(a)
The Office of Emergency Services shall plan to establish the State Computer Emergency Data Exchange Program (SCEDEP), which shall be responsible for collection and dissemination of essential data for emergency management.(b)
Participating agencies in SCEDEP shall include the Department of Water Resources, Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Department of the California Highway Patrol, Department of Transportation, Emergency Medical Services Authority, the State Fire Marshal, State Department of Public Health, and any other state agency that collects critical data and information that affects emergency response.(c)
It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Computer Emergency Data Exchange Program facilitate communication between state agencies and that emergency information be readily accessible to city and county emergency services offices. The Office of Emergency Services shall develop policies and procedures governing the collection and dissemination of emergency information and shall recommend or design the appropriate software and programs necessary for emergency communications with city and county emergency services offices.
Source:
Section 8589.1, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=8589.1..