California 2019 2019-2020 Regular Session

California Assembly Bill AB2213 Amended / Bill

Filed 05/14/2020

                    Amended IN  Assembly  May 14, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2213Introduced by Assembly Member LimnFebruary 12, 2020 An act to add Section 8589.65 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2213, as amended, Limn. Office of Emergency Services: model guidelines.The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency, and local officials and local governments to declare a local emergency, when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist.Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) within the office of the Governor and requires the OES, among other duties, to develop model guidelines for local governmental agencies and community-based organizations planning to develop a disaster registry program. This bill would require the OES OES, in coordination with California Volunteers, to develop model guidelines for local governments, operational areas, and nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector organizations active in disasters to identify, type, and track community resources resources, as defined, that could assist in responding to or recovering from local, tribal, regional, national, or international disasters, as specified. The bill would require the OES to publish and distribute the initial model guidelines by May 1, 2021, 2022, and to update and distribute the guidelines annually thereafter.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 8589.65 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 8589.6, to read:8589.65. (a) The Office of Emergency Services Services, in coordination with California Volunteers, shall develop model guidelines for local governments, operational areas, and nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector organizations active in disasters to identify, type, and track community resources that could assist in responding to or recovering from local, tribal, regional, national, or international disasters.(b) The guidelines required by subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, do all of the following:(1) Include a purpose statement specifying that the intent of identifying, typing, and tracking local community 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 states Emergency Operations Plan.(3) Support the operations of volunteer coordination task groups, the Donations Coordination Task Group, the Non-Governmental Organization Coordination Task Group, and private sector task groups that may be active in the response and recovery phases of a disaster.(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, mass care, sheltering, and feeding plans.(c) The office shall publish and distribute the initial model guidelines no later than May 1, 2021, 2022, and regularly update and distribute those model guidelines on an annual basis thereafter.(d) For purposes of this section, community resources means individuals and human services that may be needed to help provide assistance to displaced individuals and vulnerable populations, such as, food, water, mass care, sheltering, temporary housing, translation, and other human services.

 Amended IN  Assembly  May 14, 2020 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2213Introduced by Assembly Member LimnFebruary 12, 2020 An act to add Section 8589.65 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2213, as amended, Limn. Office of Emergency Services: model guidelines.The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency, and local officials and local governments to declare a local emergency, when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist.Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) within the office of the Governor and requires the OES, among other duties, to develop model guidelines for local governmental agencies and community-based organizations planning to develop a disaster registry program. This bill would require the OES OES, in coordination with California Volunteers, to develop model guidelines for local governments, operational areas, and nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector organizations active in disasters to identify, type, and track community resources resources, as defined, that could assist in responding to or recovering from local, tribal, regional, national, or international disasters, as specified. The bill would require the OES to publish and distribute the initial model guidelines by May 1, 2021, 2022, and to update and distribute the guidelines annually thereafter.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: YES  Local Program: NO 

 Amended IN  Assembly  May 14, 2020

Amended IN  Assembly  May 14, 2020

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION

 Assembly Bill 

No. 2213

Introduced by Assembly Member LimnFebruary 12, 2020

Introduced by Assembly Member Limn
February 12, 2020

 An act to add Section 8589.65 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2213, as amended, Limn. Office of Emergency Services: model guidelines.

The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency, and local officials and local governments to declare a local emergency, when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist.Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) within the office of the Governor and requires the OES, among other duties, to develop model guidelines for local governmental agencies and community-based organizations planning to develop a disaster registry program. This bill would require the OES OES, in coordination with California Volunteers, to develop model guidelines for local governments, operational areas, and nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector organizations active in disasters to identify, type, and track community resources resources, as defined, that could assist in responding to or recovering from local, tribal, regional, national, or international disasters, as specified. The bill would require the OES to publish and distribute the initial model guidelines by May 1, 2021, 2022, and to update and distribute the guidelines annually thereafter.

The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency, and local officials and local governments to declare a local emergency, when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist.

Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) within the office of the Governor and requires the OES, among other duties, to develop model guidelines for local governmental agencies and community-based organizations planning to develop a disaster registry program. 

This bill would require the OES OES, in coordination with California Volunteers, to develop model guidelines for local governments, operational areas, and nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector organizations active in disasters to identify, type, and track community resources resources, as defined, that could assist in responding to or recovering from local, tribal, regional, national, or international disasters, as specified. The bill would require the OES to publish and distribute the initial model guidelines by May 1, 2021, 2022, and to update and distribute the guidelines annually thereafter.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 8589.65 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 8589.6, to read:8589.65. (a) The Office of Emergency Services Services, in coordination with California Volunteers, shall develop model guidelines for local governments, operational areas, and nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector organizations active in disasters to identify, type, and track community resources that could assist in responding to or recovering from local, tribal, regional, national, or international disasters.(b) The guidelines required by subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, do all of the following:(1) Include a purpose statement specifying that the intent of identifying, typing, and tracking local community 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 states Emergency Operations Plan.(3) Support the operations of volunteer coordination task groups, the Donations Coordination Task Group, the Non-Governmental Organization Coordination Task Group, and private sector task groups that may be active in the response and recovery phases of a disaster.(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, mass care, sheltering, and feeding plans.(c) The office shall publish and distribute the initial model guidelines no later than May 1, 2021, 2022, and regularly update and distribute those model guidelines on an annual basis thereafter.(d) For purposes of this section, community resources means individuals and human services that may be needed to help provide assistance to displaced individuals and vulnerable populations, such as, food, water, mass care, sheltering, temporary housing, translation, and other human services.

