BILL ANALYSIS
AB 2791
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 2791 (Governmental Organization Committee)
As Amended August 20, 2010
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: |63-0 |(May 28, 2010) |SENATE: |35-0 |(August 24, |
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Original Committee Reference: G.O.
SUMMARY : Makes various statutory and technical changes to
reflect the merger of the former Office of Emergency Services
and the former Office of Homeland Security into the California
Emergency Management Agency in January 1, 2009.
The Senate amendments make relating technical and conforming
changes to avoid chaptering issues.
EXISTING LAW :
1)Merges the Office of Emergency Services and the Office of
Homeland Security to establish the California Emergency
Management Agency.
2)Requires the California Emergency Management Agency to be
responsible for the state's emergency and disaster response
services, and requires state entities to cooperate
with the California Emergency Management Agency in carrying
out its duties.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill makes various statutory and
technical changes to reflect the merger of the former Office of
Emergency Services and the former Office of Homeland Security
into the California Emergency Management Agency.
FISCAL EFFECT : According to the Senate Appropriations
Committee, pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8, negligible state costs.
COMMENTS : This bill, sponsored by the California Emergency
Management Agency, seeks to clean up several technical changes
to accurately reflect the merger of the former Office of
Emergency Services and the former Office of Homeland Security
into the California Emergency Management Agency, a cabinet-level
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agency. In addition, this bill delineates statutory authority
for administration of the programs and functions formerly nested
under the now-defunct Office of Criminal Justice Planning.
Additionally, the Senate amendments are intended to avoid
chaptering problems with the following bills:
1)AB 1887 (Villines) Chapter 32, Statutes of 2010, relating to
the Major Risk Medical Insurance Program.
2)AB 12 X8 (Budget Committee) Chapter 8, Statutes of 2009-10
Eighth Extraordinary Session, relating to port and maritime
security funds.
3)AB 2408 (Smyth) of the current session, relating to codifying
the Governor's Reorganization Plan No.1 of 2009 which
consolidated state information technology functions under the
Office of the State Chief Information Officer.
4)SB 1254 (Leno) of the current session, relating to the
Contractors State Licensing Board law enforcement
authorization.
This bill, as amended in the Senate is consistent with Assembly
actions.
Analysis Prepared by : Rod Brewer / G.O. / (916) 319-2531
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