HR 56
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Date of Hearing: August 31, 2023
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
James Ramos, Chair
HR 56 (Rodriguez) – As Introduced August 24, 2023
SUBJECT: 9-1-1 for Kids Safety Education Month.
SUMMARY: Proclaims the month of October 2023 as “9-1-1 for Kids Safety Education
Month,” in recognition of 9-1-1 caller training and disaster and emergency preparedness, and
response education for California children, families, and residents. Specifically, this resolution
makes the following legislative findings:
1) Every year, about 240 million 9-1-1 calls are received at 9-1-1 emergency system centers
across the United States. Most calls to 9-1-1 emergency system centers are made by
bystanders attempting to help someone in a crisis, often life-threatening, many of those calls
are made by children as young as 4 or 5 years old.
2) The result of 9-1-1 calls from children may be measured in saved lives, underscoring the
critical importance of training children early in life about the 9-1-1 emergency call number.
By educating children how to use 9-1-1 correctly, we can empower them to act quickly and
confidently to obtain the necessary public safety or medical assistance they need to save lives
and property, as well as teach their siblings, family members, friends, and neighbors.
3) The nonprofit organization “9-1-1 for Kids” is the official educational program for local,
federal, and international public safety dispatch centers, agencies, and organizations and is
committed to the sole purpose of teaching children how to save lives and property through
the proper use of 9-1-1, the nation’s universal emergency telephone number.
4) Since its inception, 9-1-1 for Kids has branched out to provide comprehensive teen and adult
9-1-1 caller training and disaster preparedness and response education, recognizing
America’s most compelling 9-1-1 youth heroes each year at 9-1-1 for Kids “Local 9-1-1
Heroes” ceremonies with regional and federal government officials.
5) The goal of the California 9-1-1 for Kids Safety Education Month is to provide all
elementary-aged pupils in California with emergency and disaster response education in their
classrooms and at the local public libraries during this month, and to establish biannual safety
educational events in every Head Start program and public elementary classrooms in
transitional kindergarten to grade 5, inclusive.
6) Through statewide and local public awareness campaigns, 9-1-1 for Kids, in collaboration
with the California National Emergency Number Association (CalNENA), the Association of
Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO West), 9-1-1 emergency system centers,
law enforcement agencies, and fire departments, will train teachers, librarians, parents,
school administrators, and other caregivers to conduct at least one activity aimed at educating
elementary school children during California 9-1-1 for Kids Safety Education Month.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
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REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION:
Support
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Opposition
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Analysis Prepared by: Michael Erke / RLS. / (916) 319-2800