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

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

SECTION 1. Section 8589.65 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 8589.6, to read:8589.65. (a) The Office of Emergency Services Services, in coordination with California Volunteers, shall develop model guidelines for local governments, operational areas, and nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector organizations active in disasters to identify, type, and track community resources that could assist in responding to or recovering from local, tribal, regional, national, or international disasters.(b) The guidelines required by subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, do all of the following:(1) Include a purpose statement specifying that the intent of identifying, typing, and tracking local community 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 states Emergency Operations Plan.(3) Support the operations of volunteer coordination task groups, the Donations Coordination Task Group, the Non-Governmental Organization Coordination Task Group, and private sector task groups that may be active in the response and recovery phases of a disaster.(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, mass care, sheltering, and feeding plans.(c) The office shall publish and distribute the initial model guidelines no later than May 1, 2021, 2022, and regularly update and distribute those model guidelines on an annual basis thereafter.(d) For purposes of this section, community resources means individuals and human services that may be needed to help provide assistance to displaced individuals and vulnerable populations, such as, food, water, mass care, sheltering, temporary housing, translation, and other human services.

SECTION 1. Section 8589.65 is added to the Government Code, immediately following Section 8589.6, to read:

### SECTION 1.

8589.65. (a) The Office of Emergency Services Services, in coordination with California Volunteers, shall develop model guidelines for local governments, operational areas, and nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector organizations active in disasters to identify, type, and track community resources that could assist in responding to or recovering from local, tribal, regional, national, or international disasters.(b) The guidelines required by subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, do all of the following:(1) Include a purpose statement specifying that the intent of identifying, typing, and tracking local community 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 states Emergency Operations Plan.(3) Support the operations of volunteer coordination task groups, the Donations Coordination Task Group, the Non-Governmental Organization Coordination Task Group, and private sector task groups that may be active in the response and recovery phases of a disaster.(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, mass care, sheltering, and feeding plans.(c) The office shall publish and distribute the initial model guidelines no later than May 1, 2021, 2022, and regularly update and distribute those model guidelines on an annual basis thereafter.(d) For purposes of this section, community resources means individuals and human services that may be needed to help provide assistance to displaced individuals and vulnerable populations, such as, food, water, mass care, sheltering, temporary housing, translation, and other human services.

8589.65. (a) The Office of Emergency Services Services, in coordination with California Volunteers, shall develop model guidelines for local governments, operational areas, and nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector organizations active in disasters to identify, type, and track community resources that could assist in responding to or recovering from local, tribal, regional, national, or international disasters.(b) The guidelines required by subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, do all of the following:(1) Include a purpose statement specifying that the intent of identifying, typing, and tracking local community 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 states Emergency Operations Plan.(3) Support the operations of volunteer coordination task groups, the Donations Coordination Task Group, the Non-Governmental Organization Coordination Task Group, and private sector task groups that may be active in the response and recovery phases of a disaster.(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, mass care, sheltering, and feeding plans.(c) The office shall publish and distribute the initial model guidelines no later than May 1, 2021, 2022, and regularly update and distribute those model guidelines on an annual basis thereafter.(d) For purposes of this section, community resources means individuals and human services that may be needed to help provide assistance to displaced individuals and vulnerable populations, such as, food, water, mass care, sheltering, temporary housing, translation, and other human services.

8589.65. (a) The Office of Emergency Services Services, in coordination with California Volunteers, shall develop model guidelines for local governments, operational areas, and nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector organizations active in disasters to identify, type, and track community resources that could assist in responding to or recovering from local, tribal, regional, national, or international disasters.(b) The guidelines required by subdivision (a) shall, at a minimum, do all of the following:(1) Include a purpose statement specifying that the intent of identifying, typing, and tracking local community 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 states Emergency Operations Plan.(3) Support the operations of volunteer coordination task groups, the Donations Coordination Task Group, the Non-Governmental Organization Coordination Task Group, and private sector task groups that may be active in the response and recovery phases of a disaster.(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, mass care, sheltering, and feeding plans.(c) The office shall publish and distribute the initial model guidelines no later than May 1, 2021, 2022, and regularly update and distribute those model guidelines on an annual basis thereafter.(d) For purposes of this section, community resources means individuals and human services that may be needed to help provide assistance to displaced individuals and vulnerable populations, such as, food, water, mass care, sheltering, temporary housing, translation, and other human services.



8589.65. (a) The Office of Emergency Services Services, in coordination with California Volunteers, shall develop model guidelines for local governments, operational areas, and nonprofit, community-based, faith-based, and private sector organizations active in disasters to identify, type, and track community resources that could assist in responding to or recovering from local, tribal, regional, national, or international disasters.

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

(1) Include a purpose statement specifying that the intent of identifying, typing, and tracking local community 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 states Emergency Operations Plan.

(3) Support the operations of volunteer coordination task groups, the Donations Coordination Task Group, the Non-Governmental Organization Coordination Task Group, and private sector task groups that may be active in the response and recovery phases of a disaster.

(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, mass care, sheltering, and feeding plans.

(c) The office shall publish and distribute the initial model guidelines no later than May 1, 2021, 2022, and regularly update and distribute those model guidelines on an annual basis thereafter.

(d) For purposes of this section, community resources means individuals and human services that may be needed to help provide assistance to displaced individuals and vulnerable populations, such as, food, water, mass care, sheltering, temporary housing, translation, and other human services.