provide periodic updates to the commission on their activities. This information shall be summarized in the report required in paragraph (1) and include information to find additional information related to these activities therein:

(A) Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey.

(B) California Earthquake Authority.

(C) Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.

(D) Department of Transportation.

(E) Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams.

(F) Public Utilities Commission.

(G) State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.

(H) University of California.

(I) The California State University.

(c) (1) The commission may coordinate with the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Office of Emergency Services to do any of the following:

(A) Develop a list of all fire stations in California and each station’s status in meeting the standards of the Essential Services Buildings Seismic Safety Act of 1986 (Article 1 (commencing with Section 16000) of Chapter 2 of Division 12.5 of the Health and Safety Code) to determine which stations are adequately designed and constructed to minimize fire hazards and to resist the forces generated by earthquakes, gravity, and winds.

(B) Collect data on the implementation of earthquake early warning technology in all fire stations in California and their interest in implementing that technology.

(C) Research other potential sources of funding for seismic mitigation activities.

(2) By January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the commission shall provide a report to the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management and the Senate Committee on Governmental Organization describing the commission’s actions and conclusions pursuant to paragraph (1).

(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 212, Sec. 1. (AB 1770) Effective January 1, 2025. Repealed as of January 1, 2030, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 2 of Stats. 2024, Ch. 212.)


text:
(a) The commission exists as a separate unit within the Office of Emergency Services, and may recommend policies, hold meetings, hold hearings, set dates of the meetings or hearings, and positions on proposed state and federal legislation. The commission shall retain authority to issue reports, publications, and literature.

(b) (1) At a minimum, the commission shall report annually to the Governor and the Legislature on its findings, progress, and recommendations related to activities of the commission and the state toward higher levels of seismic safety and any other seismic safety issues.

(2) The Legislature finds that numerous agencies at various levels of government have substantial responsibilities in the fields of earthquake preparedness and seismic safety. To provide a consistent policy framework to track and monitor those activities, the commission shall, at a minimum, work with agencies that include, but are not limited to, the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) to (I), inclusive, to identify key activities and responsibilities related to seismic safety and develop a schedule to provide periodic updates to the commission on their activities. This information shall be summarized in the report required in paragraph (1) and include information to find additional information related to these activities therein:

(A) Department of Conservation, California Geological Survey.

(B) California Earthquake Authority.

(C) Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development.

(D) Department of Transportation.

(E) Department of Water Resources, Division of Safety of Dams.

(F) Public Utilities Commission.

(G) State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.

(H) University of California.

(I) The California State University.

(c) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.

history: (History: Repealed (in Sec. 1) and added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 212, Sec. 2. (AB 1770) Effective January 1, 2025. Operative January 1, 2030, by its own provisions.)


text:
The commission, in the discharge of its duties, may do any of the following to support monitoring and tracking of activities outlined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 8589.75, as well as education, research, and guidelines that promote seismic safety and mitigation:

(a) Accept grant awards, donations, and contributions from public agencies, private foundations, or individuals.

(b) Contract for or employ any professional services and research required by the commission or required for the performance of necessary work and services which, in the commission’s opinion, cannot satisfactorily be performed by its officers and employees or by other federal, state, or local governmental agencies.

(c) Encourage and support research related to seismic safety.

(d) Recommend the addition, deletion, or changing of state agency guidelines or standards to reduce damage from earthquakes or increase seismic safety when new developments would promote earthquake hazard mitigation.

(e) Develop findings and recommendations on lessons learned that lead to reduced losses and rapid economic recovery, following a destructive earthquake.

(f) Establish and maintain working relationships with any boards, commissions, departments, agencies, or other public or private organizations.

(g) Gather, analyze, and disseminate information related to seismic safety.

(h) Do any and all other things necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.


text: In accordance with the administrative oversight and policies of the office, the commission shall appoint an executive director who shall be responsible for managing the affairs of the commission, subject to the direction and policies of the commission. The executive director shall appoint those employees as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the commission.


text:
(a) The personnel records of all transferred employees shall be transferred to the office.

(b) The property of the commission is transferred to the office.

(c) All unexpended balances of appropriations and other funds available for use in connection with any function or the administration of any law shall be transferred to the office for use for the purpose for which the appropriation was originally made or the funds were originally available. If there is any doubt as to where those balances and funds are transferred, the Department of Finance shall determine where the balances and funds are transferred.


citation: GOV § 8590

text: This article shall be known and may be cited as the Firefighting Thermal Imaging Equipment Act of 2001.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 837, Sec. 2. Effective October 13, 2001.)

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text:
As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Agency” or “office” means the Office of Emergency Services.

(b) “Local agency” means any city, county, city and county, fire district, special district, or joint powers agency that provides fire suppression services. “Local agency” also includes a fire company organized pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 14825) of Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) “Secretary” or “director” means the Director of Emergency Services.

(d) “State agency” means any state agency providing residential or institutional fire protection, including, but not limited to, the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 155. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

article: 5.7. Firefighting Thermal Imaging Equipment Act of 2001


text: There is established in the office a thermal imaging equipment purchasing program under which the office shall acquire firefighting thermal imaging equipment on behalf of local and state agencies that are interested in obtaining this equipment.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 156. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


text:
In administering the purchasing program, the director shall do all of the following:

(a) No later than 45 days after the effective date of this article, establish an advisory committee, which shall be comprised of representatives of organizations including, but not limited to, the California Fire Chiefs Association, the Fire Districts Association of California, the California Professional Firefighters, the CDF Firefighters, and the California State Firefighters Association, Inc. The committee shall meet no later than 30 days after all members are appointed.

(b) Consult with the advisory committee regarding equipment specifications and other matters relating to the acquisition of thermal imaging equipment, and require the advisory committee to formulate specifications no later than 120 days after its initial meeting.

(c) Notify all local and state agencies about the purchasing program, including the opportunity to purchase additional units at the contract price, and determine whether those agencies are interested in obtaining thermal imaging equipment.

(d) Purchase thermal imaging equipment at the lowest possible price from a reliable vendor that meets specified requirements. It is the intent of the Legislature that the director enter into a multiyear contract for this purpose no later than 180 days after the committee formulates specifications pursuant to subdivision (b).

(e) Include a provision in the vendor contract allowing any local or state agency to purchase additional units directly from the vendor at the contract price.

(f) Any local agency that elects to participate in the thermal imaging equipment purchasing program shall pay one-half of the contract price for each piece of equipment purchased on its behalf by the state.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 157. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


text:
(a) The director shall seek funding for the program from the private sector, grant programs, and other appropriate sources.

