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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 34
BY REPRESENTATIVE BROSSETT
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
HOMELAND SECURITY: Provides relative to the creation of a statewide planning and
mapping system for public buildings
AN ACT1
To enact R.S. 29:726.3, relative to the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency2
Assistance and Disaster Act; to provide for the development, operation, and3
maintenance of a critical incident planning and mapping system; to provide for4
responsibilities of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency5
Preparedness; to require that certain entities provide critical information to be6
included in the system; to provide definitions; and to provide for related matters.7
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:8
Section 1. R.S. 29:726.3 is hereby enacted to read as follows: 9
ยง726.3. Critical Incident Planning and Mapping System10
A. To the extent that sufficient funds are appropriated to implement the11
provisions of this Section, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and12
Emergency Preparedness shall develop, operate, and maintain a statewide critical13
incident planning and mapping system for all public buildings in this state to assist14
first responders when responding to a disaster or emergency.15
B. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency16
Preparedness shall create, develop, or acquire a computer system and software that17
has the capability to do the following:18
(1) Store critical information as provided in Subsection C of this Section.19 HLS 11RS-196 ORIGINAL
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(2) Provide access to the critical information contained in the system to all1
first responders.2
C.(1) To the extent that sufficient funds are available to implement the3
provisions of this Section, the office of facility planning and control, division of4
administration, the governing authority of each local governmental subdivision, and5
the superintendent of each local school district shall provide to the Governor's Office6
of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for inclusion in the system the7
following critical information for all public buildings located in this state:8
(a) Building floor plans.9
(b) Evacuation plans and other fire protection information relative to each10
state building.11
(c) Any known hazards associated with the building.12
(2) The information required by the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this13
Subsection shall be available to first responders to assist in the determination of the14
best approach when responding to an emergency or disaster, including but not15
limited to the determination of evacuation routes and strategies for evacuation,16
alarms and other signals or means of notification, plans for sheltering in place, and17
training and strategies for the prevention of attacks involving violence.18
D. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency19
Preparedness shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act20
to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules shall provide for the21
following:22
(1) The manner by which the critical information required by the provisions23
of Subsection C of this Section shall be transferred to the system from the office of24
facility planning and control, division of administration, the governing authority of25
local governmental subdivisions, and school superintendents.26
(2) The format by which those entities shall transfer critical information for27
inclusion in the system.28 HLS 11RS-196 ORIGINAL
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(3) The standards and conditions for the use of the system by first1
responders.2
(4) The guidelines for the accessibility and confidentiality of information3
contained within the system.4
(5) A list of the priorities for the distribution of any funds which may be5
available to the entities eligible to participate in the system.6
(6) The guidelines for the training of persons on how to utilize the system.7
E. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency8
Preparedness shall take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to secure9
private, state, federal, or other public funds for the development, operation, and10
maintenance of the statewide critical incident mapping and planning system. The11
Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness may accept12
gifts, grants, and other contributions for the development, operation, and13
maintenance of the system.14
F. Beginning on the first day of October 2011 the Governor's Office of15
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall provide to the legislature an16
annual report setting forth the progress of developing, operating, and maintaining the17
system.18
G. For purposes of this Section:19
(1) "Political subdivision" means any parish, city, town, village, special20
district, or school district.21
(2) "Public building" means any building used or owned by the state or any22
political subdivision of the state and shall include any building used by any public23
elementary and secondary school, college, or university.24
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not25
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature26
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If27
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become28
effective on the day following such approval.29 HLS 11RS-196 ORIGINAL
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Brossett HB No. 34
Abstract: Authorizes the creation of a statewide planning and mapping system for public
buildings to assist first responders in a disaster or emergency.
Proposed law requires the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness (GOHSEP) to create a statewide critical incident planning and mapping system
for all public buildings in this state to assist first responders when responding to a disaster
or emergency. Requires GOHSEP to acquire a computer system and software that has the
capability of storing critical information required by proposed law and grant access to that
information to all first responders.
Proposed law requires that certain entities provide critical information to GOHSEP for
inclusion in the system and provides for the use of critical information by first responders.
Proposed law requires GOHSEP to adopt rules in accordance with the APA to implement
proposed law and provides that proposed law is contingent upon the appropriation of funds.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 29:726.3)