State of emergency: nonprofit liaison., the official text

An act to add Section 8586.4 to the Government Code, relating to state government.

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Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, among other things, creates the Office of Emergency Services (OES), which is responsible for the state’s emergency and disaster response services, as specified. The OES is under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services. During a state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or a local emergency, existing law requires the director to coordinate the emergency activities of all state agencies in connection with that emergency.
This bill would require certain state agencies to establish a nonprofit liaison for nonprofit organizations to contact during a state of emergency. The bill would require the nonprofit liaison to coordinate with state entities and local agencies to provide resources and information to nonprofit organizations during state of emergency relief efforts and support nonprofit organization efforts for increased access to available grants during state of emergency response periods. The bill would require the nonprofit liaison role to be combined with existing roles in the state agency.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.
Section 8586.4 is added to the Government Code, to read:
8586.4.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Nonprofit organization” means a tax-exempt organization as defined under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(2) “State agency” means any of the following:
(A) Office of Emergency Services.
(B) Department of General Services.
(C) Department of Housing and Community Development.
(D) Department of Insurance.
(E) Franchise Tax Board.
(b) A state agency shall establish a nonprofit liaison for nonprofit organizations to contact during a state of emergency.
(1) The nonprofit liaison shall do both of the following:
(A) Coordinate with state entities and local agencies to provide resources and information to nonprofit organizations during state of emergency relief efforts, including, but not limited to, providing information about access to grants and reducing barriers.
(B) Support nonprofit organization efforts for increased access to available grants during state of emergency response periods.
(2) The nonprofit liaison role shall be combined with existing roles in the state agency.