SB 1451 Kehoe [SUPPORT] Disability Advisory to Emergency Preparedness

SB 1451, as amended, Kehoe Emergency preparedness, planning, and
information.
Existing law provides for emergency services, as specified.
This bill would provide that the State Fire Marshal shall convene
a permanent advisory committee, composed of representatives from
specified groups, to make recommendations to the State Fire Marshal,
the Legislature, and appropriate state and local agencies regarding
preparedness, planning, procedures, and the provision of accessible
information relating to the emergency evacuation of designated groups
from public and private facilities and private residences during emergency
or disaster situations. The bill would require the State Fire
Marshal to develop and host training workshops, to prepare and
disseminate brochures and other relevant materials, and to seek
research funding to develop new technologies and information systems
relating to the evacuation of the designated groups from public and
private facilities and private residences during emergency
and disaster situations. The bill would set forth legislative
findings and declarations regarding the need for the bill and would
state that it is the intent of the Legislature that the annual Budget
Act shall appropriate federal Homeland Security funds to the State
Fire Marshal in order to implement the act.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.