BILL NUMBER: AB 2453	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Rodriguez

                        FEBRUARY 19, 2016

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


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2453, as introduced, Rodriguez. Emergency services: State 911
Advisory Board.
   Existing law establishes the State 911 Advisory Board which is
composed of 11 members who meet quarterly in public sessions and are
appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
   This bill would increase the membership to 15 members, as
specified.
   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 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  
composed  of the following members appointed by the Governor who
shall serve at the pleasure of the  Governor.  
Governor: 
   (1) The Chief of the Public Safety Communications Division 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. 
   (8) One representative from the California Emergency Medical
Services Authority.  
   (9) One representative with a background in the communications
industry.  
   (10) One representative with an expertise in the technology of
cellular phones and telecommunications.  
   (11) One representative with a background in public safety
communications. 
   (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 presiding Chief of the Public Safety Communications
Division 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
  a  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.