Amended in Assembly April 6, 2016

Amended in Assembly March 15, 2016

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 2384

Introduced by Assembly Member Gallagher

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Maienschein and Mathis)

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(Coauthor: Senator Fuller)

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February 18, 2016

An act to add Section 8587.6 to the Government Code, relating to terrorist activity.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 2384, as amended, Gallagher. Terrorist activity.

Under existing law, terrorist activity is generally punishable under laws proscribing criminal conduct, including laws proscribing train wrecking, false reporting of bombs, improper possession or transport of explosives and hazardous materials, and possession or use of weapons of mass destruction, assault, and others.

Existing law also creates the Office of Emergency Services in the office of the Governor, with specified powers and duties relative to coordinating emergency begin delete services. end delete begin insert services, including the coordination of the State Emergency Plan, as defined, and those programs necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency in the state. end insert

This bill would require the Office of Emergency Services, begin delete if it creates a strategic plan or updates an existing strategic plan, end delete begin insert in the first update of the State Emergency Plan after January 1, 2017, end insert to develop a plan to enhance the public’s knowledge about how to identify and report terrorist begin delete activity in the strategic plan or strategic plan update. end delete begin insert activity. end insert

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 8587.6 is added to the Government Code,
to read:

8587.6.  

begin delete If the office creates a strategic plan, or updates an
existing strategic plan, end delete begin insert In the first update of the State Emergency
Plan after January 1, 2017, end insert the office shall, in the begin delete strategic plan
or strategic plan update, end delete begin insert State Emergency Plan, end insert develop a plan to
enhance the public’s knowledge about how to identify and report
terrorist activity.