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CA AB1060
Bill
Status
2/1/2022
Primary Sponsor
Freddie Rodriguez
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AI Summary
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Establishes a statewide emergency alert system called California Alert within the Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
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Requires California Alert to utilize Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) authorized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) to deliver authenticated emergency information through mobile phones.
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Mandates the office contract with a private vendor to send California Alerts to registered phone numbers that are not location-based.
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Designates California Alert as a backup system with local city, county, or city-county public emergency warning systems holding primary responsibility for sending alerts.
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Requires the office to establish standards for issuing emergency alerts across local jurisdictional boundaries.
Legislative Description
Governor’s Office of Emergency Services: California Alert.
Last Action
From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2/1/2022