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2022 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 759
BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Provides relative to the Governor's Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 29:725.5(A), 726(C), (E)(15), (16), (25) through (28), 729(E)(6)
3 and (12), and 731 and R.S. 39:1617, 1619(B), and 1620, to enact R.S. 39:1572(B)(7)
4 and 1621(D), and to repeal R.S. 29:726(E)(29), relative to the Governor's Office of
5 Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness; to provide for the promulgation
6 of administrative rules; to provide for a statewide emergency management software
7 system; to provide for mandatory training requirements, implementation, and
8 maintenance of records; to provide relative to a mandatory number of full-time
9 employees in parish offices of homeland security and emergency preparedness; to
10 provide relative to prepositioned contracts; to provide relative to procurement; to
11 provide for reporting; to provide for temporary housing assistance; to provide for
12 eligibility; to provide for exemptions; to provide for an effective date; and to provide
13 for related matters.
14Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
15 Section 1. R.S. 29:725.5(A), 726(C), (E)(15), (16), (25) through (28), 729(E)(6) and
16(12), and 731 are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 29:731(E) and (F) are hereby
17enacted to read as follows:
18 §725.5. Assistant deputy director of interoperability
19 A.(1) The office of interoperability shall be headed by an assistant deputy
20 director of interoperability who shall be in the unclassified service. The assistant
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1 deputy director may delegate authority to such designees or to any governmental
2 body as the assistant deputy director may deem appropriate within the limitations of
3 state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. The assistant deputy director of
4 interoperability may promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of
5 R.S. 29:725.1 through 725.5.
6 (2) The assistant deputy director of interoperability shall initiate, through the
7 notice process provided by R.S. 49:953.1, the promulgation of administrative rules
8 required by this Section on or before August 1, 2022.
9 * * *
10 §726. Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness;
11 authority and responsibilities
12 * * *
13 C. The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
14 Preparedness shall take an integral part in the development and revision of local and
15 interjurisdictional emergency plans prepared under this Chapter. To this end it shall
16 employ or otherwise secure the services of professional and technical personnel
17 capable of providing expert training and assistance to political subdivisions, their
18 homeland security and emergency preparedness agencies, and interjurisdictional
19 planning and homeland security and emergency preparedness agencies. These
20 personnel shall consult with subdivisions and agencies on a regularly scheduled basis
21 and shall make field examinations of the areas, circumstances, and conditions to
22 which particular local and interjurisdictional disaster plans are intended to apply, and
23 may suggest or require revisions.
24 * * *
25 E. The office shall either directly or through authorized assignment to
26 another state agency or department:
27 * * *
28 (15)(a) Include a proposed post-disaster response and recovery component
29 in the homeland security and state emergency operations plan that includes specific
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1 regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes intergovernmental
2 coordination of post-disaster response and recovery activities.
3 * * *
4 (c) The proposed post-disaster response and recovery component shall, at a
5 minimum, include all of the following:
6 * * *
7 (xii) Establishment of a mandatory number of full-time employees in each
8 parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness as follows:
9 (aa) Two full-time employees if the parish population is under fifty thousand
10 people.
11 (bb) Three full-time employees if the parish population is over fifty thousand
12 people but not more than one hundred forty nine thousand people.
13 (cc) Four full-time employees if the parish population is at least one hundred
14 fifty thousand people or more.
15 (d)(i) The proposed post-disaster response and recovery component shall
16 include an official state emergency management software system which shall be
17 accessible to all sixty-four parishes, state and federal agencies, and approved
18 non-governmental emergency management partners to monitor and manage activities
19 before, during, and after an emergency or disaster.
20 (ii) The system shall include all of the following capabilities:
21 (aa) Situational reporting.
22 (bb) Daily reports.
23 (cc) A process for requesting resources and preliminary damage assessments
24 in the aftermath of a disaster.
25 (dd) Retention of financial data.
26 (ee) Intelligence reporting.
27 (iii) No later than August 1, 2022, the system shall have the capability to
28 allow the office to update the status of all requests for resources and services
29 continuously and make the information simultaneously available to all users.
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1 (16)(a) Propose the assignment of lead and support responsibilities to state
2 agencies and personnel for emergency support functions and other support activities.
3 * * *
4 (c) Provide assistance to parish offices of emergency preparedness in the
5 preparation of parish emergency operations plans.
6 (i) This assistance shall include, but not be limited to, the implementation of
7 a mandatory disaster preparation and recovery training program to be completed by
8 every parish president, mayor, and local official before June first of each calendar
9 year. However, for the first year following the effective date of this Subparagraph,
10 the training shall be completed no later than September 1, 2022.
11 (ii) The education and training required pursuant to this Subparagraph may
12 be received either in person or via the internet through training and education
13 materials approved by the office.
