(a) The Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications is hereby established as an office within the Office of Planning and Research.

(b) The Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications shall serve as the manager of the state‘s highest priority public awareness and community outreach efforts. In this role, the office shall do all of the following:

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Terms Used In California Government Code 65052.3

  • Community-based organizations: as used in this article means a public or private nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness that represents a community or significant segments of a community and provides support and services to individuals in the community. See California Government Code 65052.2
  • Council: as used in this chapter , means the Planning Advisory and Assistance Council established pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 65040. See California Government Code 65028.1
  • Office: as used in this article means the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications. See California Government Code 65052.2
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(1) Work with local community-based organizations and other partners statewide to engage Californians, including those experiencing the greatest health and social inequities, with culturally competent and relevant information with the goal of improving the quality of their lives and livelihoods. Similarly, work with media, including smaller outlets and platforms that reach these audiences.

(2) Work in partnership with select state entities to develop and execute multiple public awareness and outreach efforts simultaneously.

(3) Develop and support a network of community-based organizations, philanthropic organizations, and other partners to support the office’s core mission and goals.

(4) Create funding programs and opportunities that support both state and community outreach and communication needs and interests.

(5) Serve as a key informational resource to assist community-based organizations, local governments, philanthropic organizations, and other partners in obtaining relevant information from state entities as well as to share community insights and information with state partners related to campaigns overseen by the office.

(6) Collaborate with state agencies to review state contracting options for community-based organizations, philanthropic organizations, and other partners.

(7) Leverage and, as relevant, institutionalize the infrastructure, work, and lessons learned from the 2020 federal decennial census and COVID-19 public awareness and community engagement campaigns.

(8) Leverage the unique structure, expertise, relationships and powers of the Office of Planning and Research and the Strategic Growth Council to more effectively achieve the goals and mission of the office.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 54. (SB 189) Effective June 30, 2022.)

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