BILL ANALYSIS
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|SENATE COMMITTEE ON RULES | 2009-2010 Regular |
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SENATOR Darrell Steinberg , CHAIRMAN
_____________________staff analysis
Fiscal: No
Hearing: 08/04/10
Urgency: No
BILL NO: AB 1679
AUTHOR: Torres
AMENDED: 08/02/10
SUBJECT : Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
DIGEST : This bill would designate the second full week of
April of each year as California Public Safety
Telecommunicators Week for the purpose of heightening
citizen awareness of the great importance of 911 service
and its role in keeping the public safe. The bill would
require the Governor and the Legislature to annually issue
proclamations and resolutions, as specified that draw
public attention to the week in order to encourage the
private sector and state and local agencies to initiate
activities recognizing public safety telecommunicators.
EXISTING LAW : AB 515 (Chapter 1005, Statutes of 1972)
added Government Code Section 53100~ which required the
establishment of specified uniform emergency telephone
services by December 31, 1982.
It was considered to be a matter of statewide concern and
interest to all inhabitants and citizens of this state, to
develop a simplified means of procuring emergency services.
The purpose of the act was to establish the number "911" as
the primary emergency telephone number for use in this
state and to encourage units of local government and
combinations of such units to develop and improve emergency
communication procedures and facilities in such a manner as
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to be able to quickly respond to any person calling the
telephone number "911" seeking police, fire, medical,
rescue, and other emergency services.
This bill designates the second full week in April of each
year, commencing in 2011, as California Public Safety
Telecommunicators Week, to heighten citizen awareness of
the great importance of the 911 service and its role in
keeping the public safe. This bill requires the Governor
and the Legislature to annually issue proclamations and
resolutions that draw public attention to the week in order
to encourage the private sector and state and local
agencies to initiate activities recognizing public safety
telecommunicators.
Background : Since 1994, the National Public Safety
Telecommunicator Week has dedicated the second full week of
April to the men and women who serve as public safety
telecommunicators.
ACR 37, Resolution Chapter 35, Statutes of 2009,
established the week beginning April 12, 2009, as
California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
COMMENTS : Public safety telecommunicators are frequently
the first point of contact in California's public safety
system. According to the author, "The women and men who
work in the nation's 911 system perform jobs that are
crucial to the safety of the public. These are high
stress, high responsibility positions that require real
courage and grace under pressure. These women and men are
fully deserving of our state's recognition and respect."
SUPPORT : (Verified on August 3, 2010)
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs
Los Angeles Police Protective League
Sandra Hutchens, Sheriff-Coroner, Orange County
Riverside Sheriffs' Association
OPPOSE : (Verified on August 3, 2010)
None received.
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SENATE RULES COMMITTEE: Sandy Wood/651-4153
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