BILL NUMBER: SB 433	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lara

                        FEBRUARY 21, 2013

   An act to amend Section 53115.1 of the Government Code, relating
to emergencies.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   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 1.  Section 53115.1 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   53115.1.  (a) There is in state government the State 911 Advisory
Board.
   (b) The advisory board shall be comprised of the following members
appointed by the Governor who shall serve at the pleasure of the
Governor.
   (1) The Chief of the California 911 Emergency Communications
Office shall serve as the nonvoting chair of the board.
   (2) One representative from the Department of the California
Highway Patrol.
   (3) Two representatives on the recommendation of the California
Police Chiefs Association.
   (4) Two representatives on the recommendation of the California
State Sheriffs' Association.
   (5) Two representatives on the recommendation of the California
Fire Chiefs Association.
   (6) Two representatives on the recommendation of the CalNENA
Executive Board.
   (7) One representative on the joint recommendation of the
executive boards of the state chapters of the Association of
Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, Inc.
   (c) Recommending authorities shall give great weight and
consideration to the knowledge, training, and expertise of the
appointee with respect to their experience within the California 911
system. Board members should have at least two years of experience as
a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) manager or county
coordinator, except where a specific person is designated as a
member.
   (d) Members of the advisory board shall serve at the pleasure of
the Governor, but may not serve more than two consecutive two-year
terms, except  as follows 
    (1)     The 
 that the  presiding Chief of the California 911 Emergency
Communications Office shall serve for the duration of his or her
tenure. 
   (2) Four of the members shall serve an initial term of three
years. 
   (e) Advisory board members shall not receive compensation for
their service on the board, but may be reimbursed for travel and per
diem for time spent in attending meetings of the board.
   (f) The advisory board shall meet quarterly in public sessions in
accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9
(commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3
of Title 2). The division shall provide administrative support to the
State 911 Advisory Board. The State 911 Advisory Board, at its first
meeting, shall adopt bylaws and operating procedures consistent with
this article and establish committees as necessary.
   (g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any member of the
advisory board may designate a person to act as that member in his or
her place and stead for all purposes, as though the member were
personally present.