RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 263 (HB 242) 2021 Regular Session Dustin Miller
New law establishes the La. Commission on Nonprofit Safety and Security within the
Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP) to study
and make recommendations on the security needs of nonprofit organizations that are at high
risk of terrorist attacks in La.
New law provides for the purpose, membership, duties, and authority of the commission,
including recommendations on the establishment, administration, and funding of a grant
program for eligible entities to apply for security grants covering security personnel, security
training, facility hardening, and other necessary security measures.
New law requires the commission to issue a report, at least annually, to GOHSEP of its
findings and recommendations with respect to the security status and needs of nonprofit
organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attacks in La.
New law directs GOHSEP to establish a grant program through which eligible nonprofit
organizations can apply for and receive grants to defray the cost of security enhancements
or measures including safety and security planning, equipment, training, and technology,
threat and awareness response training, upgrades to existing structures that enhance safety
and security, vulnerability and threat assessments, and security personnel.
New law establishes the La. Nonprofit Safety and Security Grant Program Fund,
administered by GOHSEP, for the purposes of the security grant program established
pursuant to new law.
New law requires GOHSEP to adopt any regulations or rules, pursuant to the Administrative
Procedure Act, necessary to implement the security grant program and to administer the La.
Nonprofit Safety and Security Grant Program Fund.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Adds R.S. 29:726.5 and 726.5.1)