BILL NUMBER: AB 918	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 15, 2013
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  MAY 16, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 1, 2013
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 17, 2013

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Cooley

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to add Section 8570.3 to the Government Code, relating to
emergency services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 918, Cooley. Emergency services: preparedness.
   The California Emergency Services Act sets forth the duties of the
Office of Emergency Services with respect to specified emergency
preparedness, mitigation, and response activities within the state.
   This bill would require the office, on or before July 31, 2015, to
update the State Emergency Plan to include proposed best practices
for local governments and nongovernmental entities to use to mobilize
and evacuate people with disabilities and others with access and
functional needs during an emergency or natural disaster.


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

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) Too little of the State Emergency Plan is dedicated to senior
citizens and the functional needs of disabled persons.
   (b) The State Emergency Plan was updated in 2009 and is planned to
be updated again in 2014.
   (c) The California Senior Legislature memorialized its request to
the Legislature and the Governor to enact legislation to ensure that
senior citizens and disabled persons are prepared to be mobilized and
evacuated in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.
  SEC. 2.  Section 8570.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:
   8570.3.  On or before July 31, 2015, the Office of Emergency
Services shall update the State Emergency Plan to include proposed
best practices for local governments and nongovernmental entities to
use to mobilize and evacuate people with disabilities and others with
access and functional needs during an emergency or natural disaster.