Safety Compliance

Risk Management Services promotes safe and secure learning environments by developing and implementing comprehensive safety plans, emergency procedures, and compliance programs. The department collaborates with first responders, ensures compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, including CDE requirements, and supports mandated staff training such as CANRA. Through these efforts, Risk Management Services helps maintain a safe, compliant, and effective educational environment for the entire SBCSS community.

Standardized Emergency Management System

The Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) is the foundation of California’s emergency response framework and serves as the primary structure for the response phase of emergency management. SEMS brings together all elements of the state’s emergency management community into a single, integrated system and standardizes critical response functions.

SEMS incorporates:

• Incident Command System (ICS)
• Multi-/Inter-Agency Coordination
• Mutual Aid
• Operational Area Concept
• Compliance

The California Emergency Services Act 2021 Edition (ESA) requires SEMS for managing multiagency and multijurisdictional responses to emergencies in California. State agencies are required to use SEMS and local government entities must use SEMS in order to be eligible for any reimbursement of response-related costs under the state’s disaster assistance programs.