An act to amend Section 53115.1 of the Government Code, relating to emergency services.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.
Section 53115.1 of the Government Code is amended to read:
53115.1.
(a) There is in state government the State 911 Advisory Board.
(b) The advisory board shall be composed of the following members appointed by the Governor who shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor:
(1) The Chief of the Public Safety Communications Division shall serve as the nonvoting chair of the board.
(2) One representative from the Department of the California Highway Patrol.
(3) Two representatives on the recommendation of the California Police Chiefs Association.
(4) Two representatives on the recommendation of the California State Sheriffs’ Association.
(5) Two representatives on the recommendation of the California Fire Chiefs Association.
(6) Two representatives on the recommendation of the CalNENA Executive Board.
(7) One representative on the joint recommendation of the executive boards of the state chapters of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International, Inc.
(8) One representative from the California Emergency Medical Services Authority.
(9) One representative with a background in the telecommunications industry.
(c) (1) Recommending authorities shall give great weight and consideration to the knowledge, training, and expertise of the appointee with respect to their experience within the California 911 system. Board members should have at least two years of experience as a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) manager or county coordinator, except where a specific person is designated as a member.
(2) A representative from the California Emergency Medical Services
Authority, communications industry, cellular technology or telecommunications industry, or public safety communications field
Authority or
with a background in the telecommunications industry
shall not be a member of the board if, during the two years prior to appointment on the board, he or she received a substantial portion of his or her income directly or indirectly from a professional category or industry listed
above.
in subdivision (b).
(d) Members of the advisory board shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor, but may not serve more than two consecutive two-year terms, except as follows:
(1) The presiding Chief of the Public Safety Communications Division shall serve for the duration of his or her tenure.
(2) Four of the members shall serve an initial term of three years.
(e) Advisory board members shall not receive compensation for their service on the board, but may be reimbursed for travel and per diem for time spent in attending meetings of the board.
(f) The advisory board shall meet quarterly in public sessions in accordance with the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9 (commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2). The division shall provide administrative support to the State 911 Advisory Board. The State 911 Advisory Board, at its first meeting, shall adopt bylaws and operating procedures consistent with this article and establish committees as necessary.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a member of the advisory board may designate a person to act as that member in his or her place and stead for all purposes, as though the member were personally present.
(h) (1) A member of the advisory board shall not personally and substantially participate, through decision, approval, disapproval, recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, or otherwise, in a claim, contract, controversy, determination, plan, study, or other particular matter in which the advisory board is a party or has an interest, if the member of the advisory board has knowledge that he or she, his or her spouse, minor child, or partner, or an organization for which the member of the advisory board currently serves as an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee or has served in this position within the two year period prior to his or her appointment to the advisory board has a direct or indirect financial interest.
(2) A member of the advisory board shall not act as an agent, attorney, or employee for any party other than the state when the advisory board is a party to or has a direct, substantial interest in a judicial or other proceeding, hearing, application, request for a ruling, or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, study, plan, or other particular matter.
(3) A representative from the California Emergency Medical Services
Authority, communications industry, cellular technology or telecommunications industry, or public safety communications field
Authority or with a background in the telecommunications industry
shall not be employed within a professional category or industry listed
above
in subdivision (b)
within two years after he or she ceases to be a member of the board.
(4) For purposes of this subdivision, “organization” shall not include a governmental agency or educational or research institution that is a tax exempt, nonprofit organization.

Summary: Existing law establishes the State 911 Advisory
Board
Board
,
which is composed of 11 members who meet quarterly in public sessions and are appointed by, and serve at the pleasure
of
of,
the Governor.
This bill would increase the membership to 13 members, as specified.
This bill would also prohibit a representative from the California Emergency Medical Services
Authority, communications industry, cellular technology
or
with a background in the
telecommunications
industry, or public safety communications field
industry
from being a member of the board if, during the 2 years prior to appointment on the board, he or she received a substantial portion of his or her income from a listed professional category or industry.
Existing law, the Political Reform Act of 1974, generally prohibits a public official at any level of state or local government from making, participating in making, or in any way attempting to use his or her official position to influence a governmental decision in which he or she knows, or has reason to know, he or she has a financial interest.
This bill would prohibit a member of the advisory board from personally and substantially participating, as specified, in a claim, contract, controversy, determination, plan, study, or other matter in which the advisory board is a party or has an interest, if the member of the advisory board has knowledge that he or she, his or her spouse, minor child, or partner, or an organization, as specified, for which the member of the advisory board currently serves as an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee or has served in this position within the 2 year period prior to his or her appointment to the advisory board has a direct or indirect financial interest in the matter.
This bill would prohibit a member of the advisory board from acting as an agent, attorney, or employee for any party other than the state when the advisory board is a party to or has a direct, substantial interest in a judicial or other proceeding, hearing, application, request for a ruling, or other determination, contract, claim, controversy, study, plan, or other particular matter.
This bill would also prohibit a representative from the California Emergency Medical Services
Authority, communications industry, cellular technology or telecommunications industry, or public safety communications field
Authority or with a background in the telecommunications industry
from being employed within a listed professional category or industry within 2 years after he or she ceases to be a member of the board.