Bill Text: CA AB1299 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced

California Assembly Bill 1299 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Peace officers: employment.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Vetoed) 2020-09-30 - Vetoed by Governor. [AB1299 Detail]

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION

Assembly Bill

No. 1299

Introduced by Assembly Member Flora

February 22, 2019

An act to amend Section 8619.5 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 1299, as introduced, Flora. Office of Emergency Services.

Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the Governor’s office under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services and makes the office responsible for the state’s emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or manmade disasters and emergencies. The act requires the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with relevant local and state agencies, to develop and adopt a state fire service and rescue emergency mutual aid plan that meets specified criteria.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those criteria provisions.

Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

Section 8619.5 of the Government Code is amended to read:

8619.5.

(a) The Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with relevant local and state agencies, shall develop and adopt a state fire service and rescue emergency mutual aid plan that does all of the following:

(1) Provides a systematic mobilization, organization, and operation of necessary fire, rescue, and hazardous material resources of the state in mitigating the effects of disasters.

(2) Provides comprehensive and compatible plans for the expedient mobilization and response of available fire, rescue, and hazardous materials resources on a local, area, regional, and statewide basis.

(3) Establishes guidelines for recruiting and training auxiliary personnel to augment fire, rescue, and hazardous materials personnel during disaster operations.

(4) Provides for an annually updated fire, rescue, and hazardous materials response inventory of all personnel and equipment in California.

(5) Provides for the interchange and dissemination of fire, rescue, and hazardous materials-related data, directives, and information among fire and rescue officials of local, state, and federal agencies.

(6) Promotes annual ~~training or~~ training, exercises, or both training and exercises, among plan participants.

(b) The state fire service and rescue emergency mutual aid plan shall be an annex to the State Emergency Plan.

(c) The State Emergency Plan and the state fire service and rescue mutual aid plan shall be operated pursuant to Article 9.5 (commencing with Section 8607).