(b) The director, after consultation with the advisory commission, shall distribute equipment purchased under the program in order to maximize its utilization by firefighters based on consideration of the following factors:

(1) Ability to share or move the equipment to fire locations.

(2) Availability of existing thermal imaging equipment.

(3) Geography.

(4) Need based on frequency of fires.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 158. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


text:
For the purposes of this article:

(a) “Comprehensive services” means primary services that include all of the following:

(1) Shelter or established referral services for shelter on a 24 hours a day, seven days a week, basis.

(2) A 24 hours a day, seven days a week, telephone hotline for crisis calls.

(3) Temporary housing and food facilities.

(4) Psychological support and peer counseling provided in accordance with Section 1038.2 of the Evidence Code.

(5) Referrals to existing services in the community.

(6) Emergency transportation, as feasible.

(b) “Director” means the Director of the Office of Emergency Services.

(c) “Fund” means the Human Trafficking Victims Assistance Fund.

(d) “Human trafficking caseworker” means a human trafficking caseworker as defined in Section 1038.2 of the Evidence Code, or a human trafficking caseworker who is employed by a homeless services provider that serves homeless children or youth and has completed a minimum of eight hours of training focused on victims of human trafficking from the Runaway and Homeless Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center.

(e) “Office” means the Office of Emergency Services.

(f) “Qualified nonprofit organization” means a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that does both of the following:

(1) Employs a minimum of one individual who is a human trafficking caseworker.

(2) Provides services to victims of human trafficking, including, but not limited to, housing assistance, counseling services, and social services to victims of human trafficking.

(g) “Victim of human trafficking” means any person who is a trafficking victim as described in Section 236.1 of the Penal Code and satisfies either of the following conditions:

(1) Was trafficked in the state.

(2) Fled his or her trafficker to the state.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 344, Sec. 2. (SB 835) Effective September 13, 2016.)

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text:
(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury the Human Trafficking Victims Assistance Fund. Moneys in the fund, including any interest earned, shall only be expended to support programs for victims of human trafficking pursuant to the requirements of this article and for reimbursement of costs incurred by the office in connection with its duties under this section. Of the amounts appropriated to the fund, no more than 5 percent shall be applied for reimbursement of costs incurred by the office in connection with its duties.

(b) The office shall do all of the following:

(1) Be responsible for overseeing the grant program.

(2) Award grants based on the following:

(A) The capability of the qualified nonprofit organization to provide comprehensive services.

(B) The stated goals and objectives of the qualified nonprofit organization.

(C) The number of people to be served and the needs of the community.

(D) Evidence of community support.

(E) Other criteria the office deems appropriate that is consistent with the requirements of this paragraph.

(3) Publish deadlines and written procedures for qualified nonprofit organizations to apply for the grants.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 71. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)

article: 5.9. Human Trafficking Victims Assistance


text:
For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:

(a) “California Residential Mitigation Program” or “CRMP” means the joint powers authority created in 2012 by agreement between the California Earthquake Authority and the Office of Emergency Services.

(b) “Fund” means the Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily Housing Fund.

(c) “Multifamily housing” means a multistory building containing 2 to 20 residential units.

(d) “Program” means the Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily Housing.

(e) “Seismic retrofitting” means making a structure more resistant to earthquake shaking and damage.

(f) “Soft story” means a multiunit, wood-frame building with a weak first story that has a high collapse potential due primarily to its soft or weak first-story walls.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 17. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022. Inoperative July 1, 2042, pursuant to Section 8590.21. Repealed as of January 1, 2043, pursuant to Section 8590.21.)

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text:
Upon appropriation by the Legislature, pursuant to this article, CRMP shall fund the seismic retrofitting of affordable multifamily housing.

(a) Funding provided under this section shall be limited to affordable multifamily housing and consistent with this article.

(b) CRMP shall prioritize affordable multifamily housing serving lower income households.

(c) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Lower income households” has the same meaning as the term is defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code, except that up to 20 percent of the units in the development, including total units and density bonus units, may be for moderate-income households.

(2) “Moderate-income households” has the same meaning as the term is defined in Section 50053 of the Health and Safety Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 22, Sec. 5. (AB 130) Effective June 30, 2025. Inoperative July 1, 2042, pursuant to Section 8590.21. Repealed as of January 1, 2043, pursuant to Section 8590.21.)

article: 5.10. Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily Housing


text:
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that there exists the California Residential Mitigation Program, also known as the CRMP, a joint powers authority created in 2012 by agreement between the California Earthquake Authority and the Office of Emergency Services.

(b) The Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily Housing is hereby established, to be developed and administered as provided in this article, for the purposes of providing financial assistance to owners of soft story multifamily housing for seismic retrofitting to protect individuals living in multifamily housing that have been determined to be at risk of collapse in earthquakes.

(c) The Seismic Retrofitting Program for Soft Story Multifamily Housing Fund, and its subsidiary account, the Seismic Retrofitting Account, are hereby created within the State Treasury. The Legislature shall appropriate two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) from the General Fund in the 2023–24 Budget Act to the fund for the purposes of carrying out this article.

(d) Funds appropriated for purposes of the program shall be available for a 10-year performance period. The performance period may be extended by the CRMP on an annual basis until July 1, 2042.


text:
(a) The CRMP shall develop and administer the program in accordance with this article.

(b) The program shall do all of the following:

(1) Encourage cost-effective seismic retrofitting for existing affordable multifamily housing in California.

(2) Provide financial assistance to owners of multifamily housing that have been determined to be at risk of collapse in earthquakes for seismic retrofitting to protect individuals living in multifamily housing.

(3) Prioritize financial assistance to benefit communities with high social vulnerability.

(4) Prioritize financial assistance to owners of multifamily housing in communities with high concentrations of soft story multifamily housing or in areas of high seismicity.

(c) The CRMP shall receive a reasonable amount not to exceed 10 percent of funding under this program to provide technical assistance to cities and local building departments to develop inventories and seismic retrofit programs for multifamily housing in high seismic areas.

(d) The CRMP shall receive reasonable funds, as required, to offset administrative, operational, information technology, and finance costs to administer the program and is prohibited from using funds from policyholders to offset any costs associated with this program.

(e) The CRMP may use up to 5 percent of funds appropriated pursuant to this article to provide technical assistance to municipalities for developing inventories of multifamily housing in high seismic areas to increase eligibility for participation in the program.


text:
(a) The CRMP shall develop criteria and a scoring methodology to prioritize financial assistance provided under the program that consider, but are not limited to considering, all of the following:

(1) An area’s and community’s vulnerability to earthquakes.

