In addition to the general duties set forth in Section 1891, the office shall have the following responsibilities:

(a) The office shall have the following emergency preparedness and mitigation duties.

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(1) Perform a threat and risk assessment for each department, by hazard.

(2) Document each department’s capacity to respond to each hazard.

(3) Develop interdepartmental emergency training, exercises, and continuity programs.

(b) The office shall have the following emergency response duties:

(1) Provide policy, fiscal, and operational organization, coordination, and management related to department emergency response.

(2) Create and document a coordinated, interdepartmental response framework to lead departments through multiple, simultaneous, and complex hazards and emergency events.

(3) Maintain and update, as needed, the agency All Hazards Dashboard. The All Hazards Dashboard shall do both of the following:

(A) Identify the impacts of emergency and hazardous events on communities by establishing a single reference point for situational awareness and cross-departmental coordination.

(B) Provide key data necessary to support agency response operations and automate related reporting processes.

(c) The office shall have the following emergency recovery responsibilities:

(1) Coordinate and manage interdepartmental fiscal and programmatic emergency recovery after any emergency.

(2) Work, in coordination with the Office of Emergency Services, to obtain federal resources for departments that may be available as a result of an emergency.

(d) The office shall provide a report to the Legislature, pursuant to § 9795 of the Government Code, by August 31, 2024, on the effectiveness of the office and whether it enhances operations throughout the emergency management continuum.

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