SECTIONS 8692 - California Statutes

GOVERNMENT CODE

SECTION 8692

8692. (a) If a state of emergency is proclaimed, an eligible
private nonprofit organization may receive state assistance for
distribution of supplies and other disaster or emergency assistance
activities resulting in extraordinary cost.
(b) A private nonprofit organization is eligible for assistance
under this section if it is eligible for disaster assistance under
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. Sec. 5121).
(c) An organization is not eligible for assistance under this
section if it employs religious content in the provision of emergency
assistance.
(d) Any grant of assistance under this section shall comply with
Section 4 of Article I and Section 5 of Article XVI of the California
Constitution, state and federal civil rights laws, and the First
Amendment to the United States Constitution in regard to the funding
of religious organizations and activities. These legal constraints
include prohibitions on the discrimination against beneficiaries and
staff based on protected categories, on the use of public funds for
proselytizing of religious doctrine, religious instruction, or
worship, and on the use of other religious means to accomplish
programmatic goals.
(e) The California Emergency Management Agency shall adopt
regulations to implement this section.