(2) The number of low- and moderate-income households residing in the area.

(3) Other factors that lead some populations to experience a greater risk from earthquakes, including socioeconomic characteristics of an area or community such as poverty levels, residents with disabilities, residents experiencing language barriers, residents over 65 or under 5 years of age, and households without a car.

(b) The CRMP shall develop eligibility criteria for communities and property owners who may receive financial assistance under the seismic retrofitting program in accordance with this article.

(c) The CRMP may make grants to provide incentives for the completion of existing seismic retrofitting projects that qualify under the program.


text:
(a) The CRMP may accept any federal funds granted by an act of Congress or by executive order for any of the purposes of this article.

(b) Administrative expenses of developing and administering the program shall not be paid from a source other than the funds appropriated pursuant to this article.

(c) Moneys in the California Earthquake Authority Fund created under subdivision (b) of Section 10089.22 of the Insurance Code and moneys appropriated to the Office of Emergency Services for purposes unrelated to the program shall not be used for the program.

(d) The CRMP may establish financial assistance limits and matching funding or other recipient contribution requirements, as necessary, to ensure the viability and efficient operation of the program and to maximize the program’s impact on reducing earthquake risk in California.


text:
(a) By January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter until January 1, 2042, the CRMP shall submit a report to the Legislature pursuant to Section 9795 regarding the implementation of the program. The report shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(1) An evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the program.

(2) An evaluation of the overall earthquake risk reduction achieved statewide through awards of financial assistance under the program.

(3) Detailed information about the quantity, monetary value, geographic distribution, and categories of awards of financial assistance made under the program.

(4) Detailed information about the sources and amounts of funds appropriated or granted to the program.

(b) The requirement for submitting a report imposed by this section is inoperative on January 1, 2043, pursuant to Section 10231.5.


text: This article shall become inoperative on July 1, 2042, and, as of January 1, 2043, is repealed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 17. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022. Repealed as of January 1, 2043, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 5.10 commencing with Section 8590.15.)


citation: GOV § 8591

text: Nothing in this chapter shall operate to prevent the Governor or the Office of Emergency Services from formally recognizing committees or boards established by or with segments of the private sector, public agencies, or both the private sector and public agencies, that control facilities, resources, or the provision of services essential to the mitigation of the effects of an emergency or recovery therefrom, or from assigning administrative authority or responsibility to those committees or boards or to members thereof with respect to the provision and effective utilization of those resources to meet needs resulting from an emergency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 159. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

article: 6. Advisory Committees

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text:
(a) The Office of Emergency Services shall establish, and oversee the development, approval, and adoption of, the California Olympic and Paralympic Public Safety Command (COPPSC) to facilitate the planning, resourcing, management, and delivery of safety and security at the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles.

(b) COPPSC shall, in furtherance of subdivision (a), consider the work of the office’s Large Stadium Initiative and the office’s experience implementing the federal National Special Security Events planning and preparedness activities.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 693, Sec. 1. (AB 1754) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, pursuant to Section 8591.7.)

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text:
(a) No later than January 31, 2021, the Office of Emergency Services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Los Angeles Organizing Committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and with other necessary parties, to implement COPPSC’s safety and security activities pursuant to Section 8591.5.

(b) Memorandums of understanding entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) shall comply with Section 4 of Chapter 836 of the Statutes of 2017 and with the Master Mutual Aid Agreement.

article: 6.1. California Olympic and Paralympic Public Safety Command


text: This article shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 693, Sec. 1. (AB 1754) Effective January 1, 2020. Repealed as of January 1, 2029, by its own provisions. Note: Repeal affects Article 6.1, commencing with Section 8591.5.)


citation: GOV § 8592

text: This article shall be known and may be cited as the Public Safety Communication Act of 2002.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1091, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)

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text:
For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Backward compatibility” means that the equipment is able to function with older, existing equipment.

(b) “Committee” means the Public Safety Radio Strategic Planning Committee, that was established in December 1994 in recognition of the need to improve existing public radio systems and to develop interoperability among public safety departments and between state public safety departments and local or federal entities, and that consists of representatives of the following state entities:

(1) The Office of Emergency Services, who shall serve as chairperson.

(2) The Department of the California Highway Patrol.

(3) The Department of Transportation.

(4) The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

(5) The Department of Parks and Recreation.

(6) The Department of Fish and Wildlife.

(7) The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

(8) The Department of Justice.

(9) The Department of Water Resources.

(10) The State Department of Public Health.

(11) The Emergency Medical Services Authority.

(12) The Department of Technology.

(13) The Military Department.

(14) The Department of Finance.

(c) “First response agencies” means public agencies that, in the early stages of an incident, are responsible for, among other things, the protection and preservation of life, property, evidence, and the environment, including, but not limited to, state fire agencies, state and local emergency medical services agencies, local sheriffs’ departments, municipal police departments, county and city fire departments, and police and fire protection districts.

(d) “Nonproprietary equipment or systems” means equipment or systems that are able to function with another manufacturer’s equipment or system regardless of type or design.

(e) “Open architecture” means a system that can accommodate equipment from various vendors because it is not a proprietary system.

(f) “Public safety radio subscriber” means the ultimate end user. Subscribers include individuals or organizations, including, for example, local police departments, fire departments, and other operators of a public safety radio system. Typical subscriber equipment includes end instruments, including mobile radios, hand-held radios, mobile repeaters, fixed repeaters, transmitters, or receivers that are interconnected to utilize assigned public safety communications frequencies.

(g) “Public safety spectrum” means the spectrum allocated by the Federal Communications Commission for operation of interoperable and general use radio communication systems for public safety purposes within the state.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 6. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 93 of Ch. 28.)

article: 6.2. Public Safety Communication Act of 2002


text:
(a) The committee shall have primary responsibility in state government for both of the following:

(1) Developing and implementing a statewide integrated public safety communication system that facilitates interoperability among state public safety departments listed in subdivision (b) of Section 8592.1 and other first response agencies, as the committee deems appropriate.

(2) Coordinating other shared uses of the public safety spectrum consistent with decisions and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission.

(b) In order to facilitate effective use of the public safety spectrum, the committee shall consult with any regional planning committee or other federal, state, or local entity with responsibility for developing, operating, or monitoring interoperability of the public safety spectrum.

(c) The committee shall meet at least twice a year, of which one meeting shall be a joint meeting with the California Statewide Interoperability Executive Committee to enhance coordination and cooperation at all organizational levels and a cohesive approach to communications interoperability.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 855, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)


text:
(a) The committee shall consult with the following organizations and entities:

(1) California State Peace Officers Association.

