CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 868Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo GarciaFebruary 17, 2021 An act relating to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 868, as introduced, Eduardo Garcia. Emergency services.The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist, and authorizes the Governor or the appropriate local government to exercise certain powers in response to that emergency.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create, in accordance with assistance that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides, a statewide program to provide financial assistance to low-income individuals for the funeral expenses of an individual whose death is related to a state emergency.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create, in accordance with assistance that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides, a statewide program to provide financial assistance to low-income individuals for the funeral expenses of an individual whose death is related to a state emergency. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 868Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo GarciaFebruary 17, 2021 An act relating to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 868, as introduced, Eduardo Garcia. Emergency services.The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist, and authorizes the Governor or the appropriate local government to exercise certain powers in response to that emergency.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create, in accordance with assistance that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides, a statewide program to provide financial assistance to low-income individuals for the funeral expenses of an individual whose death is related to a state emergency.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 868 Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo GarciaFebruary 17, 2021 Introduced by Assembly Member Eduardo Garcia February 17, 2021 An act relating to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 868, as introduced, Eduardo Garcia. Emergency services. The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist, and authorizes the Governor or the appropriate local government to exercise certain powers in response to that emergency.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create, in accordance with assistance that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides, a statewide program to provide financial assistance to low-income individuals for the funeral expenses of an individual whose death is related to a state emergency. The California Emergency Services Act authorizes the Governor to declare a state of emergency when specified conditions of disaster or extreme peril to the safety of persons and property exist, and authorizes the Governor or the appropriate local government to exercise certain powers in response to that emergency. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create, in accordance with assistance that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides, a statewide program to provide financial assistance to low-income individuals for the funeral expenses of an individual whose death is related to a state emergency. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create, in accordance with assistance that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides, a statewide program to provide financial assistance to low-income individuals for the funeral expenses of an individual whose death is related to a state emergency. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create, in accordance with assistance that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides, a statewide program to provide financial assistance to low-income individuals for the funeral expenses of an individual whose death is related to a state emergency. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create, in accordance with assistance that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides, a statewide program to provide financial assistance to low-income individuals for the funeral expenses of an individual whose death is related to a state emergency. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would create, in accordance with assistance that the Federal Emergency Management Agency provides, a statewide program to provide financial assistance to low-income individuals for the funeral expenses of an individual whose death is related to a state emergency. ### SECTION 1.