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THIRD READING
Bill No: AB 1679
Author: Torres (D)
Amended: 08/02/10 in Senate
Vote: 21
SENATE RULES COMMITTEE : 4-0, 8/4/10
AYES: Cedillo, Dutton, Aanestad, Steinberg
NO VOTE RECORDED: Oropeza
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 73-0, 05/06/10 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This bill designates 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 requires
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.
ANALYSIS : AB 515, Chapter 1005, Statutes of 1972, adds
Government Code Section 53100, which requires the
establishment of specified uniform emergency telephone
services by December 31, 1982.
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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
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
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grace under pressure. These women and men are fully
deserving of our state's recognition and respect."
Prior/Related Legislation
Similar laws have been passed to recognize Braille literacy
AB 2460 (Aguiar) Chapter 104, Statutes of 1994, and youth
achievement, SB 2539 (B. Greene), Chapter 397, Statutes of
1990
FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: No
Local: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 8/3/10)
Association for Los Angeles Deputy Sheriffs
Los Angeles Police Protective League
Riverside Sheriffs' Association
Sandra Hutchens, Sheriff-Coroner, Orange County
ASSEMBLY FLOOR :
AYES: Adams, Ammiano, Anderson, Arambula, Beall, Bill
Berryhill, Tom Berryhill, Blakeslee, Blumenfield,
Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Caballero, Charles
Calderon, Carter, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Coto, Davis, De
Leon, DeVore, Emmerson, Eng, Evans, Feuer, Fletcher,
Fong, Fuentes, Fuller, Furutani, Gaines, Galgiani,
Garrick, Hagman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hernandez, Hill,
Huber, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lieu, Logue,
Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Miller, Monning, Nava, Nestande,
Niello, Nielsen, V. Manuel Perez, Portantino, Ruskin,
Salas, Saldana, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Audra
Strickland, Swanson, Torlakson, Torres, Torrico, Tran,
Villines, Yamada, John A. Perez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Bass, Block, De La Torre, Gilmore,
Mendoza, Norby, Vacancy
DLW:do 8/5/10 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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