(2) California Police Chiefs Association.

(3) California State Sheriffs’ Association.

(4) California Professional Firefighters.

(5) California Fire Chiefs Association.

(6) California State Association of Counties.

(7) League of California Cities.

(8) California State Firefighters Association.

(9) California Coalition of Law Enforcement Associations.

(10) California Correctional Peace Officers Association.

(11) CDF Firefighters.

(12) California Union of Safety Employees.

(b) Each organization or entity listed in subdivision (a) may designate a representative to work with the committee to develop agreements for interoperability or other shared use of the public safety spectrum between the state public safety departments listed in subdivision (b) of Section 8592.1 and local or federal agencies that operate a communication system on the public safety spectrum and that have capacity and technical ability for interoperability or other shared use.

(c) The committee shall develop a model memorandum of understanding that sets forth general terms for interoperability or other shared uses among jurisdictions, which may be modified as necessary for a particular agreement entered into pursuant to subdivision (b).

(d) A local agency may not be required to adopt the model memorandum of understanding developed pursuant to subdivision (c).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 855, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)


text:
(a) The committee shall determine which state public safety departments listed in subdivision (b) of Section 8592.1 need new or upgraded communication equipment and shall establish a program for equipment purchase. In establishing this program, the committee shall recommend the purchase of public safety radio subscriber equipment that will enable state agencies to commence conforming to industry and governmental standards for interoperability as set forth in Section 8592.5. As technology continues to evolve, the committee shall recommend the purchase of nonproprietary equipment or systems that have open architecture and backward compatibility, and that are in compliance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8592.5.

(b) The committee may recommend to any other federal, state, regional, or local entity with responsibility for developing, operating, or monitoring interoperability of the public safety spectrum, the purchase of public safety radio subscriber equipment that will enable first response agencies to commence conforming to industry and governmental standards for interoperability as set forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8592.5. As technology continues to evolve, the committee may recommend the purchase of nonproprietary equipment or systems that have open architecture and backward compatibility, and that are in compliance with paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8592.5.

(c) This section does not mandate that a state or local governmental agency affected by this section is required to compromise its immediate mission or ability to function and carry out its existing responsibilities.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 903, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2007.)


text:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a state department that purchases public safety radio communication equipment shall ensure that the equipment purchased complies with applicable provisions of the following:

(1) The common system standards for digital public safety radio communications commonly referred to as the “Project 25 Standard,” as that standard may be amended, revised, or added to in the future jointly by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials, Inc., National Association of State Telecommunications Directors, and agencies of the federal government, commonly referred to as “APCO/NASTD/FED.”

(2) The operational and functional requirements delineated in the Statement of Requirements for Public Safety Wireless Communications and Interoperability developed by the SAFECOM Program under the United States Department of Homeland Security.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), a local first response agency that purchases public safety radio communication equipment, in whole or in part, with state funds or federal funds administered by the state, shall ensure that the equipment purchased complies with paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a).

(c) Subdivision (a) or (b) shall not apply to either of the following:

(1) Purchases of equipment to operate with existing state or local communications systems where the latest applicable standard will not be compatible, as verified by the Office of Emergency Services.

(2) Purchases of equipment for existing statewide low-band public safety communications systems.

(d) This section may not be construed to require an affected state or local governmental agency to compromise its immediate mission or ability to function and carry out its existing responsibilities.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 7. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 93 of Ch. 28.)


text:
(a) A budget proposal submitted by a state agency for support of a new or modified radio system shall be accompanied by a technical project plan that includes all of the following:

(1) The scope of the project.

(2) Alternatives considered.

(3) Justification for the proposed solution.

(4) A project implementation plan.

(5) A proposed timeline.

(6) Estimated costs by fiscal year.

(b) The committee shall review the plans submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) for consistency with the statewide integrated public safety communication strategic plan.

(c) The Office of Emergency Services shall review the plans submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) for consistency with the technical requirements of the statewide integrated public safety communication strategic plan.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 8. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 93 of Ch. 28.)


text:
A “911” call, as described in Section 2896.1 of the Public Utilities Code, from a commercial mobile radio service telecommunications device may be routed to a public safety answering point other than the Department of the California Highway Patrol only if the alternate routing meets all of the following requirements:

(a) The “911” call originates from a location other than from a freeway, as defined in Section 23.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, under the jurisdiction of the Department of the California Highway Patrol.

(b) The alternate routing is economically and technologically feasible.

(c) The alternate routing will benefit public safety.

(d) The Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Office of Emergency Services, and the current or proposed alternate public safety answering point, in consultation with the wireless industry and local law enforcement officials, determine that it is in the best interest of the public, will provide more effective emergency service to the public to route “911” calls that do not originate from a freeway, as defined in Section 23.5 of the Streets and Highways Code, or any other area in which the Department of the California Highway Patrol has jurisdiction to respond, to another public safety answering point, and will result in “911” calls being routed to the responsible responding jurisdiction that covers the location of the call origination point.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 241, Sec. 1. (AB 1564) Effective January 1, 2017.)


text:
(a) The Office of Emergency Services shall take all necessary actions to maximize the efficiency of the “911” system.

(b) The office shall require the Public Safety Communications Division to work with the Department of the California Highway Patrol and county coordinators to review call data on the routing of “911” cell phone traffic to assess whether wireless “911” calls should be routed to a local public safety answering point or a California Highway Patrol call center in order to determine the most efficient routing for wireless “911” calls, with a comprehensive statewide review and routing decisionmaking process, both to be conducted annually.

(c) After completion of the annual comprehensive statewide review and routing decisionmaking process, a local fire, police, sheriff, or emergency medical services agency, or a local public safety answering point, may submit a written request for a review of a specific cell sector based on the criteria specified in Section 8592.8 to the Public Safety Communications Division within the Office of Emergency Services.

(d) The office shall also require its Public Safety Communications Division to work with the wireless carriers to verify that all cell sector routing decisions made pursuant to Section 8592.8 have been implemented.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 241, Sec. 2. (AB 1564) Effective January 1, 2017.)


text:
(a) This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Manny Alert Act.

(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to explore the establishment of a statewide system under the management of the California Office of Emergency Services that provides the ability for public safety answering points to aid in dispatching activities. The statewide system would enable all Californians, including older adults, individuals with disabilities, and other at-risk persons, to voluntarily provide vital health and safety information to enable first responders to better assist them during an accident or emergency.

