SB 433, as introduced, Lara. Emergencies: the State 911 Advisory Board.
The Warren-911-Emergency Assistance Act establishes the State 911 Advisory Board to advise on specified subjects relating to the state’s 911 emergency telephone response system. The board is comprised of 11 members who are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor. Existing law also provides that members of the advisory board may not serve more than 2 consecutive 2-year terms except for (1) the presiding Chief of the California 911 Emergency Communications Office, who is required to serve for the duration of his or her tenure; and (2) 4 of the members who are required to serve an initial term of 3 years.
This bill would delete this second exception.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 53115.1 of the Government Code is
2amended to read:
(a) There is in state government the State 911
4Advisory Board.
P2 1(b) The advisory board shall be comprised of the following
2members appointed by the Governor who shall serve at the pleasure
3of the Governor.
4(1) The Chief of the California 911 Emergency Communications
5Office shall serve as the nonvoting chair of the board.
6(2) One representative from the Department of the California
7Highway Patrol.
8(3) Two representatives on the recommendation of the California
9Police Chiefs Association.
10(4) Two representatives
on the recommendation of the California
11State Sheriffs’ Association.
12(5) Two representatives on the recommendation of the California
13Fire Chiefs Association.
14(6) Two representatives on the recommendation of the CalNENA
15Executive Board.
16(7) One representative on the joint recommendation of the
17executive boards of the state chapters of the Association of
18Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, Inc.
19(c) Recommending authorities shall give great weight and
20consideration to the knowledge, training, and expertise of the
21appointee with respect to their experience within the California
22911 system. Board members should have at least two years of
23experience as a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) manager
24or county coordinator, except where a
specific person is designated
25as a member.
26(d) Members of the advisory board shall serve at the pleasure
27of the Governor, but may not serve more than two consecutive
28two-year terms, exceptbegin delete as followsend delete
29begin delete(1)end deletebegin delete end deletebegin deleteThe end deletebegin insertthat the end insertpresiding Chief of the California 911 Emergency
30Communications Office shall serve for the duration of his or her
31tenure.
32(2) Four of the members shall serve an initial term of three years.
end delete
33(e) Advisory board members shall not receive compensation
34for their service on the board, but may be reimbursed for travel
35and per diem for time spent in attending meetings of the board.
36(f) The advisory board shall meet quarterly in public sessions
37in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article
389 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of
39Division 3 of Title 2). The division shall provide administrative
40support to the State 911 Advisory Board. The State 911 Advisory
P3 1Board, at its first meeting, shall adopt bylaws and operating
2procedures consistent with this article and establish committees
3as necessary.
4(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any member
5of the advisory board may designate a person to act as that member
6in his or her place and
stead for all purposes, as though the member
7were personally present.
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