2020 Second Extraordinary Session ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 14
BY SENATOR CARTER
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To urge and request the health care providers of Louisiana who administer COVID-19 tests
to give preference to the testing of teachers, members of law enforcement, and
firefighters.
WHEREAS, the first presumptive case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic in
Louisiana was announced on March 9, 2020, and on March 11, 2020, the governor issued
the first proclamation of a public health emergency in Louisiana, Proclamation Number 25
JBE 2020; and
WHEREAS, the federal Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
publishes the "Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring
Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response" to aid public and private
employers in determining who is an essential critical infrastructure worker; and
WHEREAS, CISA's list of essential critical infrastructure workers includes teachers,
members of law enforcement, and firefighters; and
WHEREAS, teachers provide vital and necessary services and care to children,
families, and communities and are shaping the future of Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement officers, including state troopers, sheriff's deputies,
and municipal police officers provide a vital public service by playing an essential role in
safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the state's residents; and
WHEREAS, firefighters save lives, stabilize hazardous situations, and conserve
property, as well as fill an important role in educating the public by teaching fire prevention
and how to respond in emergency situations; and
WHEREAS, teachers, members of law enforcement, and firefighters may have
regular contact with large numbers of people, frequent interactions with the public, or work
in an environment where it is not practical to maintain at least six feet of space from other
workers on a consistent basis; and
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WHEREAS, teachers, members of law enforcement, and firefighters have continued
to provide critical services since the start of the pandemic and face increased risk of
COVID-19 exposure; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide teachers, members of law enforcement, and
firefighters with priority access to COVID-19 testing.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the health care providers of Louisiana who administer COVID-19 tests to
give preference to the testing of teachers, members of law enforcement, and firefighters.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Louisiana State Medical Society, the Louisiana State Nurses Association, the Louisiana
Primary Care Association, the Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians, and the Louisiana
Hospital Association.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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