2007 California Government Code Chapter 2. Duties And Powers

CA Codes (gov:15275-15277)

15275.  The Department of General Services may do all of the
following:
   (a) Provide adequate representation of local and state
governmental bodies and agencies before the Federal Communications
Commission in matters affecting the state and its cities, counties,
and other public agencies regarding public safety communications
issues.
   (b) Provide, upon request, adequate advice to state and local
agencies in the state concerning existing or proposed public safety
communications facilities between any and all of the following:
cities, counties, other political subdivisions of the state, state
departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, and departments,
agencies, boards, and commissions of other states and federal
agencies.
   (c) Recommend to the appropriate state and local agencies rules,
regulations, procedures, and methods of operation that it deems
necessary to effectuate the most efficient and economical use of
publicly owned and operated public safety communications facilities
within this state.
   (d) Provide, upon request, information and data concerning the
public safety communications facilities that are owned and operated
by public agencies in connection with official business of public
safety services.
   (e) Carry out the policy of this part.



15277.  There is hereby established within the department a Division
of Telecommunications. The division shall include a policy and
planning unit whose duties shall include, but not be limited to, all
of the following:
   (a) Assessing the overall long-range public safety communications
needs and requirements of the state considering emergency operations,
performance, cost, state-of-the-art technology, multiuser
availability, security, reliability, and other factors deemed to be
important to state needs and requirements.
   (b) Developing strategic and tactical policies and plans for
public safety communications with consideration for the systems and
requirements of the state and all public agencies in this state, and
preparing an annual strategic communications plan that includes the
feasibility of interfaces with federal and other state
telecommunications networks and services.
   (c) Recommending industry standards for public safety
communications systems to assure multiuser availability and
compatibility.
   (d) Providing advice and assistance in the selection of
communications equipment to ensure that the public safety
communications needs of state agencies are met and that procurements
are compatible throughout state agencies and are consistent with the
state's strategic and tactical plans for public safety
communications.
   (e) Providing management oversight of statewide public safety
communications systems developments.
   (f) Providing for coordination of, and comment on, plans,
policies, and operational requirements from departments that utilize
public safety communications in support of their principal function,
such as the Office of Emergency Services, National Guard, health and
safety agencies, and others with primary public safety communications
programs.
   (g) Monitoring and participating on behalf of the state in the
proceedings of federal and state regulatory agencies and in
congressional and state legislative deliberations that have an impact
on state government public safety communications activities.
   (h) Developing plans regarding teleconferencing as an alternative
to state travel during emergency situations.