California Government Code

§ 8593.7

GOV § 8593.7 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 1 · Title 2 · Ch. 7 · Art. 6.5

Statute text

(a)On or before July 1, 2022, the Office of Emergency Services, in consultation with, at minimum, telecommunications carriers, the California cable and broadband industry, radio and television broadcasters, the California State Association of Counties, the League of California Cities, the access and functional needs community, including people with disabilities, as described in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 8588.15, appropriate federal agencies, and the Standardized Emergency Management System Alert and Warning Specialist Committee, shall develop guidelines for alerting and warning the public of an emergency. Those guidelines shall include, at minimum, the following:

(1)Timelines for sending alerts during an emergency.

(2)Practices for sending advance warnings of an impending threat.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 28, Sec. 57. (SB 1380) Effective January 1, 2023.