BILL NUMBER: AB 1298	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Beth Gaines

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2013

   An act to add Section 8565.5 to the Government Code, relating to
emergency services.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1298, as introduced, Beth Gaines. California Emergency
Technology Guard.
   Existing law authorizes the Governor to establish a committee or
board composed of the heads of state agencies, if he or she deems it
necessary, to obtain information, advice, or assistance in developing
or carrying out a plan to respond to an emergency.
   This bill would authorize the Governor to establish a California
Emergency Technology Guard, comprised of volunteers with expertise in
science and technology, to assist the state and local governments in
preparing for and responding to damage to vital information and
communications systems during an emergency.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


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

  SECTION 1.  Section 8565.5 is added to the Government Code, to
read:
   8565.5.  The Governor may establish a California Emergency
Technology Guard to assist the state and local governments in
preparing for and responding to damage to vital information and
communications systems during an emergency. The California Emergency
Technology Guard may consist of volunteers with expertise in science
and technology.