Amended IN Assembly May 19, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2477Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 17, 2022An act to add Section 8593.7.1 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2477, as amended, Rodriguez. Emergency alert and warning service providers: minimum operating standards.Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) in the office of the Governor and makes the OES responsible for the states emergency and disaster response services, as specified. Existing law, on or before July 1, 2022, requires the OES, in consultation with specified entities, to develop voluntary guidelines for alerting and warning the public of an emergency, and requires the OES to provide each city, county, and city and county with a copy of the guidelines. Existing law authorizes the OES to impose conditions upon application for voluntary grant funding that it administers requiring operation of alert and warning activities consistent with the guidelines. Existing law also requires the OES, within 6 months of making the statewide guidelines available and at least annually thereafter and through its California Specialized Training Institute, to develop an alert and warning training, as specified.This bill, on or before July 1, 2023, 2024, would require the OES, by regulation, to adopt minimum operating standards for private sector companies that provide alert and warning services to local entities and determine the appropriate thresholds for the provider of alert and warning services to report disruptions in service. Upon adoption of those regulations, the bill would require all providers of alert and warning services to notify the OES if a disruption in service or cybersecurity incident occurs. The bill would make the OES responsible for notifying any applicable county office of emergency services, the sheriff of any county, and any public safety answering point affected by the disruption of service. entities.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 8593.7.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:8593.7.1.(a)For purposes of this section, office means the Office of Emergency Services.(b)8593.7.1. On or before July 1, 2023, 2024, the office, Office of Emergency Services, by regulation, shall adopt minimum operating standards for private sector companies that provide alert and warning services to local entities and determine the appropriate thresholds for the provider of alert and warning services to report disruptions in service. entities.(c)Upon the adoption of regulations pursuant to subdivision (b), all providers of alert and warning services shall notify the office if a disruption in service or cybersecurity incident occurs. The office shall be responsible for notifying any applicable county office of emergency services, the sheriff of any county, and any public safety answering point affected by the disruption of service.
Amended IN Assembly May 19, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2477Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 17, 2022An act to add Section 8593.7.1 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2477, as amended, Rodriguez. Emergency alert and warning service providers: minimum operating standards.Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) in the office of the Governor and makes the OES responsible for the states emergency and disaster response services, as specified. Existing law, on or before July 1, 2022, requires the OES, in consultation with specified entities, to develop voluntary guidelines for alerting and warning the public of an emergency, and requires the OES to provide each city, county, and city and county with a copy of the guidelines. Existing law authorizes the OES to impose conditions upon application for voluntary grant funding that it administers requiring operation of alert and warning activities consistent with the guidelines. Existing law also requires the OES, within 6 months of making the statewide guidelines available and at least annually thereafter and through its California Specialized Training Institute, to develop an alert and warning training, as specified.This bill, on or before July 1, 2023, 2024, would require the OES, by regulation, to adopt minimum operating standards for private sector companies that provide alert and warning services to local entities and determine the appropriate thresholds for the provider of alert and warning services to report disruptions in service. Upon adoption of those regulations, the bill would require all providers of alert and warning services to notify the OES if a disruption in service or cybersecurity incident occurs. The bill would make the OES responsible for notifying any applicable county office of emergency services, the sheriff of any county, and any public safety answering point affected by the disruption of service. entities.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly May 19, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2022
Amended IN Assembly May 19, 2022
Amended IN Assembly March 16, 2022
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 2477
Introduced by Assembly Member RodriguezFebruary 17, 2022
Introduced by Assembly Member Rodriguez
February 17, 2022
An act to add Section 8593.7.1 to the Government Code, relating to emergency services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2477, as amended, Rodriguez. Emergency alert and warning service providers: minimum operating standards.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) in the office of the Governor and makes the OES responsible for the states emergency and disaster response services, as specified. Existing law, on or before July 1, 2022, requires the OES, in consultation with specified entities, to develop voluntary guidelines for alerting and warning the public of an emergency, and requires the OES to provide each city, county, and city and county with a copy of the guidelines. Existing law authorizes the OES to impose conditions upon application for voluntary grant funding that it administers requiring operation of alert and warning activities consistent with the guidelines. Existing law also requires the OES, within 6 months of making the statewide guidelines available and at least annually thereafter and through its California Specialized Training Institute, to develop an alert and warning training, as specified.This bill, on or before July 1, 2023, 2024, would require the OES, by regulation, to adopt minimum operating standards for private sector companies that provide alert and warning services to local entities and determine the appropriate thresholds for the provider of alert and warning services to report disruptions in service. Upon adoption of those regulations, the bill would require all providers of alert and warning services to notify the OES if a disruption in service or cybersecurity incident occurs. The bill would make the OES responsible for notifying any applicable county office of emergency services, the sheriff of any county, and any public safety answering point affected by the disruption of service. entities.
Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, establishes the Office of Emergency Services (OES) in the office of the Governor and makes the OES responsible for the states emergency and disaster response services, as specified. Existing law, on or before July 1, 2022, requires the OES, in consultation with specified entities, to develop voluntary guidelines for alerting and warning the public of an emergency, and requires the OES to provide each city, county, and city and county with a copy of the guidelines. Existing law authorizes the OES to impose conditions upon application for voluntary grant funding that it administers requiring operation of alert and warning activities consistent with the guidelines. Existing law also requires the OES, within 6 months of making the statewide guidelines available and at least annually thereafter and through its California Specialized Training Institute, to develop an alert and warning training, as specified.
This bill, on or before July 1, 2023, 2024, would require the OES, by regulation, to adopt minimum operating standards for private sector companies that provide alert and warning services to local entities and determine the appropriate thresholds for the provider of alert and warning services to report disruptions in service. Upon adoption of those regulations, the bill would require all providers of alert and warning services to notify the OES if a disruption in service or cybersecurity incident occurs. The bill would make the OES responsible for notifying any applicable county office of emergency services, the sheriff of any county, and any public safety answering point affected by the disruption of service. entities.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 8593.7.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:8593.7.1.(a)For purposes of this section, office means the Office of Emergency Services.(b)8593.7.1. On or before July 1, 2023, 2024, the office, Office of Emergency Services, by regulation, shall adopt minimum operating standards for private sector companies that provide alert and warning services to local entities and determine the appropriate thresholds for the provider of alert and warning services to report disruptions in service. entities.(c)Upon the adoption of regulations pursuant to subdivision (b), all providers of alert and warning services shall notify the office if a disruption in service or cybersecurity incident occurs. The office shall be responsible for notifying any applicable county office of emergency services, the sheriff of any county, and any public safety answering point affected by the disruption of service.
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 8593.7.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:8593.7.1.(a)For purposes of this section, office means the Office of Emergency Services.(b)8593.7.1. On or before July 1, 2023, 2024, the office, Office of Emergency Services, by regulation, shall adopt minimum operating standards for private sector companies that provide alert and warning services to local entities and determine the appropriate thresholds for the provider of alert and warning services to report disruptions in service. entities.(c)Upon the adoption of regulations pursuant to subdivision (b), all providers of alert and warning services shall notify the office if a disruption in service or cybersecurity incident occurs. The office shall be responsible for notifying any applicable county office of emergency services, the sheriff of any county, and any public safety answering point affected by the disruption of service.
SECTION 1. Section 8593.7.1 is added to the Government Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
8593.7.1.(a)For purposes of this section, office means the Office of Emergency Services.(b)8593.7.1. On or before July 1, 2023, 2024, the office, Office of Emergency Services, by regulation, shall adopt minimum operating standards for private sector companies that provide alert and warning services to local entities and determine the appropriate thresholds for the provider of alert and warning services to report disruptions in service. entities.(c)Upon the adoption of regulations pursuant to subdivision (b), all providers of alert and warning services shall notify the office if a disruption in service or cybersecurity incident occurs. The office shall be responsible for notifying any applicable county office of emergency services, the sheriff of any county, and any public safety answering point affected by the disruption of service.
(a)For purposes of this section, office means the Office of Emergency Services.
(b)
8593.7.1. On or before July 1, 2023, 2024, the office, Office of Emergency Services, by regulation, shall adopt minimum operating standards for private sector companies that provide alert and warning services to local entities and determine the appropriate thresholds for the provider of alert and warning services to report disruptions in service. entities.(c)Upon the adoption of regulations pursuant to subdivision (b), all providers of alert and warning services shall notify the office if a disruption in service or cybersecurity incident occurs. The office shall be responsible for notifying any applicable county office of emergency services, the sheriff of any county, and any public safety answering point affected by the disruption of service.
8593.7.1. On or before July 1, 2023, 2024, the office, Office of Emergency Services, by regulation, shall adopt minimum operating standards for private sector companies that provide alert and warning services to local entities and determine the appropriate thresholds for the provider of alert and warning services to report disruptions in service. entities.(c)Upon the adoption of regulations pursuant to subdivision (b), all providers of alert and warning services shall notify the office if a disruption in service or cybersecurity incident occurs. The office shall be responsible for notifying any applicable county office of emergency services, the sheriff of any county, and any public safety answering point affected by the disruption of service.
8593.7.1. On or before July 1, 2023, 2024, the office, Office of Emergency Services, by regulation, shall adopt minimum operating standards for private sector companies that provide alert and warning services to local entities and determine the appropriate thresholds for the provider of alert and warning services to report disruptions in service. entities.
(c)Upon the adoption of regulations pursuant to subdivision (b), all providers of alert and warning services shall notify the office if a disruption in service or cybersecurity incident occurs. The office shall be responsible for notifying any applicable county office of emergency services, the sheriff of any county, and any public safety answering point affected by the disruption of service.