CA AB2645

Requires counties to integrate access and functional needs considerations into emergency plans upon next update, addressing emergency communications, evacuation, and sheltering for vulnerable populations.

Mandates evacuation and transportation plans account for local community resilience centers and designate respite locations for extreme heat, cold, and unhealthy air incidents.

Requires emergency shelters to be compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and integrate transportation plans between community resilience centers and shelters.

Allows local governments to access contact information from social services departments to enroll access and functional needs population members in public emergency warning systems, with opt-out procedures and confidentiality protections.

Requires counties to include representatives from the access and functional needs population, social service agencies, nonprofits, and transportation providers in emergency plan updates.