Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1934Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 10, 2022 An act to add Article 5.11 (commencing with Section 8590.11) to Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to communications.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1934, as amended, Rodriguez. Office of Emergency Services: broadband communications grant program: fairgrounds.Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the Governors office under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services and makes the office responsible for the states emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or man-made disasters and emergencies. Existing law sets forth various provisions on fairgrounds owned or operated by a district agricultural association, the California Exposition and State Fair, county fairs, and citrus fruit fairs. This bill would, upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, require the Office of Emergency Services to establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds. The bill would require the office to establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation. The bill also would authorize the office to prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on specified criteria, including the frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site. The bill would require the office to consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds. For purposes of the grant program, the bill would define fair to mean a district agricultural association, the California Exposition and State Fair, a county fair, or a citrus fruit fair.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. Article 5.11 (commencing with Section 8590.11) is added to Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: Article 5.11. Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act 8590.11. This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act.8590.12. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Fair means a state-designated fair as defined in Sections 19418, 19418.1, 19418.2, and 19418.3 of the Business and Professions Code.(b) Office means the Office of Emergency Services established pursuant to Section 8585.8590.13. (a) (1) Upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the office shall establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature, if a future appropriation is made for the purpose of implementing this section, that the appropriation include at least one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) to the office for the purpose of implementing this program.(b) The office shall establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation.(c) The office may prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on either or both of the following criteria:(1) The frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site.(2) The need to address an operational or response gap or other deficiency or problem that would be addressed through implementing broadband infrastructure at a specific fairground.(d) The office shall consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1934Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 10, 2022 An act to add Article 5.11 (commencing with Section 8590.11) to Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to communications.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1934, as amended, Rodriguez. Office of Emergency Services: broadband communications grant program: fairgrounds.Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the Governors office under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services and makes the office responsible for the states emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or man-made disasters and emergencies. Existing law sets forth various provisions on fairgrounds owned or operated by a district agricultural association, the California Exposition and State Fair, county fairs, and citrus fruit fairs. This bill would, upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, require the Office of Emergency Services to establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds. The bill would require the office to establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation. The bill also would authorize the office to prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on specified criteria, including the frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site. The bill would require the office to consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds. For purposes of the grant program, the bill would define fair to mean a district agricultural association, the California Exposition and State Fair, a county fair, or a citrus fruit fair.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 28, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 17, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 1934
Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 10, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez
February 10, 2022
An act to add Article 5.11 (commencing with Section 8590.11) to Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to communications.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1934, as amended, Rodriguez. Office of Emergency Services: broadband communications grant program: fairgrounds.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the Governors office under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services and makes the office responsible for the states emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or man-made disasters and emergencies. Existing law sets forth various provisions on fairgrounds owned or operated by a district agricultural association, the California Exposition and State Fair, county fairs, and citrus fruit fairs. This bill would, upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, require the Office of Emergency Services to establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds. The bill would require the office to establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation. The bill also would authorize the office to prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on specified criteria, including the frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site. The bill would require the office to consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds. For purposes of the grant program, the bill would define fair to mean a district agricultural association, the California Exposition and State Fair, a county fair, or a citrus fruit fair.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services within the Governors office under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services and makes the office responsible for the states emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or man-made disasters and emergencies. Existing law sets forth various provisions on fairgrounds owned or operated by a district agricultural association, the California Exposition and State Fair, county fairs, and citrus fruit fairs.
This bill would, upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, require the Office of Emergency Services to establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds. The bill would require the office to establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation. The bill also would authorize the office to prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on specified criteria, including the frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site. The bill would require the office to consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds. For purposes of the grant program, the bill would define fair to mean a district agricultural association, the California Exposition and State Fair, a county fair, or a citrus fruit fair.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 5.11 (commencing with Section 8590.11) is added to Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: Article 5.11. Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act 8590.11. This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act.8590.12. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Fair means a state-designated fair as defined in Sections 19418, 19418.1, 19418.2, and 19418.3 of the Business and Professions Code.(b) Office means the Office of Emergency Services established pursuant to Section 8585.8590.13. (a) (1) Upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the office shall establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature, if a future appropriation is made for the purpose of implementing this section, that the appropriation include at least one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) to the office for the purpose of implementing this program.(b) The office shall establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation.(c) The office may prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on either or both of the following criteria:(1) The frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site.(2) The need to address an operational or response gap or other deficiency or problem that would be addressed through implementing broadband infrastructure at a specific fairground.(d) The office shall consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Article 5.11 (commencing with Section 8590.11) is added to Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read: Article 5.11. Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act 8590.11. This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act.8590.12. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Fair means a state-designated fair as defined in Sections 19418, 19418.1, 19418.2, and 19418.3 of the Business and Professions Code.(b) Office means the Office of Emergency Services established pursuant to Section 8585.8590.13. (a) (1) Upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the office shall establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature, if a future appropriation is made for the purpose of implementing this section, that the appropriation include at least one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) to the office for the purpose of implementing this program.(b) The office shall establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation.(c) The office may prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on either or both of the following criteria:(1) The frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site.(2) The need to address an operational or response gap or other deficiency or problem that would be addressed through implementing broadband infrastructure at a specific fairground.(d) The office shall consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.
