Standardized emergency management system.

Corrected a drafting error in Section 8607(f)(3) where 'shall may publish' was changed to 'may publish,' clarifying that publishing quantitative data is permissive rather than mandatory.

Corrected a drafting error in Section 8607(f)(2)(B) where 'the updated report required by this paragraph' was changed to 'the report required by this paragraph,' removing a redundant adjective.

Corrected a drafting error in the legislative counsel's digest where 'annually draft annual written updates' was changed to 'annually draft a written update,' fixing a grammatical redundancy.

Local agencies (cities, counties, city and counties) no longer must complete a full after-action report with six specific required content items. Instead, they must provide information regarding local recovery efforts, including but not limited to conclusions and recommendations based on a review of public safety response and disaster recovery efforts. The trigger also shifted from 120 days after a local emergency declaration (where the Governor also proclaimed a state of emergency) to 120 days after the Governor's state of emergency declaration ends.

The annual written update requirement for the Office of Emergency Services was clarified to cover recovery activities of all open states of emergency, rather than just recovery activities generally.

The Office of Emergency Services' obligation to publish quantitative data and reportable statistics from after-action reports was changed from mandatory (shall publish) to permissive (may publish), and the scope of publishable material was broadened to include other information or data beyond just the reports.

The fiscal note corrected the state-mandated local program designation, confirming it is a state-mandated local program (the yes/no placement was fixed).

Removed paragraph (g)(3), which had stated that the investigation, data collection, and drafting of an after-action report by a city, county, or city and county would be considered an eligible cost under the California Disaster Assistance Act (Government Code Section 8680 et seq.). Local agencies can no longer claim reimbursement for these report preparation costs through that statute.

The fiscal note line for 'State-mandated local program' was changed from 'yes' to 'yes no,' reflecting a revised characterization of the bill's mandate status following the removal of the funding provision.

Added the word 'subdivision' in two places in section (f)(4)(A) to clarify cross-references, changing 'required by this subdivision' to 'required by this subdivision, subdivision' for both the after-action reports and annual recovery updates.

Local agencies are now only required to complete an after-action report within 120 days when they declare a local emergency for which the Governor has also proclaimed a state of emergency. Previously, the requirement applied to any declared local emergency regardless of whether the Governor acted.

A new sentence specifies that the local after-action report required by this bill constitutes the after-action report required by Section 2450 of Title 19 of the California Code of Regulations, eliminating potential duplication of reporting obligations.

Removed ambiguous 'disaster declaration' language from the state-level after-action report timeline, leaving only 'declaration of a state of emergency' as the triggering event for both the initial 180-day report and the follow-up report due 180 days after the emergency ends.

The state-mandated local program designation was cleaned up to clearly read 'yes,' confirming the bill imposes a state-mandated local program on cities, counties, and city and counties.

New subdivision (g) requires cities, counties, or city and counties to complete an after-action report no later than 120 days after declaring a local emergency. The report must include a review of public safety response and recovery activities, conclusions and recommendations, the jurisdiction's application of the standardized emergency management system with suggested modifications, necessary plan and procedure changes, identified training needs, and a plan to implement improvements.

New requirement for the Office of Emergency Services to annually draft written updates related to recovery activities from the time a state of emergency is declared until the updated after-action report is completed, and to make these available to interested public safety and emergency management organizations.

New requirement for the Office of Emergency Services to publish a public version of its after-action reports along with quantitative data and reportable statistics that can be used to assess mitigation, preparedness, training, and other response and recovery needs throughout the state.

The investigation, data collection, and drafting of local after-action reports is now considered an eligible cost under the California Disaster Assistance Act (Chapter 7.5, Government Code Section 8680 et seq.), meaning local agencies can recover these costs through disaster assistance funding.

New Section 3 provides that if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

New Section 2 includes a legislative finding that the amendments address a matter of statewide concern rather than a municipal affair, explicitly extending applicability to all cities including charter cities.

The bill's digest now identifies it as imposing a state-mandated local program (changed from 'no' to 'yes'), reflecting the new reporting obligations placed on local agencies.

The trigger language for the first after-action report was clarified from 'within the first 180 days after each declared disaster, of a disaster declaration' to 'within the first 180 days of a disaster declaration, declaration of a state of emergency,' making it clearer that the clock starts at the declaration of a state of emergency.