0690 California Emergency Management Agency
Major Program Changes
  • California Emergency Management Agency (CalEMA)-The Budget reflects implementation of Assembly Bill 38 (Chapter 372, Statutes of 2008), which created CalEMA and vested within it the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdictions previously held within the OES and OHS.

  • Emergency Response Initiative-The Budget includes approximately $60 million Emergency Response Fund in 2009-10 to provide statewide emergency reponse enhancements for CalEMA, the Military Department, and Cal Fire. Within CalEMA's budget, these enhancements include increased staffing for regional operation centers, state warning and emergency command centers, and law enforcement mutual aid regions. Increased funding is also provided for CalEMA to purchase new wildland fire engines and to prepare and submit an implementation plan for an emergency contingent contract to procure critical goods and services in the event of a natural disaster or emergency. For 2009-10, the Budget includes $16.2 million Emergency Response Fund for CalEMA. These enhancements are proposed to be supported by a surcharge on homeowners insurance premiums which will generate revenues to the newly-created Emergency Response Fund.

  • Public Safety Grant Reductions-The Budget includes a reduction of $23.9 million General Fund in 2008-09 and $60.3 million General Fund and 20.9 positions in 2009-10 for various public safety grant programs administered by CalEMA. Included in this reduction is funding for Vertical Prosecution Block Grants, Rural Crime Prevention, California Multi-jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Teams, the High Technology Theft Apprehension Program, Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Teams, and various other public safety programs.

  • Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy-The Budget reflects the movement of the funding and staff resources of the Office of Gang and Youth Violence Policy from CalEMA to the Office of Planning and Research.