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                                                                  AB 1679
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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
          AB 1679 (Torres)
          As Amended  August 2, 2010
          Majority vote
           
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          |ASSEMBLY:  |73-0 |(May 6, 2010)   |SENATE: |34-0 |(August 18,    |
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           Original Committee Reference:    U. & C.  


           SUMMARY  :  Establishes the California Public Safety  
          Telecommunicators Week.  Specifically,  this bill  :

          1)Makes various findings and declarations pertaining to the  
            state's emergency responders and emergency response system.

          2)Designates the second full week in April, beginning in 2011,  
            as California Public Safety Telecommunicators Week for the  
            purpose of raising awareness of the great importance of 911  
            service and its role in keeping the public safe.

          3)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.

           The Senate amendment  removes the requirement from code and  
          instead replaces it in an uncodified section of law.

           AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY  , this bill was substantially similar  
          to the version passed by the Senate.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           COMMENTS  :   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.

          The Legislature first established a California Public Safety  
          Telecommunicators' Week in 2009 (ACR 37, Torres and others).   








                                                                  AB 1679
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          ACR 107 (Torres), which passed the Assembly in March, designates  
          the week beginning April 11, 2010, as California Public Safety  
          Telecommunicators' Week.
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :    DaVina Flemings / U. & C. / (916)  
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