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ACT No. 345
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.
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 ENROLLEDHB NO. 34
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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, and the Recovery School District,6
shall provide available information for public buildings located in this state to the7
Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness for inclusion8
in the system. The available information should include the following critical9
information for public buildings located in this state:10
(a) Building floor plans.11
(b) Evacuation plans and other fire protection information relative to each12
state building.13
(c) Any known hazards associated with the building.14
(2) The information required by the provisions of Paragraph (1) of this15
Subsection shall be available to first responders to assist in the determination of the16
best approach when responding to an emergency or disaster, including but not17
limited to the determination of evacuation routes and strategies for evacuation,18
alarms and other signals or means of notification, plans for sheltering in place, and19
training and strategies for the prevention of attacks involving violence.20
D. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency21
Preparedness shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act22
to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules shall provide for the23
following:24
(1) The manner by which the critical information required by the provisions25
of Subsection C of this Section shall be transferred to the system from the office of26
facility planning and control, division of administration, the governing authority of27
local governmental subdivisions, and school superintendents.28 ENROLLEDHB NO. 34
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(2) The format by which those entities shall transfer critical information for1
inclusion in the system.2
(3) The standards and conditions for the use of the system by first3
responders.4
(4) The guidelines for the accessibility and confidentiality of information5
contained within the system.6
(5) A list of the priorities for the distribution of any funds which may be7
available to the entities eligible to participate in the system.8
(6) The guidelines for the training of persons on how to utilize the system.9
E. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency10
Preparedness shall take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to secure11
private, state, federal, or other public funds for the development, operation, and12
maintenance of the statewide critical incident mapping and planning system. The13
Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness may accept14
gifts, grants, and other contributions for the development, operation, and15
maintenance of the system.16
F. Beginning on the first day of October 2011, the Governor's Office of17
Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall provide to the legislature an18
annual report setting forth the progress of developing, operating, and maintaining the19
system.20
G. For purposes of this Section:21
(1) "Political subdivision" means any parish, city, town, village, special22
district, or school district.23
(2) "Public building" means any building used or owned by the state or any24
political subdivision of the state and shall include any building used by any public25
elementary and secondary school, college, or university.26
Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not27
signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature28
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If29 ENROLLEDHB NO. 34
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vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become1
effective on the day following such approval.2
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: