BILL NUMBER: AB 54INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Jeffries DECEMBER 4, 2008 An act relating to the California Emergency Management Agency. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 54, as introduced, Jeffries. State government: California Emergency Management Agency. Existing law establishes, within the office of the Governor, the California Emergency Management Agency under the supervision of a Secretary of California Emergency Management. Existing law also establishes the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, within the Resources Agency, and the Office of the State Fire Marshal, within that department. Existing law further establishes, within the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the State Board of Fire Services, consisting of 18 members. Existing law establishes the Department of the California Highway Patrol, within the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, under the supervision of the Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol. Existing law also establishes, within the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency, the Office of Traffic Safety, under the supervision of a director. Existing law establishes the California Conservation Corps, within the Resources Agency, and the Emergency Medical Services Authority, within the Health and Welfare Agency. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to transfer the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the State Board of Fire Services, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Office of Traffic Safety, the California Conservation Corps, and the Emergency Medical Services Authority to the office of the Governor under the California Emergency Management Agency. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to transfer the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the State Board of Fire Services, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, the Office of Traffic Safety, the California Conservation Corps, and the Emergency Medical Services Authority to the office of the Governor under the California Emergency Management Agency.