Sen. Megan Dahle

Under existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, the State Emergency Plan is the official document approved by the Governor that describes the principles and methods to be applied in carrying out emergency operations or rendering mutual aid during emergencies, and includes elements addressing continuity of government, the emergency services of governmental agencies, mobilization of resources, mutual aid, and public information. Existing law makes the State Emergency Plan effective in each political subdivision of the state, and requires the governing body of each political subdivision to take necessary actions to carry out its provisions. Existing law requires the Governor to coordinate the State Emergency Plan and those programs necessary for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency in this state and to coordinate the preparation of plans and programs for the mitigation of the effects of an emergency by the political subdivisions of this state, which are to be integrated into and coordinated with the State Emergency Plan and the plans and programs of the federal government and of other states to the fullest possible extent. Existing law establishes the Office of Emergency Services, which is responsible for the state's emergency and disaster response services for natural, technological, or human-induced disasters and emergencies, including responsibility for activities necessary to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of emergencies and disasters on people and property. Existing law requires the Office of Emergency Services to update the State Emergency Plan on or before January 1, 2019, and every 5 years thereafter. This bill would require the Office of Emergency Services to update the State Emergency Plan every 4 years after the update required on or before January 1, 2024.

(1) Existing law, the Archie-Hudson and Cunneen School Technology Revenue Bond Act, authorizes the California School Financing Authority, upon receipt of aggregated repayment pledges by school districts of at least $5,000,000, to issue bonds for the exclusive purpose of establishing computer-based networks and telecommunications systems for instructional purposes, as specified, so long as the total amount of bonds issued and outstanding at any time under the act does not exceed $400,000,000, as provided. The act requires participating school districts to pledge a portion of their annual lottery revenue allocation from the California State Lottery Education Fund as a dedicated revenue source to repay bonds issued by the authority, and authorizes a school district to pledge the equivalent of up to 25% of the school district's allocation for the 1996–97 fiscal year from the California State Lottery Education Fund, as provided. The act requires the State Department of Education to include in its annual survey of schools on the use of lottery funds, the amount of lottery revenues expended to repay bonds issued pursuant to its provisions. This bill would repeal the Archie-Hudson and Cunneen School Technology Revenue Bond Act as of January 1, 2025.

Existing law establishes the Educational Innovation and Planning Commission to assist the State Board of Education and the State Department of Education in the planning, development, and improvement of educational programs, to evaluate all programs and projects assisted by federal funds provided pursuant to a repealed federal program, and to advise the department on the state plan for the use of those unavailable federal funds, as specified. Existing law requires the commission to submit projects it recommends to the state board for approval and the state board is required to allocate and reserve those unavailable federal funds for various educational projects, as specified. This bill would repeal those provisions and thereby eliminate the commission.

This measure would recognize the month of August 2023 as Disc Golf Month, and August 5, 2023, as California Disc Golf Day.

This measure would declare that the Legislature honors the life and legacy of Cindy Montañez and declares January 19 as Cindy Montañez Day.

This measure would declare the month of September 2023 as Children's Emotional Wellness Month in California.

This measure would proclaim October 21, 2023, and the same date each year thereafter, as Hanbok Day in the State of California.

This measure would proclaim the month of October 2023 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Existing law requires the Governor to create the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, and specifies the duties of the coordinating council to include creating partnerships among state agencies and departments, local government agencies, and specified federal agencies and private entities, for the purpose of arriving at specific strategies to end homelessness. Existing law requires agencies and departments administering state programs to collaborate with the California Interagency Council on Homelessness to adopt guidelines and regulations to incorporate core components of Housing First. This bill would repeal Housing First policies and related requirements, thereby removing the requirement on those state agencies and departments to incorporate core components of Housing First.