This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Earthquake Education Act of 1984.
Chapter 11Earthquake Education
Section § 2805
This section names the chapter as the California Earthquake Education Act of 1984, establishing its official title for reference.
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Section § 2806
This law section explains that California has been facing earthquakes and will likely continue to do so in the future. To reduce harm from these events, there is a need for public awareness and education about earthquake safety.
Because local programs were lacking, California took the lead through the Seismic Safety Commission to create and test education programs. These efforts have been successful and now the state plans to roll out these programs statewide, focusing on schools and the general public.
The law emphasizes the need for funding from the state's General Fund to expand these earthquake safety programs to cover all of California over the next three years, aiming for a comprehensive and self-sustaining statewide initiative.
The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows:
(a)CA Public Resources Code § 2806(a) California has recently experienced and will continue to experience in the foreseeable future damaging earthquakes of moderate to great magnitude. Efforts have been needed to increase the awareness of earthquake hazards through education so that future losses of life, injuries, loss of property, and social disruption will be minimized when those events occur.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 2806(b) Because of a lack of any state or local earthquake safety education program, it has been necessary for the state to assume leadership through the policy and guidance of the Seismic Safety Commission to develop and test earthquake safety programs which provide informational material to schools and the general public for minimizing potential disruption and loss of life.
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 2806(c) Since the pilot earthquake safety education and preparedness programs developed under the California Earthquake Education Act of 1981 have been tested, their effectiveness analyzed, and they have been deemed successful by the Seismic Safety Commission, the Legislature believes that it is appropriate, as stated by the Earthquake Education Act of 1981, that those programs be distributed and implemented throughout the earthquake-prone areas of the state.
(d)CA Public Resources Code § 2806(d) It is necessary that funds be appropriated to the Seismic Safety Commission from the General Fund for the purpose of expanding the earthquake safety program for statewide implementation over the next three years which, when completed, will constitute for the first time in history, a comprehensive, statewide self-supporting earthquake safety education program.
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Section § 2807
This law establishes the California Earthquake Education Project (CALEEP), which focuses on statewide earthquake safety education and preparedness. The Seismic Safety Commission can partner with the University of California to run the project.
CALEEP's aim is to identify leaders who are keen on using their educational materials, distribute those materials, and ensure they are used effectively. The project also seeks to collaborate with the State Department of Education, teacher education centers, and local school districts and counties.
(a)CA Public Resources Code § 2807(a) There is hereby established a project for the implementation of a statewide program of earthquake safety education and preparedness entitled the California Earthquake Education Project (CALEEP). The Seismic Safety Commission may contract with the University of California to carry out the project. The project shall focus on identifying state and local leadership interested in using the CALEEP materials, disseminating those materials, and utilizing the materials.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 2807(b) The project shall develop a relationship with the State Department of Education, interested teacher’s education computer centers statewide, and interested counties and school districts.
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Section § 2808
This section outlines the goals of a project aimed at educating people about earthquakes. It focuses on raising awareness about earthquake causes and effects, emphasizing the importance of school and community involvement in earthquake safety. The project also aims to increase understanding of how earthquakes affect the environment and buildings and encourages people to take safety measures before, during, and after earthquakes. Additionally, it seeks to spread information about earthquake safety widely across the state.
The objectives of the project are all of the following:
(a)CA Public Resources Code § 2808(a) Developing public awareness regarding the causes of earthquakes, the forces and effects of earthquakes, and the need for school and community action in coping with earthquake hazards.
(b)CA Public Resources Code § 2808(b) Promoting understanding of the impact of earthquakes on natural features and man-made structures.
(c)CA Public Resources Code § 2808(c) Motivating the public to establish measures prior, during, and after earthquakes to ensure their public safety.
(d)CA Public Resources Code § 2808(d) Disseminating, as widely as possible throughout the state, the program and project materials.
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