CA AB1566

Requires the Office of Emergency Services to deliver a written threat assessment and federal homeland security grant program report by January 15, 2022, and annually thereafter to four legislative committees.

Threat assessment must cover risks from foreign terrorist organizations, domestic terrorism, and targeted violence against houses of worship, schools, workplaces, and mass gatherings, plus summary of State Threat Assessment Center's counterterrorism capabilities.

Grant program report must include funding priorities and methodology, investment determination process, description of projects funded over current and prior three fiscal years, and extent of equity metrics and local involvement in award decisions.

Report covers seven federal grant programs including State Homeland Security Grant Program, Urban Area Security Initiative, Operation Stonegarden, Emergency Management Performance Grant, Nonprofit Security Grant Program, Transit Security Grant Program, and Port Security Grant Program.

Takes effect immediately as an urgency statute due to ongoing threats from catastrophic wildfires, earthquakes, floods, and other hazards.