Section 15280 Of Chapter 3. Public Safety Communications From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 6.5. >> Chapter 3.
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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.