Emergencies: State 911 Advisory Board.

The Warren-911-Emergency Assistance Act establishes the State 911 Advisory Board to advise the Office of Emergency Services on specified subjects relating to the state's 911 emergency telephone response system and to conduct specified hearings on a final plan on implementation. Under existing law, the board is comprised of 11 members who are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Governor, including 2 representatives appointed on the recommendation of the California Police Chiefs Association, 2 representatives appointed on the recommendation of the California State Sheriffs' Association, and 2 representatives appointed on the recommendation of the CalNENA Executive Board. Existing law also provides that members of the advisory board may not serve more than 2 consecutive 2-year terms except for (1) the presiding Chief of the California 911 Emergency Communications Office, who is required to serve for the duration of their tenure; and (2) 4 of the members who are required to serve an initial term of 3 years. This bill, commencing on June 1, 2021, would revise membership on the advisory board by (1) reducing one representative appointed on the recommendation of the California Police Chiefs Association, one representative appointed on the recommendation of the California State Sheriffs' Association, and one representative appointed on the recommendation of the CalNENA Executive Board, except that any member in those categories whose term began before June 1, 2021, may serve out their term as set forth in existing law at the pleasure of the Governor, and (2) adding one representative of the California Welfare Directors Association, one county public guardian, and one county mental health professional, all 3 of whom will serve at the pleasure of the Governor, as specified.