14 (iii) The office shall ensure that each parish office of emergency
15 preparedness is notified of the training program. The agency head, or his designee,
16 shall be responsible for maintaining records of the compliance of each parish office
17 with the mandatory training requirement. Each public servant's record of compliance
18 shall be a public record and available to the public in accordance with the Public
19 Records Law.
20 (iv) The content, structure, accessibility, record maintenance, and all other
21 related matters of the training program shall be developed and promulgated by the
22 office in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Administrative Procedure
23 Act.
24 (v) The office shall initiate, through the notice process provided in R.S.
25 49:953.1, the promulgation of administrative rules called for by this Section on or
26 before August 1, 2022.
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28 (25) Study the feasibility of pre-bidding of contracts to provide for disaster
29 response services such as but not limited to transportation services for evacuation
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1 purposes, housing or temporary and long-term shelter for evacuees, provision of
2 emergency food supplies, water and ice, and debris removal and enter into such
3 contracts deemed to be in the best interest of the state to preserve and protect life,
4 health, safety, and property of all citizens.
5 (26) Do other things necessary, incidental, or appropriate for the
6 implementation of this Chapter.
7 (27) (26) For emergencies not rising to the level of a state declaration of an
8 emergency, but still threatening life, safety or health of Louisiana residents, the
9 Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness office
10 director may coordinate the solicitation and donation of resources needed to meet the
11 needs of citizens. This authority shall not be subject to the limitations of R.S.
12 42:1115.
13 (28) (27) Hold the legal responsibility for the Louisiana Emergency
14 Management Assistance Compact under the provisions of R.S. 29:733.
15 (29)(a) (28)(a) Activate the Statewide Cemetery Response Task Force
16 pursuant to R.S. 29:726.4.
17 (b) Review assessments for the Statewide Cemetery Response Task Force
18 to determine the continued need for assistance from that body.
19 * * *
20 §729. Parish homeland security and emergency preparedness agency authorities and
21 responsibilities
22 * * *
23 E. The parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness shall:
24 * * *
25 (6)(a) Assist political subdivisions, their homeland security and emergency
26 preparedness agencies and interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency
27 preparedness agencies, in establishing and operating training programs and programs
28 of information.
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1 (b) Administer a mandatory disaster preparation and recovery training
2 program to be completed by every political subdivision leader before June first of
3 each calendar year. However, for the first year following the effective date of this
4 Subparagraph, the training shall be complete no later than September 1, 2022.
5 (c) The education and training required pursuant to this Paragraph may be
6 received either in person or via the internet through training and education materials
7 approved by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
8 Preparedness.
9 (d) The parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness shall
10 ensure that each political subdivision is notified of the training program. The parish
11 office head, or his designee, shall be responsible for maintaining records of the
12 compliance of each parish office with the mandatory training requirement. Each
13 public servant's record of compliance shall be a public record and available to the
14 public in accordance with the Public Records Law.
15 * * *
16 (12) Cooperate with the state and federal government and any public or
17 private agency or entity in achieving any purpose of this Chapter and in
18 implementing programs for disaster emergency mitigation, preparation, response,
19 and recovery. Implementation measures shall include providing continuous
20 information and accessibility to parish presidents, mayors, and local officials of the
21 official state emergency management software system as developed and promulgated
22 by the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in
23 accordance with the rules and regulations of the Administrative Procedure Act.
24 * * *
25 §731. Financing Disaster and emergency preparedness; prepositioned contracts;
26 temporary housing assistance
27 A. It is the intent of the legislature and declared to be the policy of the state
28 that funds and resources to meet disasters and emergencies shall always be available.
29 To ensure the state is prepared to efficiently respond to disasters and emergencies,
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1 the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, referred
2 to in this Section as "the office", shall utilize the processes established in this
3 Section.
4 B. The disaster and emergency funding board is established, composed of
5 the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the
6 chairmen of the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance
7 Committee.
8 C. It is the intent of the legislature that the first recourse shall be to funds
9 regularly appropriated to state agencies. If the governor finds that the demands
10 placed upon these funds in coping with a particular disaster are unreasonably great,
11 with the concurrence of the disaster and emergency funding board, he may make
12 funds available by transferring and expending monies appropriated for other
13 purposes or may borrow for a term not to exceed two years from the United States
14 government or any other public or private source. Action pursuant to this Subsection
15 shall be only with the concurrence of the disaster and emergency funding board.
16 D. Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to limit the
17 governor's authority to apply for, administer, and expend any grants, gifts, or
18 payments in aid of homeland security, disaster prevention, preparedness, response,
19 or recovery. The office shall complete an annual procurement needs assessment by
20 January first of each year. The office shall prepare a report indicating the amount
21 of procured goods and services utilized for disaster preparedness and response and
22 the number of emergency contracts entered into for disaster response in the
23 preceding three calendar years. The assessment shall be used to determine the
24 number, types, and amounts of prepositioned contracts necessary for the ensuing
25 fiscal year.