(c) It is also the intent of the Legislature that the statewide system would inform law enforcement, fire departments, and emergency medical service personnel, who are planning for or responding to an emergency, with crucial information necessary for interacting with all Californians, especially older adults, individuals with disabilities, and other at-risk persons, so as to maximize the safety of these persons, minimize the likelihood of injury, and promote the safety of all individuals.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 128. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)

article: 6.3. The Manny Alert Act

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text: For purposes of this article, “office” means the Office of Emergency Services.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 686, Sec. 1. (AB 911) Effective January 1, 2020.)

article: 6.3. The Manny Alert Act


text:
(a) The office, in consultation with any persons that the office determines are relevant experts and stakeholders, shall complete a study to determine the feasibility of developing a statewide system that would enable all Californians, including older adults, individuals with disabilities, and other at-risk persons, to voluntarily provide vital health and safety information, with an encrypted connection, to be made available to all first responders in an emergency if a “911” call is placed.

(b) In considering the feasibility of the statewide system, the office shall consider all of the following in the study required by subdivision (a):

(1) That information submitted through the statewide system is confidential and not a public record. That the office and any third-party contractor or agent that assists with or administers the statewide system not disclose or otherwise communicate any or all information it receives from any person under the statewide system orally, in writing, or by electronic or any other means to a third party except to inform law enforcement, fire department, and emergency medical service personnel at the scene of an emergency.

(2) That the technology used requires the person submitting the information to confirm the accuracy of that information and states that the information will be used only by public safety dispatch personnel and first responders solely for planning for and responding to emergencies would result in a “911” call.

(3) In order to maximize efficiency and contain costs, that the statewide system incorporate, if the office determines it is consistent with public safety and technologically feasible, shared infrastructure and elements of other public safety and emergency communication networks, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(A) Public safety communications identified in the annual plan required by subdivision (b) of Section 15277.

(B) Local and regional public safety broadband networks authorized by the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).

(C) Public safety broadband networks authorized by the federal Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-96).

(D) Public safety radio and communications facilities used for the purpose of public warnings pursuant to Section 15254.

(c) The office shall determine an estimate of the funding necessary to plan, test, implement, operate, and maintain the statewide system on an annual basis. The office shall include the funding estimate in the report required by subdivision (d).

(d) The office shall, by January 1, 2021, submit the results of the study required by subdivision (a) in a report to the Legislature and the State 911 Advisory Board and make that report available to the public. The report to the Legislature shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.

article: 6.3. The Manny Alert Act


text:
As used in this article, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) “Critical infrastructure controls” means networks and systems controlling assets so vital to the state that the incapacity or destruction of those networks, systems, or assets would have a debilitating impact on public health, safety, economic security, or any combination thereof.

(b) “Critical infrastructure information” means information not customarily in the public domain pertaining to any of the following:

(1) Actual, potential, or threatened interference with, or an attack on, compromise of, or incapacitation of critical infrastructure controls by either physical or computer-based attack or other similar conduct, including, but not limited to, the misuse of, or unauthorized access to, all types of communications and data transmission systems, that violates federal, state, or local law or harms public health, safety, or economic security, or any combination thereof.

(2) The ability of critical infrastructure controls to resist any interference, compromise, or incapacitation, including, but not limited to, any planned or past assessment or estimate of the vulnerability of critical infrastructure.

(3) Any planned or past operational problem or solution regarding critical infrastructure controls, including, but not limited to, repair, recovery, reconstruction, insurance, or continuity, to the extent it is related to interference, compromise, or incapacitation of critical infrastructure controls.

(c) “Department” means the Department of Technology.

(d) “Office” means the Office of Emergency Services.

(e) “Secretary” means the secretary of each state agency as set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 12800.

(f) “State agency” or “state agencies” means the same as “state agency” as set forth in Section 11000.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 508, Sec. 2. (AB 1841) Effective January 1, 2017.)

article: 6.4. Cybersecurity

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text:
(a) (1) On or before July 1, 2018, the department shall, in consultation with the office and compliance with Section 11549.3, update the Technology Recovery Plan element of the State Administrative Manual to ensure the inclusion of cybersecurity strategy incident response standards for each state agency to secure its critical infrastructure controls and critical infrastructure information.

(2) In updating the standards in paragraph (1), the department shall consider, but not be limited to considering, all of the following:

(A) Costs to implement the standards.

(B) Security of critical infrastructure information.

(C) Centralized management of risk.

(D) Industry best practices.

(E) Continuity of operations.

(F) Protection of personal information.

(b) Each state agency shall provide the department with a copy of its updated Technology Recovery Plan.

(c) Each state agency shall, as part of its Technology Recovery Plan, provide the department with an inventory of all critical infrastructure controls, and their associated assets, in the possession of the agency.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 790, Sec. 1. (AB 1022) Effective January 1, 2018.)

article: 6.4. Cybersecurity


text:
(a) Each state agency shall report on its compliance with the standards updated pursuant to Section 8592.35 to the department in the manner and at the time directed by the department, but no later than July 1, 2019.

(b) At the request of the department, any local entity that receives state funds for the purposes of storing, sharing, or transmitting data, or in support of an information technology project with a state entity, may submit a Technology Recovery Plan, as specified by Section 8592.35, to the department.

(c) The department, in conjunction with the office, may provide suggestions for a state agency or local entity that provided a Technology Recovery Plan pursuant to subdivision (b) to improve compliance with the standards developed pursuant to Section 8592.35, if any, to the head of the state agency and the secretary responsible for the state agency or the head of the local entity. For a state agency that is not under the responsibility of a secretary, the department shall provide any suggestions to the head of the state agency and the Governor.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 790, Sec. 2. (AB 1022) Effective January 1, 2018.)

article: 6.4. Cybersecurity


text: The information required by subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 8592.35, the report required by subdivision (a) of Section 8592.40, the plan authorized by subdivision (b) of Section 8592.40, and any public records relating to any communication made pursuant to, or in furtherance of the purposes of, subdivision (c) of Section 8592.40 are confidential and shall not be disclosed pursuant to any state law, including, but not limited to, the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 155. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)

article: 6.4. Cybersecurity


text:
(a) (1) The office shall direct the California Cybersecurity Integration Center to prepare a strategic, multiyear outreach plan that focuses on ways to assist the food and agriculture sector and the water and wastewater sector in their efforts to improve cybersecurity and that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(A) A description of the need for greater cybersecurity outreach and assistance to the food and agriculture sector and the water and wastewater sector.

(B) The goal of the outreach plan.

(C) Methods for coordinating with other state and federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and associations that provide cybersecurity services or resources for the food and agricultural sector and the water and wastewater sector.

(D) An estimate of the funding needed to execute the outreach plan.

(E) Potential funding sources for the funding needed by the California Cybersecurity Integration Center for the plan.

(F) A plan to evaluate the success of the outreach plan that includes quantifiable measures of success.

(2) The office shall submit the outreach plan prepared pursuant to this subdivision to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, no later than January 1, 2024. The requirement for submitting a report imposed by this paragraph is inoperative on January 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 10231.5.

(b) (1) The office shall direct the California Cybersecurity Integration Center to evaluate options for providing entities in the food and agriculture sector or the water and wastewater sector with grants or alternative forms of funding to improve cybersecurity preparedness. Upon completion of the evaluation, the office shall submit a report to the Legislature, pursuant to Section 9795, no later than January 1, 2024, that includes, but is not limited to, all of the following:

(A) A summary of the evaluation performed by the California Cybersecurity Integration Center.

(B) The specific grants and forms of funding for improved cybersecurity preparedness, including, but not limited to, the following:

(i) Current overall funding level.

(ii) Potential funding sources.

(C) Potential voluntary actions that do not require funding and assist the food and agriculture sector and the water and wastewater sector in their efforts to improve cybersecurity preparedness.

(2) The requirement for submitting a report imposed by this subdivision is inoperative on January 1, 2028, pursuant to Section 10231.5.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 820, Sec. 2. (SB 892) Effective January 1, 2023.)

article: 6.4. Cybersecurity


citation: GOV § 8593

text: The Office of Emergency Services shall work with advocacy groups representing the deaf and hard of hearing, including, but not limited to, the California Association of the Deaf and the Coalition of Deaf Access Providers, California television broadcasters, city and county emergency services coordinators, and, as appropriate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission, to improve communication with deaf and hard-of-hearing persons during emergencies, including the use of open captioning by California television broadcasters when transmitting emergency information.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 94, Sec. 9. (AB 1709) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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text: The Office of Emergency Services shall investigate the feasibility of, and the funding requirements for, establishing a “Digital Emergency Broadcast System” network, to be used by local and state government agencies for the provision of warnings and instructions in digital or printed form to California broadcast outlets for relay to the public both orally and visually, through television, and orally, through radio, during emergencies.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 161. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)

article: 6.5. Accessibility to Emergency Information and Services


text: The Office of Emergency Services shall investigate the feasibility of establishing a toll-free 800 telephone hotline, including TDD (telecommunications device for the deaf) accessibility, which would be accessible to the public, including deaf, hard-of-hearing, and non-English-speaking persons, for use during nonemergency and emergency periods to respond to inquiries about emergency preparedness and disaster status.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 72. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.)


text:
(a) A county, including a city and county, shall, upon the next update to its emergency plan, integrate access and functional needs into its emergency plan by addressing, at a minimum, how the access and functional needs population is being served by the following:

(1) Emergency communications, including the integration of interpreters, translators, and assistive technology.

(2) Emergency evacuation, including all of the following:

(A) The identification of transportation resources and resources that are compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) for individuals who are dependent on public transportation.

(B) Integrating evacuation and transportation plans to account for local community resilience centers.

(C) Ensuring that local community resilience centers are prepared to serve as communitywide assets during extreme heat events and other disasters.

(D) Designating available locations that may be necessary to provide respite to individuals during emergencies, including, but not limited to, extreme heat, cold, or unhealthy air incidents.

(E) Integrating evacuation plans to account for the following:

(i) Community resilience center programs, including, but not limited to, the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP) Community Resilience and Heat Grant Program developed by the Office of Planning and Research.

(ii) Fairground resilience center programs, including, but not limited to, the Fairground and Community Resilience Center Grant Program developed by the Department of Food and Agriculture.

(3) Emergency sheltering, including both of the following:

(A) Ensuring that designated shelters are compliant with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12101 et seq.) or can be made compliant through modification and that showers and bathrooms are fully accessible to all occupants.

(B) Integrating sheltering and transportation plans to account for transportation between community resilience centers and shelters.

(b) A local government may enter into an agreement with a, or may use the records of its own, social services department to access the contact information of persons from the access and functional needs population, and the contact information of the designated emergency contacts of those persons, if any, for the sole purpose of enrolling those individuals, who are residents of that local government, in a city-operated, county-operated, or city- and county-operated public emergency warning system.

(c) A county, or city and county, upon the next update to its emergency plan, regarding the integration of access and functional needs into that emergency plan, shall include representatives from the access and functional needs population, pursuant to subdivision (b), including, but not limited to, social service agencies, nonprofit organizations, and transportation providers.

(d) A local government that enters into an agreement to access information pursuant to subdivision (b) shall include procedures to enable any covered resident or designated emergency contact to opt out of the warning system and a process to terminate the local government’s access to the contact information of the resident or the designated emergency contact from a county social services department. A local government or any third-party contractor or agent that assists with or administers an emergency warning system shall not use the information gathered for any purpose other than for emergency notification. The local government shall ensure that the confidentiality of the contact information is protected under reasonable security procedures.

(e) A local government that enters into an agreement to access information pursuant to subdivision (b) shall, upon receipt of that information, notify residents and designated emergency contacts that they have been entered into the public emergency warning system. This notification shall include a process to opt out of the warning system and to terminate the local government’s access to the contact information of the resident or the designated emergency contact for purposes of the emergency warning system, regardless of the source of the information.

(f) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Access and functional needs population” consists of individuals who have developmental or intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, chronic conditions, injuries, limited English proficiency or who are non-English speaking, older adults, children, people living in institutionalized settings, or those who are low income, homeless, or transportation disadvantaged, including, but not limited to, those who are dependent on public transit or those who are pregnant.

(2) “Contact information” means a person’s name, address, telephone number, and email address.

(3) “Local community resilience center” means a hydration station, cooling center, clean air center, respite center, community evacuation and emergency response center, or similar facility established to mitigate the public health impacts of extreme heat and other emergency situations exacerbated by climate change, such as wildfire, power outages, or flooding, on local populations.

(4) “Local government” means a city or county, including a city and county.

(g) Any contact information of a person from the access and functional needs population or the contact information of the designated emergency contact for that person, obtained by a local government pursuant to this section shall not specify whether that person receives public benefits or any other information, besides the contact information, that would be considered personal or confidential.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 247, Sec. 1. (AB 2645) Effective January 1, 2023.)


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(a) A county shall send a copy of its emergency plan to the Office of Emergency Services on or before March 1, 2022, and upon any update to the plan after that date.

(b) The office, if requested, in consultation with representatives of people with a variety of access and functional needs, shall review each county’s emergency plans pursuant to the schedule described in subdivision (c) to determine whether the plans are consistent with best practices and guidance issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), including those practices that relate to adequately addressing the needs of those individuals with access and functional needs, including people with disabilities, as described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 8588.15. The review shall include an evaluation of the following:

(1) The status of the county emergency alert system, including the different alerting systems used and the number of individuals signed up for each system.

(2) Evacuation routes and plans and shelter-in-place plans, including preparations for evacuating or caring for individuals with access and functional needs.

(3) Efforts at community outreach to prepare communities and individuals to take action in the event of an emergency or a disaster.

(4) Large animal evacuation plans.

(5) Plans to ensure the health and safety of citizens during power outages.

(c) On or before January 1, 2023, the office shall conduct a review pursuant to subdivision (b) of the emergency plans of at least 10 counties that are of high risk for natural disasters. On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the office shall conduct a review pursuant to subdivision (b) of the emergency plans of at least ten counties. On or before January 1, 2028, the office shall conduct a review pursuant to subdivision (b) of the emergency plan of each county.

(d) The county shall develop and revise its emergency plan to address the issues that the office identified in its review pursuant to subdivision (b).

(e) The office, if requested, shall provide technical assistance to a county in developing and revising its emergency plan to address the issues that the office identified in its review pursuant to subdivision (b).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 744, Sec. 2. (AB 580) Effective January 1, 2022.)


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(a) A county, including a city and county, shall, upon the next update to its emergency plan, integrate cultural competence into its emergency plan by addressing, at a minimum, how culturally diverse communities within its jurisdiction are served by the following:

(1) Emergency communications, including the integration of interpreters and translators.

(2) Emergency evacuation and sheltering.

(3) Emergency mitigation and prevention.

(4) Emergency planning, including drawing on community-based values and customs, and incorporating qualified representatives from diverse population groups in the community, during the planning process.

(5) Emergency preparedness, including the use of culturally appropriate resources and outreach techniques to educate and prepare community members for emergencies or disasters.

(b) In relation to subdivision (a), a county, including a city and county, shall provide a forum for community engagement in geographically diverse locations in order to engage with culturally diverse communities within its jurisdiction.

(1) A county, including a city and county, may establish a separate community advisory board for the purpose of cohosting, coordinating, and conducting outreach for the community engagement forums. The advisory board may assist the county in prioritizing which culturally diverse communities to outreach to and in implementing strategies related to elements in subdivision (a) for integration into the county emergency plan. Representatives of the following parties shall be considered for the composition of the advisory board:

(A) Interagency county government departments including, but not limited to, emergency services, public health, social services, and transportation.

(B) Culturally diverse community advocacy groups and community members as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c).

(2) A county, including a city and county, through the advisory board may coordinate community outreach forums to solicit input from and share information with culturally diverse community organizations and community members as identified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) on related topics of the emergency plan as identified under subdivision (a).

(3) The community engagement forums may include translation and interpretation in languages other than English.

(c) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Cultural competence” means the ability to understand, value, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures in order to ensure that the needs of all community members are addressed, with priority given to “culturally diverse communities.” “Cultural competence” includes, but is not limited to, being respectful and responsive to the cultural and linguistic needs of diverse population groups.

(2) “Culturally diverse communities” includes, but is not limited to, race and ethnicity, including indigenous peoples, communities of color, and immigrant and refugee communities; gender, including women; age, including the elderly and youth; sexual and gender minorities; people with disabilities; occupation and income level including low-income individuals and the unhoused; education level; people with no or limited English language proficiency; as well as geographic location.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 402, Sec. 2. (SB 160) Effective January 1, 2020.)


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(a) A local government may enter into an agreement to access the contact information of resident accountholders through the records of a public utility for the sole purpose of enrolling residents of that local government in a city-operated, county-operated, or city- and county-operated public emergency warning system.

(b) A local government that enters into an agreement to access the records of a public utility pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include procedures to enable any resident to opt out of the warning system and a process to terminate the receiving agency’s access to the contact information of the resident from a public utility. A local government or a third-party contractor or agent that assists with or administers the emergency warning system may not use the information gathered for any purpose other than for emergency notification. The receiving agency shall ensure that the confidentiality of the contact information is protected under reasonable security procedures.

(c) A local government that enters into an agreement to access contact information pursuant to subdivision (a) shall, upon receipt of that information, notify residents that they have been entered into the public emergency warning system. This notification shall include a process to opt out of the warning system and to terminate the local government’s access to the contact information of the resident for purposes of the emergency warning system, regardless of the source of the information.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a public utility shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability for the accuracy of, or any use, nonuse, or improper release of, the contact information it provides to the local government under this section, including, without limitation, for any deficiencies or inaccuracies of the contact information provided.

(e) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Contact information” means a person’s name, address, telephone number, and email address.

(2) “Local government” means a city or county, including a city and county.

(3) “Public utility” has the same meaning as in subdivision (a) of Section 216 of the Public Utilities Code and also includes a local publicly owned electric utility as defined in Section 224.3 of the Public Utilities Code, a mobile telephony service as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 224.4 of the Public Utilities Code, a public water agency, and an agency responsible for solid waste or recycling services.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 98, Sec. 3. (AB 2213) Effective January 1, 2021.)


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(a) A governing body of a postsecondary institution that receives state funds, including funds for student financial assistance, may access its own enrollment, registration, and personnel records for the sole purpose of enrolling students and employees in a university- or college-operated public emergency warning system.

(b) The governing body of a postsecondary institution that receives state funds, including funds for student financial assistance, that operates a public emergency warning system pursuant to subdivision (a), shall include procedures to enable any student or employee to opt out of receiving messages from the warning system via contact information, as defined in subdivision (d). The governing body of a postsecondary institution that receives state funds, including funds for student financial assistance, and any third-party contractor or agent that assists with or administers the emergency warning system may not use the information gathered for any purpose other than for emergency notification. The governing bodies of a postsecondary institution that receives state funds, including funds for student financial assistance, shall each ensure that the confidentiality of the contact information is protected under reasonable security procedures.

(c) A governing body of a postsecondary institution that receives state funds, including funds for student financial assistance, that accesses contact information pursuant to subdivision (a), upon receipt of that information, shall notify students and employees that they have been entered into the public emergency warning system. This notification shall include a process to opt out of receiving messages from the warning system via contact information, as defined in subdivision (d).

(d) For purposes of this section, “contact information” means a person’s name, home address, personal telephone number or numbers, and personal email address.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 98, Sec. 4. (AB 2213) Effective January 1, 2021.)


