AB 903 UPDATE: Legislation on nonprofit disaster funding — Bay Area Public Hearing June 28th/Briefing webinar June 24th
Hello friends and champions of the nonprofit sector!
Great News! A public hearing on Assembly Bill 903 – Nonprofit Disaster Funding has been scheduled for June 28th in Oakland from 1:00pm -5:00pm!
We pushed for this because the Bay Area has long been the home of the nonprofit preparedness movement, and Bay Area disasters have — literally and legally — changed the way disasters are handled across the country. The deadline for written comments has also been extended to June 28th.
This legislation officially recognizes a multitude of nonprofits as being an important part of the response to disasters. This is a long-awaited and extraordinary step forward and we encourage you to help make this legislation all that it can be.
CARD’s partner agencies at the Sacramento hearing included: CADRE, California Association of Food Banks, California Primary Care Association, Jewish Family and Children’s Services, Northern California VOAD, SF CARD, The San Francisco Foundation, and the Thrive Alliance.
We hope nonprofit and faith agencies, particularly direct service providers with disaster response experience, will review the attached information and attend the June 28th hearing.
To help you understand how AB 903 will impact your organization, we have scheduled a webinar for Thursday, June 24th from 11:30am-1:30pm to review the proposed regulations and issues. We hope that you will join us for this session. Please register for the webinar at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/192684777. You’ll receive a confirmation e-mail which includes the web link and call-in details.
If you are not able to attend, but have a story to share or a concern you’d like aired, please feel free to call me, post a comment on this blog or email me at AMJ@CARDcanhelp.org
Thanks and congratulations to all,
Ana-Marie
Ana-Marie Jones, Executive Director
CARD – collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters
Public hearing on AB903 proposed regulations
Monday, June 28th, 2010
1:00-5:00pm
Elihu Harris Building
California Department of General Services
1515 Clay Street, Suite 113, Room 10
Oakland
Written comments must be RECIEVED by 5:00pm on June 28, 2010
Send to:
Ms. Nancy Sutton
Recovery Division, California Emergency Management Agency
3650 Schriever Avenue, Mather, CA 95655
Fax: (916) 845-8387
E-mail: Nancy.Sutton@calema.ca.gov
Further background information can be found on the California Emergency Management Agency website: http://www.calema.ca.gov/WebPage/oeswebsite.nsf/Content/1FF26A8675C762E388257411007FE272?OpenDocument.
Support Documents for AB 903:
ab_903_bill_20071010_chaptered
Proposed Regulation Text 4_23_10
notice of public hearing bay area
Draft themes for AB903 hearing
agenda for public hearing bay area
ab_903_bill_20071010_chaptered
———- Forwarded Message ———-
From: “Nancy Sutton”
To: “Undisclosed recipients”
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 10:08:38 -0700
Subject: Notice of Public Hearing for the proposed regulations for AB 903 Private Nonprofit Organizations
Attached are the Notice and Agenda for the Public Hearing to accept oral and written comments and recommendations for the proposed regulations for AB 903. This hearing was scheduled in accordance with the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
As stated on the agenda, if you are in need of special accommodations, please contact me three (3) days prior to the hearing date.
Please note that while the 45-day public comment period ended June 7, 2010, written comments will be accepted if received by the close of the last public hearing on
June 28, 2010, at 5:00 p.m.
The Notices and Agendas for all Public Hearings regarding these proposed regulations are also available at the Cal EMA website at the link below:
http://www.calema.ca.gov/WebPage/oeswebsite.nsf/Content/223DBAEAB2AA768E8825773B0082D65D?OpenDocument
Nancy Sutton
Recovery Division
Cal EMA
(916) 845-8276
