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CALIFORNIA CODES ANNOTATED
GOVERNMENT CODE
Title 2. Government of the State of California
Division 1. General
Chapter 7. California Emergency Services Act
Article 4. California Emergency Council
Date:
08/31/2009
Document:
§ 8579. Council as advisory body to Governor in times of emergency; Powers and duties; Standing committees
(a) It shall be the duty of the Emergency Council, and it is hereby empowered, to act as an advisory body to the Governor in times of emergency and with reference thereto in order to minimize the effects of those occurrences by recommending ameliorative action.
(b) The powers and duties of the Emergency Council shall include all of the following:
(1) To consider, recommend, and approve orders and regulations that are within the province of the Governor to promulgate.
(2) To consider and recommend to the Governor for approval the boundaries of any mutual aid regions of the state as may be designated.
(3) To recommend to the Governor the assignment of any responsibility, service, or activity relative to emergencies or emergency planning to a state agency having duties related to that responsibility, service, or activity.
(4) To consider and recommend the creation by the Governor of advisory committees in order to make civilian participation and cooperation in emergency planning and activities available to the state.
(5) To consider and recommend the expenditures of moneys appropriated for any of the objectives or purposes of this chapter.
(6) To consider and recommend to the Governor for approval a State Emergency Plan built around mutual aid and the integration into that plan of the several state agencies whose resources are necessary in coping with emergencies.
(7) To encourage the development and maintenance of emergency plans based on mutual aid, whereunder political subdivisions may most effectively protect life and property and mitigate other effects of emergencies.
(8) To evaluate and report to the Governor on state communications systems with particular regard to their adequacy in case of emergency.
(9) To encourage the individual and integrated emergency preparedness efforts of communities, businesses, and schools.
(c)
(1) The Emergency Council shall, at a minimum, have the following two standing advisory committees, with members selected by the Governor:
(A) An advisory committee composed of representatives of volunteer organizations that aid or prepare their communities for potential disasters.
(B) An advisory committee composed of the business leaders representing businesses in the state that will work in partnership with government to prepare businesses and communities for potential disasters.
(2) The duties of the advisory committees shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) Developing and promoting statewide initiatives and programs to better prepare communities, businesses, and schools to survive disasters.
(B) Advising the Emergency Council on how public, private, and nonprofit entities can provide resources, assets, personnel, volunteers, and any other relevant services to fully integrate the private sector into the state's emergency preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery plans.
(C) Advising the Emergency Council on appropriate agreements to provide for quick access to emergency supplies and services in order to minimize the need to stockpile those supplies.
(3) The members of the advisory committees shall receive no compensation for their service.
(d) When the Emergency Council is not meeting, the California Emergency Management Agency shall provide notice to the members of the council of any state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor pursuant to Section 8558, as soon as practical after the issuance of the proclamation. The notification shall include the status of emergency activities.
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