BILL NUMBER: AB 1848	CHAPTERED  09/29/06

	CHAPTER  728
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 29, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 29, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 31, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 24, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 22, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 20, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 21, 2006

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Bermudez and Jerome Horton
   (Coauthors: Assembly Members Coto and Maze)

                        JANUARY 12, 2006

   An act to amend Section 8592.6 of the Government Code, relating to
homeland security.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1848, Bermudez  Homeland security: interoperable public safety
communication network.
   Existing law provides for the coordination of state and local
public safety agencies and emergency response teams to respond to
emergencies. Existing law administered by the Federal Communications
Commission authorizes public safety agencies or entities to operate
radio communication systems on specified frequencies of the radio
spectrum and directs states to oversee the interoperability of the
public safety spectrum.
   Existing law also establishes the Public Safety Radio Strategic
Planning Committee responsible for implementing a statewide
integrated public safety communication system using federally
specified frequencies to facilitate interoperability among specified
public safety departments and requires the committee to report
annually to the Legislature regarding the committee's progress.
   This bill would designate the annual report to serve as the state
strategic plan for establishing a statewide integrated interoperable
public safety communications network and would require the report to
include implementation strategies and timelines.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 8592.6 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   8592.6.  (a) The committee shall report to the Legislature by
January 1 of each year on the committee's progress in implementing
this article.
   (b) (1) The annual report shall serve as the state's strategic
plan to establish a statewide integrated, interoperable public safety
communications network. The report shall include, but not be limited
to, implementation strategies and timelines to achieve the goals and
objectives set forth in the report. The implementation strategies
and timelines may include identification of resource needs, including
data formats, possible funding sources, prioritization of
expenditures, and the development of common protocols that build upon
industry and governmental standards for interoperability as set
forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 8592.5
that will advance the integration of local, regional, and statewide
interoperable public safety communication networks. The report shall
be updated annually, as strategies, timelines, goals, and objectives
are accomplished or changed.
   (2) In developing the report, the committee, at its discretion,
shall consult with any other local, regional, state, or federal
entity with responsibility for developing, operating, or monitoring
interoperability of the public safety spectrum, and other first
response agencies. The report may include recommendations for local,
regional, state, or federal entities to coordinate resources and the
development of common protocols to advance the integration of local,
regional, and statewide interoperable public safety communication
networks.
   (c) The report will include a complete listing of purchases by
state departments of public safety radio communications equipment,
for which a waiver of subdivision (a) of Section 8592.5 was granted
by the committee.