The California Emergency Services Act establishes the Office of Emergency Services and provides that the office is responsible for the state’s emergency and disaster response services and serves as the State Disaster Council for the purposes of the California Disaster and Civil Defense Master Mutual Aid Agreement. The act authorizes state agencies to provide mutual aid, including personnel, equipment, and other available resources, to assist political subdivisions during a local emergency or in accordance with mutual aid agreements or at the direction of the Governor.

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation relating to the inclusion of all California federally recognized tribes in California’s emergency services and disaster preparedness agreements, including, but not limited to, state mutual aid agreements.