Commencing July 1, 2022, there is hereby established within the California Health and Human Services Agency the Office of Response and Resilience. The office shall provide policy, fiscal, and operational organization, coordination, and management when departments are preparing for, mitigating, responding to, or helping communities recover from an emergency. The office shall be administered by a director who shall be appointed by the secretary of the agency.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 50, Sec. 4. (SB 187) Effective June 30, 2022.)