SB 318

  • California Senate Bill
  • 2023-2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Feb 06, 2023
  • Passed Senate May 25, 2023
  • Assembly
  • Governor

"2-1-1" information and referral network.

Abstract

Existing law vests the Public Utilities Commission with regulatory authority over public utilities, including telephone corporations. Pursuant to authority delegated by the Federal Communications Commission to state regulatory bodies and its existing statutory authority, the Public Utilities Commission has established procedures for implementing 2-1-1 dialing in California. Existing law, until January 1, 2023, authorized the commission, if it determined that doing so was an appropriate use of funds collected from ratepayers, to expend up to $1,500,000 from the California Teleconnect Fund Administrative Committee Fund to help close 2-1-1 service gaps in counties lacking access to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery information and referral services, where technically feasible, through available 2-1-1 service. Existing law establishes various public social services programs, administered by the State Department of Social services. This bill would, upon appropriation, require the department to establish, develop, implement, and administer the 2-1-1 Support Services Grant Program. The bill would require the department to allocate 85% of funds for grants to fund core activities of 2-1-1 agencies, including, among others, contact handling, as specified, and improving the statewide ability to manage resource and user needs data to support data sharing and delivery to health systems, government agencies and other key partners, and shared capacity for analytics and systems. The bill would also require the department to allocate 15% of funds to create a Statewide Innovation Program for the purpose of collective 2-1-1 statewide network coordination with a focus on, among others, building shared strategies and project management of state and regional initiatives and related information and services, and scaling up and assisting with the operations of 2-1-1 services in specified rural counties. This bill would require a grant recipient to adhere to the principles of Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS) standards and guidelines for information and referral services. The bill would also require a grant recipient to prepare and submit an annual report to the department, which would include the activities or services funded by the grant, the number of individuals served, and specified measures of system performance. This bill would make related findings and declarations.

Bill Sponsors (4)

Votes


Actions


Sep 01, 2023

Assembly

September 1 hearing: Held in committee and under submission.

Aug 16, 2023

Assembly

August 16 set for first hearing. Placed on suspense file.

Jul 12, 2023

Assembly

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (July 11). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Jun 08, 2023

Assembly

Referred to Com. on HUM. S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HUM. S.

May 25, 2023

Assembly

In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

Senate

Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 40. Noes 0. Page 1297.) Ordered to the Assembly.

May 23, 2023

Senate

Ordered to special consent calendar.

May 18, 2023

Senate

From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 1165.) (May 18).

Senate

Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

May 12, 2023

Senate

Set for hearing May 18.

May 01, 2023

Senate

May 1 hearing: Placed on APPR suspense file.

Apr 21, 2023

Senate

Set for hearing May 1.

Apr 18, 2023

Senate

From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0. Page 748.) (April 17). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  • Committee-Passage
  • Committee-Passage-Favorable
  • Referral-Committee
Com. on APPR.

Mar 13, 2023

Senate

Set for hearing April 17.

Feb 15, 2023

Senate

Referred to Com. on HUMANS S.

  • Referral-Committee
Com. on HUMANS S.

Feb 07, 2023

Senate

From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 9.

Feb 06, 2023

Senate

Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
SB318 HTML
02/06/23 - Introduced PDF

Related Documents

Document Format
04/14/23- Senate Human Services PDF
04/28/23- Senate Appropriations PDF
05/20/23- Sen. Floor Analyses PDF
07/08/23- Assembly Human Services PDF
08/14/23- Assembly Appropriations PDF

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