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                       THIRD READING
                              

Bill No:  SB 669
Author:   Polanco (D)
Amended:  4/20/99
Vote:     21

  
  SENATE ENERGY, U. & C. COMMITTEE  :  8-1, 4/13/99
AYES:  Bowen, Baca, Brulte, Hughes, Kelley, Peace, Solis,  
  Speier
NOES:  Mountjoy
NOT VOTING:  Alarcon, Vasconcellos

  SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8
 

  SUBJECT  :    Local emergency telephone systems

  SOURCE  :     League of California Cities

 
  DIGEST  :    This bill adds a representative from a city and  
a county to the list of entities with which the State  
Department of General Services must consult when  
considering the state's 911 program.

  ANALYSIS  :    Current law establishes a 911 program, managed  
by the State Department of General Services (DGS), to  
expedite public safety response to citizen emergencies.  As  
one of its responsibilities, DGS is required to regularly  
consult with a number of state and private entities,  
including the State Fire Marshall, the State Department of  
Health Services, the Governor's Office of Traffic Safety,  
the Office of Emergency Services, the public utilities of  
the state, and the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
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This bill adds a representative from a city and a county to  
this list of consultees.

  Comments

  Calls to 911 are answered either by the CHP or by local  
public safety agencies, and responded to by local  
government agencies (e.g. police or sheriff departments).   
Since local governments play a critical role in maintaining  
an efficient and effective 911 program, it arguably makes  
sense to give local governments a seat at the table when  
911 issues are discussed.  
  
A similar bill, AB 2206 (Floyd), passed the Assembly in  
1998 but was never heard in the Senate.  
  
  FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes    
Local:  No


  SUPPORT  :   (Verified  5/17/99)

League of California Cities (source)
California State Sheriff's Association

  ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT  :    This bill is sponsored by the  
League of California Cities, which argues that since cities  
are participants in the 911 system statewide, it is  
appropriate to include them in DGS's consultation  
requirements.  The author intends that a representative  
from a city and a representative from a county be  
consulted.



NC:cm  5/18/99   Senate Floor Analyses 

               SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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