BILL NUMBER: SB 1212	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Hueso

                        FEBRUARY 18, 2016

   An act relating to telecommunications.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1212, as introduced, Hueso. "2-1-1" information and referral
network.
   Existing law authorizes a local public agency, as defined, to
establish a nonemergency "311" telephone system, and authorizes the
Public Safety Communications Division in the Office of Emergency
Services to, among other things, aid local public agencies in the
formulation of concepts, methods, and procedures that will improve
the operation of the "311" systems and to increase cooperation among
public agencies.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to enhance the status and system of the 2-1-1 information
and referral network to provide coordinated services and resources
to all California residents.
   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.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to enhance the status and system of the 2-1-1 information
and referral network to provide coordinated services and resources
to all California residents.