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AB-2428 Emergency services: emergency and natural disaster preparedness: access and functional needs.(2019-2020)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 8570.4 of the Government Code is amended to read:

8570.4.
 (a) The Office of Emergency Services shall update the State Emergency Plan on or before January 1, 2019, and every five years thereafter.
(b) (1) The office shall, when complying with subdivision (a), coordinate with representatives,  shall update the State Emergency Plan pursuant to subdivision (a) in coordination with representatives from the access and functional needs population,  including, but not limited to, social service agencies, nonprofit organizations, and transportation providers, from the access and functional needs population  regarding the integration of access and functional needs into the State Emergency Plan. that plan. 
(2) As used in this subdivision, For purposes of this section,  “access and functional needs population” has the same meaning as described in  that in subdivision (b) of  Section 8593.3.
(c) (1) As soon as possible, but no later than January 1, 2029, and every five years thereafter, the office shall update the State Emergency Plan to include proposed policies and best practices for local government and nongovernmental entities to equitably serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and plus (LGBTQ+) communities during an emergency or natural disaster.
(2) In complying with this subdivision, the office shall coordinate with representatives, including, but not limited to, social service agencies, nonprofit organizations, advocates, and researchers, from LGBTQ+ communities regarding the integration of LGBTQ+ communities into the State Emergency Plan.

SEC. 2.

 Section 8570.7 is added to the Government Code, to read:

8570.7.
 (a) On or before July 1, 2021, the Office of Emergency Services shall develop and post on its internet website a guidance document to the State Emergency Plan regarding best practices for, and the lessons learned regarding, emergency and natural disaster preparedness, for use by local governments.
(b) The office shall annually update, and post on the office’s internet website, the guidance document described in subdivision (a) by July 1 of each year, commencing with the year 2022.