(a)There is in state government, within the Office of Emergency Services, the Public Safety Communications Division.
(b)The Public Safety Communications Division is under the supervision of a chief.
(c)The purpose of this chapter is to transfer the services and responsibilities previously held by the Public Safety Communications Division within the California Technology Agency to the Office of Emergency Services.
(d)Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the Office of Emergency Services and the Director of the Office of Emergency Services succeed to and are
vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the former Public Safety Communications Division within the California Technology Agency.
(e)Unless the context clearly requir
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(a)
There is in state government, within the Office of Emergency Services, the Public Safety Communications Division.
(b)
The Public Safety Communications Division is under the supervision of a chief.
(c)
The purpose of this chapter is to transfer the services and responsibilities previously held by the Public Safety Communications Division within the California Technology Agency to the Office of Emergency Services.
(d)
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the Office of Emergency Services and the Director of the Office of Emergency Services succeed to and are
vested with all the duties, powers, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the former Public Safety Communications Division within the California Technology Agency.
(e)
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, whenever the “Public Safety Communications Division within the California Technology Agency” or the “Public Safety Communications Division of the California Technology Agency” is referenced in any statute, regulation, or contract, it shall be construed to refer to the Public Safety Communications Division within the Office of Emergency Services.
(f)
All employees serving in state civil service, other than temporary employees, who are engaged in the performance of functions transferred to the Office of Emergency Services, are transferred to the Office of Emergency Services. The status, positions, and rights of those persons shall not be affected by their
transfer and shall continue to be retained by them pursuant to the State Civil Service Act (Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5), except as to positions the duties of which are vested in a position exempt from civil service. The personnel records of all transferred employees shall be transferred to the Office of Emergency Services.
(g)
The property of any office, agency, or department related to functions transferred to the Office of Emergency Services is transferred to the Office of Emergency Services. If any doubt arises as to where that property is transferred, the Department of General Services shall determine where the property is transferred.