(a) For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (1) âAgencyâ means the California Environmental Protection Agency. (2) âDisadvantaged communityâ means a community identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. (3) âExtreme heatâ means increasing temperatures or other meteorological conditions that could result in any of the following: (A) Extreme heat wave. (B) Heat health event. (C) Heat watch, warning, or advisory from the National Weather Service, the Office of Emergency Services, or a county health officer. (D) A proclamation of a state of emergency by the Governor pursuant to Section 8625 of the Government Code. (4) âICARPâ means the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program, established pursuant to Section 71354, at the Office of Planning and Research. (5) âVulnerable communityâ has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 71340. (b) On or before January 1, 2025, the agency, in coordination with the ICARP, the State Department of Public Health, and the Department of Insurance, shall develop a statewide extreme heat ranking system to be based upon, but not limited to, all of the following: (1) Available meteorological data from government and academic sources, including maximum temperature, minimum temperature, and duration of extreme heat events. (2) Information and data on health impacts of heat established through best available science or data from past heat and extreme heat events, including available mortality and morbidity information. (3) Measures of extreme heat severity, including the severity of the outcome of extreme heat on human health. (4) Locally relevant information, such as urban heat island effects, or cooling effects from urban tree canopies or other cooling measures. (5) Comments and suggestions obtained from public input received at a minimum of one public workshop, as appropriate. (c) The statewide extreme heat ranking system shall include all of the following: (1) Recommendations on thresholds or triggers for public policies that reduce the risk of extreme heat impacts and prioritize reducing the impacts of extreme heat to human health. (2) Recommendations for metrics to measure the short-term and long-term impacts of extreme heat on human health. (3) A consideration of the information reported by the Department of Insurance, including the results of the study prepared pursuant to subdivision (f). (d) The statewide extreme heat ranking system shall be adaptable for use at locally relevant scales. (e) After the statewide extreme heat ranking system is finalized, the ICARP shall do all of the following: (1) Develop, in consultation with the Office of Emergency Services, the State Department of Public Health, the Department of Insurance, and other state agencies, and with input from local governments, local health departments, tribal organizations, labor organizations, environmental organizations, and community groups from disadvantaged and vulnerable communities, a public communication plan for the statewide extreme heat ranking system with a focus on strategies that target communications to populations that are most at risk of public health and emergency impacts from extreme heat events, including, but not limited to, the most vulnerable populations. The communication plan shall include both of the following: (A) Outreach plans for reaching diverse and vulnerable populations. (B) Recommendations for targeted communications by local governments that include the use of culturally appropriate materials translated into multiple languages based on the common languages spoken in the locality. (2) Recommend partnerships with local health departments and local and tribal governments, and develop statewide guidance for local and tribal governments in the preparation and planning for extreme heat events. (3) Review the extreme heat ranking system and, in consultation with the State Department of Public Health, recommend to lo
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