Standardized emergency management system

The law creates earlier and continuing reporting on how emergencies are handled and how communities recover, giving policymakers and emergency organizations more information to identify needs.

What the law does ​

• Requires the Office of Emergency Services to complete a public-safety after-action report within the first 180 days of a state-of-emergency declaration.
• Requires a separate disaster-recovery after-action report within 180 days after the emergency ends.
• Requires annual written recovery updates for open states of emergency until the recovery report is completed.
• Requires the Office of Emergency Services to publish public versions of the reports and send the reports and updates to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Emergency Management.
• Requires affected cities and counties to submit information on local recovery efforts, conclusions, and recommendations within 120 days after a Governor-declared emergency ends.

Who it affects ​

• The Office of Emergency Services and state agencies involved in emergency response.
• Cities, counties, and city-and-county governments affected by a Governor-declared emergency.
• Public safety and emergency management organizations that receive the reports and updates.

Context ​

The reporting requirements apply statewide, including to charter cities, and state-mandated local costs may be reimbursed if the Commission on State Mandates determines reimbursement is required.