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Cal OES seeks authority for FEMA reimbursements and NextGen 911 support as it asks to revert flexible victim assistance funds
Summary
Cal OES asked senators for federal trust‑fund authority for anticipated FEMA reimbursements, provisional budget language to support recovery spending, and support for continuing the NextGen 9‑1‑1 rollout while also proposing to revert a $49.7 million one‑time victims' assistance appropriation.
The Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) told the Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 that the governor's May Revision includes authority requests to reflect anticipated FEMA reimbursements, support one‑time cybersecurity grants, provide temporary augmentations tied to recovery from recent fires, and add provisional language related to the next generation 9‑1‑1 transition. Separately, the May Revision proposes a $49.7 million reversion of one‑time flexible cash assistance funding for crime survivors.
Why it matters: Cal OES manages disaster reimbursements, statewide 9‑1‑1 infrastructure, and grant programs that support local victim services. Changes to NextGen 9‑1‑1 timing and funding affect local Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) and the state's ability to move off legacy copper infrastructure. Reverting flexible victim assistance funds would eliminate a one‑time pool that supported community‑based survivors services.
Cal OES requests and LAO recommendations Eric Swanson of Cal OES summarized the May Revision requests: $1.12 million federal trust fund authority related to projected FEMA reimbursements…
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