20250SB__072998AMD INTRODUCED 2025-02-21 AMENDED_SENATE 2025-03-26 2025 SB AMD Introduced by Senator Limón LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Limón

An act to add

Section 8586.4 to the Government Code, relating to state government. state government State of emergency: nonprofit liaison. Existing law, the California Emergency Services Act, among other things, creates the Office of Emergency Services (OES), which is responsible for the state’s emergency and disaster response services, as specified. The OES is under the supervision of the Director of Emergency Services. During a state of war emergency, a state of emergency, or a local emergency, existing law requires the director to coordinate the emergency activities of all state agencies in connection with that emergency.

This bill would require certain state agencies to establish a nonprofit liaison for nonprofit organizations to contact during a state of emergency. The bill would require the nonprofit liaison to coordinate with state entities and local agencies to provide resources and information to nonprofit organizations during state of emergency relief efforts and support nonprofit organization efforts for increased access to available grants during state of emergency response periods. The bill would require the nonprofit liaison role to be combined with existing roles in the state agency.

Existing law, the California Land Conservation Act of 1965, otherwise known as the Williamson Act, authorizes a county board of supervisors or a city council to agree to indemnify an owner of land who agrees to permit the use of their land for free public recreation against all claims arising from that public use.

The act authorizes a city, county, housing authority, state agency, or nonprofit organization to indemnify an owner of land who agrees to permit the use of their land for agricultural laborer housing facilities, as specified, against all claims arising from that use.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions. </xhtml:p>"?> MAJORITY NO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION

Section 8586.4 is added to the Government Code , to read: 8586.4. (

a) For purposes of this section, the following

definitions apply: (1) “Nonprofit organization” means a tax-exempt organization as defined under

Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. (2) “State agency” means any of the following: (

A) Office of Emergency Services. (

B) Department of General Services. (

C) Department of Housing and Community Development. (

D) Department of Insurance. (

E) Franchise Tax Board. (

b) A state agency shall establish a nonprofit liaison for nonprofit organizations to contact during a state of emergency.

(1) The nonprofit liaison shall do both of the following: (

A) Coordinate with state entities and local agencies to provide resources and information to nonprofit organizations during state of emergency relief efforts, including, but not limited to, providing information about access to grants and reducing barriers. (

B) Support nonprofit organization efforts for increased access to available grants during state of emergency response periods.

(2) The nonprofit liaison role shall be combined with existing roles in the state agency. <caml:Num>SECTION 1.</caml:Num><caml:ActionLine action="IS_AMENDED" xlink:href="urn:caml:codes:GOV:caml#xpointer(%2Fcaml%3ALawDoc%2Fcaml%3ACode%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'TITLE'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'5.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'DIVISION'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'1.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'PART'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'1.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'CHAPTER'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'7.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawHeading%5B%40type%3D'ARTICLE'%20and%20caml%3ANum%3D'2.5.'%5D%2Fcaml%3ALawSection%5Bcaml%3ANum%3D'51238.5.'%5D)" xlink:label="fractionType: LAW_SECTION" xlink:type="locator">Section 51238.5 of the <caml:DocName>Government Code</caml:DocName> is amended to read:</caml:ActionLine><caml:Fragment><caml:LawSection id="id_BDE50784-CCF2-45C7-A61B-BBECEBF73A22"><caml:Num>51238.5.</caml:Num><caml:LawSectionVersion id="id_3AE1BED0-6D0A-42D4-A795-BF19E6A26B41"><caml:Content><xhtml:p>(a)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>If an owner of land agrees to permit the use of their land for free public recreation, the board or council may agree to indemnify the owner against all claims arising from that public use.

The owner’s agreement that the land be used for free, public recreation shall not be construed as an implied dedication to that use.</xhtml:p><xhtml:p>(b)<xhtml:span class="EnSpace"/>If an owner of land agrees to permit the use of their land for agricultural laborer housing facilities authorized pursuant to

Section 51238, the city, county, housing authority, state agency, or nonprofit organization may indemnify the owner against all claims arising from that use.</xhtml:p></caml:Content></caml:LawSectionVersion></caml:LawSection></caml:Fragment></caml:BillSection>"?>