CA AB2213

OES and California Volunteers must develop planning guidance to identify volunteers and donation management resources for disaster response and recovery, with a written status report to the Legislature by May 1, 2022.

Local governments (cities and counties) may access contact information from public utilities, social services departments, and their own records to enroll residents in public emergency warning systems, with mandatory opt-out procedures and notification requirements.

Expanded definition of "public utility" to include local publicly owned electric utilities, mobile telephony services, public water agencies, and solid waste or recycling agencies.

Postsecondary institutions receiving state funds may access their own enrollment and personnel records to enroll students and employees in emergency warning systems, with opt-out procedures and confidentiality protections.

County social services departments may disclose name, address, telephone number, and email address of elderly or disabled clients to emergency personnel during public safety emergencies (including public safety power shutoffs), with individuals able to opt out beginning January 1, 2022.