26 C.(1) The office shall have prepositioned contracts in place for the ensuing
27 fiscal year no later than June thirtieth of each year. However, for the first year
28 following the effective date of this Section, the prepositioned contracts shall be in
29 place no latter than September 1, 2022.
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1 (2) The prepositioned contracts shall include, but not be limited to, the
2 following:
3 (a) Transportation services for evacuation purposes.
4 (b) Temporary housing and sheltering.
5 (c) Generators.
6 (d) Emergency food supplies, water, and ice.
7 (e) Debris removal.
8 (f) Professional services for disaster recovery, grant management, and
9 administration.
10 (3) The office shall prioritize post-disaster delivery time when letting
11 prepositioned contracts.
12 (4) All prepositioned contracts shall be procured in compliance with state
13 and federal procurement regulations.
14 D.(1) The office shall develop a program to provide additional funding and
15 resources for temporary housing and shelter assistance to parish governing
16 authorities during the first fourteen days following a presidential declaration of a
17 major disaster or emergency. The office shall utilize prepositioned contracts for
18 temporary housing and shelter and professional services for disaster recovery, grant
19 management, and administration for the program.
20 (2) A parish governing authority shall be eligible for participation in the
21 program if all of the following conditions are met:
22 (a) The parish is included in a presidential declaration of a major disaster or
23 an emergency.
24 (b) The parish governing authority submits a request to the office within
25 seven days after the presidential disaster declaration.
26 (c) The parish governing authority has submitted the certification provided
27 in Subsection F of this Section.
28 (3) If the parish governing authority submits the certification to waive parish
29 land use regulations but the municipal governing authority fails to submit the
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1 certification, the temporary housing assistance shall only apply for parish residents
2 residing outside of the municipality.
3 E.(1) Prior to August 1, 2022, the office shall develop a process for parishes
4 and municipalities to certify that the local governing authority will waive any land
5 use regulations relative to permitting for mobile homes, recreational vehicles, and
6 other temporary housing to allow for expedited temporary housing assistance in the
7 parish. The office shall provide for a mechanism for municipalities and parishes to
8 submit the certification through the state emergency management software system.
9 (2)(a) During the 2022 calendar year, each parish and municipality shall
10 submit the certification or opt out of participating in the program no later than
11 September first.
12 (b) Beginning in 2026, and each four years thereafter, the parish and
13 municipality shall submit the certification or opt out of participating in the program
14 no later than June thirtieth.
15 F. No later than July fifteenth of each year, the office shall submit a report
16 to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the House and Senate select
17 committees on homeland security. The report shall include all of the following:
18 (1) A list of all prepositioned contracts entered into pursuant to this Section
19 for the current fiscal year.
20 (2) The procurement assessment report required pursuant to Subsection B
21 of this Section.
22 (3) A list of all emergency contracts let without competition pursuant to an
23 executive order issued by the authority granted in R.S. 29:724 for the previous fiscal
24 year.
25 (4) A list of all parishes and municipalities in the state and whether or not
26 the governing authority has submitted the certification provided in Subsection E of
27 this Section.
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1 Section 2. R.S. 39:1617, 1619(B), and 1620 are hereby amended and reenacted and
2R.S. 39:1572(B)(7) and 1621(D) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
3 §1572. Exemptions
4 * * *
5 B. Exemptions from central purchasing only. Unless otherwise provided in
6 R.S. 39:1554, exemptions from central purchasing do not apply to professional
7 services, personal services, consulting services, social services, information
8 technology, or vehicle acquisition. Unless otherwise ordered by regulation of the
9 commissioner with approval of the governor, the following governmental bodies
10 shall not be required to conduct procurement through the central purchasing agency,
11 but shall nevertheless be subject to the requirements of this Chapter and the
12 regulations promulgated by the commissioner:
13 * * *
14 (7) The Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
15 Preparedness for prepositioned purchasing contracts let pursuant to R.S. 29:731.
16 * * *
17 §1617. Professional service contracts
18 Contracts Except for disaster recovery, grant management, and administration
19 contracts let pursuant to R.S. 29:731, contracts for professional services may be
20 awarded without the necessity of competitive bidding or competitive negotiation.
21 * * *
22 §1619. Social service contracts
23 * * *
24 B. Contracts Except for disaster recovery, grant management, and
25 administration contracts let pursuant to R.S. 29:731, contracts for social services may
26 be awarded without the necessity of competitive bidding or competitive negotiation
27 only if the state chief procurement officer determines that any one of the following
28 conditions is present. The using agency shall document the condition present and
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1 such documentation shall be part of the contract record submitted to the office of
2 state procurement.
