2011 California Code
Government Code
TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000 - 22980]
ARTICLE 6.5. Accessibility to Emergency Services Information
Section 8593
The California Emergency Management Agency shall work with advocacy groups representing the deaf and hearing impaired, including, but not limited to, the California Association of the Deaf and the Coalition of Deaf Access Providers, California television broadcasters, city and county emergency services coordinators, and, as appropriate, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Federal Communications Commission, to improve communication with deaf and hearing-impaired persons during emergencies, including the use of open captioning by California television broadcasters when transmitting emergency information.
(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 372, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2009.)
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