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Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 212
BY REPRESENTATIVE BROSSETT
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 29:726.3(A), (C)(2), and (D)(1) and to enact R.S. 29:726.3(C)(3)2
and (G)(3), (4), and (5), relative to the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency3
Assistance and Disaster Act; to provide for the development, operation, and4
maintenance of a critical incident planning and mapping system for nonpublic5
schools, proprietary schools, and nonpublic colleges and universities; to provide for6
responsibilities of each local parish office of emergency preparedness and the7
Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness; to require8
that certain entities provide critical information to be included in the system; to9
provide for definitions; and to provide for related matters.10
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:11
Section 1. R.S. 29:726.3(A), (C)(2), and (D)(1) are hereby amended and reenacted12
and R.S. 29:726.3(C)(3) and (G)(3), (4), and (5) are hereby enacted to read as follows: 13
ยง726.3. Critical Incident Planning and Mapping System14
A. To the extent that sufficient funds are appropriated to implement the15
provisions of this Section, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and16
Emergency Preparedness shall develop, operate, and maintain a statewide critical17
incident planning and mapping system for all public buildings, nonpublic schools,18 ENROLLEDHB NO. 212
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proprietary schools, and nonpublic colleges and universities in this state to assist first1
responders when responding to a disaster or emergency.2
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C.4
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(2) To the extent that sufficient funds are available to implement the6
provisions of this Section, each nonpublic school, proprietary school, and nonpublic7
college or university shall provide available information for their buildings located8
in this state to their local parish office of emergency preparedness, which shall be9
uploaded to the Virtual Louisiana System for inclusion in the system by the10
Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. The11
available information shall include the following critical information for public12
buildings located in this state:13
(a) Building floor plans.14
(b) Evacuation plans and other fire protection information relative to each15
state building.16
(c) Any known hazards associated with the building. For purposes of this17
Subsection, "known hazards" shall include any hazard that might compromise the18
physical structure of the building or its occupants, creating an emergency situation19
requiring a response from first responder organizations such as local fire, emergency20
medical services, or law enforcement. These hazards shall be made known to first21
responders in incidents, including but not limited to active shooter incidents, fires,22
mass casualty events, hazardous material events, or weather events such as flash23
flooding and tornados.24
(3) The information required by the provisions of Paragraph Paragraphs (1)25
and (2) of this Subsection shall be available to first responders to assist in the26
determination of the best approach when responding to an emergency or disaster,27
including but not limited to the determination of evacuation routes and strategies for28
evacuation, alarms, and other signals or means of notification, plans for sheltering29
in place, and training and strategies for the prevention of attacks involving violence.30 ENROLLEDHB NO. 212
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D. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency1
Preparedness shall adopt rules in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act2
to implement the provisions of this Section. The rules shall provide for the3
following:4
(1) The manner by which the critical information required by the provisions5
of Subsection C of this Section shall be transferred to the system from the office of6
facility planning and control, division of administration, the governing authority of7
local governmental subdivisions, and school superintendents, nonpublic schools,8
proprietary schools, and nonpublic colleges and universities.9
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G. For purposes of this Section:11
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(3) "Nonpublic college or university" means any private, postsecondary,13
academic degree-granting institution offering instruction and domiciled in this state14
and approved by the Board of Regents.15
(4) "Nonpublic school" means any private elementary and secondary school16
in this state that meets a sustained curriculum or specialized course of study or17
quality comparable to that provided in public schools and operates a minimum18
session of not less than one hundred eighty days and is approved by the State Board19
of Elementary and Secondary Education. For purposes of this Section, "nonpublic20
school" shall exclude any home study program.21
(5) "Proprietary school" means any business enterprise operated for a profit22
that is approved by the Board of Regents and maintains a physical building in this23
state where a course or courses of instruction or study are offered in a classroom.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 ENROLLEDHB NO. 212
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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: