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7	6		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6570
8	7		January Session, 2019
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12	11		Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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15	14		Introduced by:
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20	19		AN ACT CONCERNING SA FETY AND SECURITY IN
21	20		NONGOVERNMENTAL BUIL DINGS AND STRUCTURES .
22	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	22		Assembly convened:
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25	24		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) Not later than January 1, 1
26	25		2020, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 2
27	26		shall develop standards to assist in the development of security and 3
28	27		safety plans for nongovernmental buildings and structures, including 4
29	28		places of worship, that are open to the public and may be potential 5
30	29		targets of mass violence. The standards shall provide an all-hazards 6
31	30		approach to emergencies and include, but need not be limited to, 7
32	31		requirements for: 8
33	32		(1) Involvement of local officials, including the chief executive 9
34	33		officer of the municipality and law enforcement, fire, public health, 10
35	34		emergency management and emergency medical services personnel, in 11
36	35		the development of a plan; 12
37	36		(2) Establishment of an incident command system based on the 13
38	37		federal National Incident Management System and a description of the 14
39		-	responsibilities within such system; 15 Committee Bill No. 6570
	38	+	responsibilities within such system; 15
	39	+	Committee Bill No. 6570
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46	44		(3) Establishment of a security and safety committee; 16
47	45		(4) Crisis management procedures; 17
48	46		(5) Local law enforcement and other local public safety officials to 18
49	47		evaluate, score and provide feedback on fire drills and crisis response 19
50	48		drills conducted pursuant to a plan; 20
51	49		(6) Establishment of procedures for managing various types of 21
52	50		emergencies; 22
53	51		(7) Security and vulnerability assessments every two years and plan 23
54	52		amendments based on the results of such assessments; and 24
55	53		(8) Orientation of employees working at a building or structure on 25
56	54		such plan and violence prevention training as prescribed in such plan. 26
57	55		(b) Not later than January 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, the 27
58	56		department shall submit the security and safety plan standards and 28
59	57		any recommendations for legislation regarding such standards to the 29
60	58		joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance 30
61	59		of matters relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the 31
62	60		provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 32
63	61		(c) The department shall make such standards available to local 33
64	62		officials and owners and occupants of nongovernmental buildings or 34
65	63		structures. The department shall provide advice and technical 35
66	64		assistance regarding safety and security planning to such owners and 36
67	65		occupants when requested and as available resources allow. 37
68	66		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
69	67		sections:
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71	69		Section 1 from passage New section
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	76	+	Statement of Purpose:
	77	+	To develop safety and security standards for nongovernmental
	78	+	buildings or structures that are open to the public.
	79	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	80	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	81	+	not underlined.]
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	83	+	Co-Sponsors: REP. HAMPTON, 16th Dist.; REP. CAMILLO, 151st Dist.
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