SECTION 1. Article 5.11 (commencing with Section 8590.11) is added to Chapter 7 of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
Article 5.11. Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act 8590.11. This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act.8590.12. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Fair means a state-designated fair as defined in Sections 19418, 19418.1, 19418.2, and 19418.3 of the Business and Professions Code.(b) Office means the Office of Emergency Services established pursuant to Section 8585.8590.13. (a) (1) Upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the office shall establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature, if a future appropriation is made for the purpose of implementing this section, that the appropriation include at least one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) to the office for the purpose of implementing this program.(b) The office shall establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation.(c) The office may prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on either or both of the following criteria:(1) The frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site.(2) The need to address an operational or response gap or other deficiency or problem that would be addressed through implementing broadband infrastructure at a specific fairground.(d) The office shall consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.
Article 5.11. Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act 8590.11. This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act.8590.12. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Fair means a state-designated fair as defined in Sections 19418, 19418.1, 19418.2, and 19418.3 of the Business and Professions Code.(b) Office means the Office of Emergency Services established pursuant to Section 8585.8590.13. (a) (1) Upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the office shall establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature, if a future appropriation is made for the purpose of implementing this section, that the appropriation include at least one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) to the office for the purpose of implementing this program.(b) The office shall establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation.(c) The office may prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on either or both of the following criteria:(1) The frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site.(2) The need to address an operational or response gap or other deficiency or problem that would be addressed through implementing broadband infrastructure at a specific fairground.(d) The office shall consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.
Article 5.11. Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act
Article 5.11. Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act
8590.11. This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act.
8590.11. This article shall be known, and may be cited, as the Emergency Fairgrounds Broadband Communications Grant Act.
8590.12. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Fair means a state-designated fair as defined in Sections 19418, 19418.1, 19418.2, and 19418.3 of the Business and Professions Code.(b) Office means the Office of Emergency Services established pursuant to Section 8585.
8590.12. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) Fair means a state-designated fair as defined in Sections 19418, 19418.1, 19418.2, and 19418.3 of the Business and Professions Code.
(b) Office means the Office of Emergency Services established pursuant to Section 8585.
8590.13. (a) (1) Upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the office shall establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.(2) It is the intent of the Legislature, if a future appropriation is made for the purpose of implementing this section, that the appropriation include at least one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) to the office for the purpose of implementing this program.(b) The office shall establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation.(c) The office may prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on either or both of the following criteria:(1) The frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site.(2) The need to address an operational or response gap or other deficiency or problem that would be addressed through implementing broadband infrastructure at a specific fairground.(d) The office shall consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.
8590.13. (a) (1) Upon an appropriation by the Legislature for this purpose, the office shall establish a grant program on or before January 1, 2024, to provide fairs with grant funding for purposes of building and upgrading broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature, if a future appropriation is made for the purpose of implementing this section, that the appropriation include at least one hundred twenty-five million dollars ($125,000,000) to the office for the purpose of implementing this program.
(b) The office shall establish standards to determine how fairs receive grant funding based on the fairgrounds need for broadband capabilities in order to service an emergency response operation.
(c) The office may prioritize the order of grant disbursements based on either or both of the following criteria:
(1) The frequency in which fairgrounds are used as an emergency staging area, evacuation center, community resilience center, or other relevant emergency response site.
(2) The need to address an operational or response gap or other deficiency or problem that would be addressed through implementing broadband infrastructure at a specific fairground.
(d) The office shall consult with the Department of Technology and the Department of Food and Agriculture to coordinate the statewide deployment of broadband communication infrastructure on fairgrounds.