Cal. Government Code § 8687.7
Cal. Government Code § 8687.7
California · California Government Code · Status: effective · Effective 2013-09-26
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- Cal. Government Code § 8687.7, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/834110
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(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Agency” or “office” means the Office of Emergency Services.
(2) “Community” means a geographic area impacted by an emergency proclaimed by the Governor that includes the jurisdiction of one or more local agencies.
(3) “Community recovery partners” means local, state, and federal agencies, private nonprofit organizations, nongovernmental agencies, faith-based organizations, and other private entities.
(b) The office may establish a model process that would be made available to assist a community in recovering from an emergency proclaimed by the Governor. The model process may include the following:
(1) The role of the office in the community recovery process.
(2) Procedures for the office to have representation onsite as soon as practicable after the Governor proclaims a state of emergency.
(3) The role of the office to facilitate the use of temporary services, including, but not limited to, direct assistance to individuals, families, and businesses, crisis counseling, disaster unemployment assistance, food and clothing vouchers, communications systems, replacement of personal identification documents, provision of potable water, housing, farm service assistance, tax relief, insurance, and legal services.
(4) The role of the office to facilitate the establishment of temporary structures, including local assistance centers, showers and bathroom facilities, and temporary administrative offices.
(5) Measures to encourage the participation of nongovernmental organizations in the community recovery process to supplement recovery activities undertaken by federal or local agencies.
(6) The office may refer the model process to the standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) Advisory Board, or any other advisory board it deems appropriate, for review and modifications.
(7) It is the intent of the Legislature that the model process assists and complements local procedures. The model process should allow the office to offer additional assistance when that assistance is needed but not available through local agencies.