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(a) No later than six months after securing funding for the purposes of this section, the Director of Emergency Services shall convene a working group for the purpose of assessing existing and future technologies available in the public and private sectors for the expansion of transmission of emergency alerts to the public through a public-private partnership. The working group shall advise the secretary and assist in the development of policies, procedures, and protocols that will lay the framework for an improved warning system for the public.

(b) (1) The working group shall consist of the following membership, to be appointed by the director:

(A) A representative of the Office of Emergency Services.

(B) A representative of the Attorney General’s office.

(C) A representative of the State Department of Public Health.

(D) A representative of the State Emergency Communications Committee.

(E) A representative of the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management, at the option of that agency.

(F) A representative or representatives of local government, at the option of the local government or governments.

(G) Representatives of the private sector who possess technology, experience, or insight that will aid in the development of a public-private partnership to expand an alert system to the public, including, but not limited to, representatives of providers of mass communication systems, first responders, and broadcasters.

(H) Additional representatives of any public or private entity as deemed appropriate by the director.

(2) In performing its duties, the working group shall consult with the Federal Communications Commission, and with respect to grants and fiscal matters, the Office of Emergency Services.

(c) The working group shall consider and make recommendations with respect to all of the following:

(1) Private and public programs, including pilot projects that attempt to integrate a public-private partnership to expand an alert system.

(2) Protocols, including formats, source or originator identification, threat severity, hazard description, and response requirements or recommendations, for alerts to be transmitted via an alert system that ensures that alerts are capable of being utilized across the broadest variety of communication technologies, at state and local levels.

(3) Protocols and guidelines to prioritize assurance of the greatest level of interoperability for first responders and families of first responders.

(4) Procedures for verifying, initiating, modifying, and canceling alerts transmitted via an alert system.

(5) Guidelines for the technical capabilities of an alert system.

(6) Guidelines for technical capability that provides for the priority transmission of alerts.

(7) Guidelines for other capabilities of an alert system.

(8) Standards for equipment and technologies used by an alert system.

(9) Cost estimates.

(10) Standards and protocols in accordance with, or in anticipation of, Federal Communications Commission requirements and federal statutes or regulations.

(11) Liability issues.

(d) The director may accept private monetary or in-kind donations for the purposes of this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 163. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)


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(a) On or before July 1, 2022, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with, at minimum, telecommunications carriers, the California cable and broadband industry, radio and television broadcasters, the California State Association of Counties, the League of California Cities, the access and functional needs community, including people with disabilities, as described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 8588.15, appropriate federal agencies, and the Standardized Emergency Management System Alert and Warning Specialist Committee, shall develop guidelines for alerting and warning the public of an emergency. Those guidelines shall include, at minimum, the following:

(1) Timelines for sending alerts during an emergency.

(2) Practices for sending advance warnings of an impending threat.

(3) Practices for testing, training on, and exercising a city’s, county’s, or city and county’s alert and warning system.

(4) Consideration for coordinating alerts with neighboring jurisdictions.

(5) Guidelines and protocols for redundancy and utilizing multiple forms of alerts.

(6) Guidelines and protocols for chain of command communications and accounting for staffing patterns to ensure a trained operator is always on call.

(7) Practices for effective notifications to the access and functional needs population as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 8593.3.

(8) Message templates.

(9) Common terminology.

(b) (1) The Office of Emergency Services shall provide each city, county, and city and county with a copy of the guidelines developed according to subdivision (a).

(2) Six months after the Office of Emergency Services provides the guidelines to each city, county, and city and county, the office may impose conditions upon a city’s, county’s, or city and county’s application for any voluntary grant funds that have a nexus to emergency management performance that the office administers, requiring that city, county, or city and county to operate its alert and warning activities in a manner that is consistent with the guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision (a).

(c) (1) Within six months of making the guidelines available pursuant to subdivision (b) and at least annually, the Office of Emergency Services, through its California Specialized Training Institute and with involvement of representatives from the access and functional needs community, including people with disabilities, as described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 8588.15, shall develop an alert and warning training.

(2) The training developed pursuant to this subdivision shall include, at minimum, information regarding the following:

(A) The evaluation, purchase, and operation of Wireless Emergency Alert system (WEA) and the Emergency Alert System (EAS) equipment and software, including capabilities that address communications for the access and functional needs community.

(B) The technical capabilities of the WEA and EAS function within an alert system, pursuant to current Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Federal Communications Commission regulations, as amended from time to time.

(C) The alert and warning guidelines developed in subdivision (a).

(d) The safety of local communities requires designated alerting authorities to ensure that they have multiple operators, adequate testing and training, and functional equipment and software. To the extent designated alerting authorities have difficulty acquiring or maintaining adequate alert and warning resources, they may consult with the Office of Emergency Services on best practices to achieve those goals.

(e) “Operator” means those personnel required by the designated alerting authority to transmit alert and warning messages.

(f) The Office of Emergency Services (OES) may adopt emergency regulations to implement this section. The adoption, amendment, repeal, or readoption of a regulation authorized by this section is deemed to address an emergency, for purposes of Sections 11346.1 and 11349.6, and OES is hereby exempted for this purpose from the requirements of subdivision (b) of Section 11346.1.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28, Sec. 57. (SB 1380) Effective January 1, 2023.)


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(a) (1) A county, including a city and county, may enter into an agreement with an adjacent county, upon the request of the adjacent county, for purposes of permitting the adjacent county to borrow, for compensation, the county’s emergency management and transportation services in the event of an emergency that requires the evacuation and relocation of the access and functional needs population in the adjacent county. The services to be provided under an agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be available 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

(2) For purposes of this section, “adjacent county” means a county within the same or a contiguous mutual aid region or regions, as defined in Section 8559.

(b) A county, including a city and county, that chooses to enter into an agreement pursuant to subdivision (a) shall integrate that agreement into its emergency plan within 90 days of entering into the agreement.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 256, Sec. 1. (AB 2730) Effective January 1, 2021.)


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(a) The Office of Emergency Services shall, by January 1, 2022, develop best practices for counties developing and updating a county emergency plan.

(b) The Office of Emergency Services shall, by January 1, 2022, establish a process for a county to request the office to review the county’s emergency plan. Upon the conclusion of the review process, the office shall provide technical assistance and feedback regarding the sufficiency of the county’s emergency plan with the following elements:

(1) Whether the plan is consistent with the office’s proposed best practices.

(2) Whether the plan protects and accommodates vulnerable populations during natural disasters.

(3) Whether the plan has established procedures for alerting, evacuating, and sheltering individuals during an emergency.

(4) Any other necessary and appropriate element, as determined by the office.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 257, Sec. 1. (AB 2968) Effective January 1, 2021.)