3 * * *
4 §1620. Personal service contracts
5 Contracts Except for disaster recovery, grant management, and administration
6 contracts let pursuant to R.S. 29:731, contracts for personal services may be awarded
7 without the necessity of competitive bidding or competitive negotiation.
8 §1621. Consulting service contracts
9 * * *
10 D. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to disaster recovery, grant
11 management, and administration contracts let pursuant to R.S. 29:731.
12 * * *
13 Section 3. R.S. 29:726(E)(29) is hereby repealed in its entirety.
14 Section 4. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
15signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
16by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
17vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
18effective on the day following such approval.
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)]
HB 759 Original 2022 Regular Session Schexnayder
Abstract: Provides relative to the operational and financial procedures of the Governor's
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
Present law (R.S. 29:725.5) provides for the assistant deputy director of interoperability and
gives the director the power to promulgate rules and regulations.
Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law provides that the assistant deputy director of interoperability shall initiate,
through the notice process provided by present law (R.S. 49:953.1), the promulgation of
administrative rules required by present law on or before Aug. 1, 2022.
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Present law (R.S. 29:726) provides for the authorities and responsibilities of the Governor's
Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP).
Present law provides that GOHSEP shall take an integral part in the development and
revision of local and interjurisdictional emergency plans prepared under present law.
Provides that GOHSEP shall employ or otherwise secure the services of professional and
technical personnel capable of providing expert assistance to political subdivisions, their
homeland security and emergency preparedness agencies, and interjurisdictional planning
and homeland security and emergency preparedness agencies.
Proposed law retains present law and adds that GOHSEP shall provide expert training and
assistance to political subdivisions, their homeland security and emergency preparedness
agencies, and interjurisdictional planning and homeland security and emergency
preparedness agencies.
Present law provides that GOHSEP shall either directly or through authorized assignment
to another state agency or department include a proposed post-disaster response and recovery
component in the homeland security and state emergency operations plan that includes
specific regional and interregional planning provisions and promotes intergovernmental
coordination of post-disaster response and recovery activities.
Present law provides that the proposed post-disaster response and recovery component shall,
at a minimum, include all of the following:
(1)Establishment of the state's plan for post-disaster response and recovery.
(2)Establishment of procedures for activating the state's plan.
(3)Establishment of policies used to guide post-disaster response and recovery
activities.
(4)Description of the initial and continuous post-disaster response and recovery actions.
(5)Identification of the roles and responsibilities of each involved agency and
organization.
(6)Establishment of a comprehensive communications plan.
(7)Establishment of procedures for monitoring mutual aid agreements.
(8)Provision for rapid impact assessment teams.
(9)Procedures to ensure the availability of an effective statewide urban search and
rescue program coordinated with fire and emergency responders.
(10)Procedures to ensure the existence of a comprehensive statewide medical care and
relief plan directed by the La. Dept. of Health.
(11)Establishment of systems for coordinating volunteers and accepting and distributing
donated funds and goods.
Proposed law retains present law and adds that GOHSEP's proposed post-disaster response
and recovery component shall also include the establishment of a mandatory number of full-
time employees in each parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness as
follows:
(1)Two full-time employees if the parish population is under 50,000 people.
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(2)Three full-time employees if the parish population is over 50,000 people but not
more than 149,000 people.
(3)Four full-time employees if the parish population is at least 150,000 people or more.
Proposed law provides that the post-disaster response and recovery component shall include
an official state emergency management software system which shall be accessible to all 64
parishes, state and federal agencies, and approved non-governmental emergency
management partners to monitor and manage activities before, during, and after an
emergency or disaster.
Proposed law provides that the system shall include all of the following capabilities:
(1)Situational reporting.
(2)Daily reports.
(3)A process for requesting resources and preliminary damage assessments in the
aftermath of a disaster.
(4)Retention of financial data.
(5)Intelligence reporting.
Proposed law provides that no later than Aug. 1, 2022, the system shall have the capability
to allow the office to update the status of all requests for resources and services continuously
and make the information simultaneously available to all users.
Present law provides that GOHSEP shall propose the assignment of lead and support
responsibilities to state agencies and personnel for emergency support functions and other
support activities. Provides that GOHSEP shall provide assistance to parish offices of
emergency preparedness in the preparation of parish emergency operations plans.
Proposed law provides that the assistance from GOHSEP shall include, but not be limited
to, the implementation of a mandatory disaster preparation and recovery training program
to be completed by every parish president, mayor, and local official before June 1st of each
calendar year. Provides that for the first year following the effective date of proposed law,
the training shall be completed no later than Sep. 1, 2022.
Proposed law provides that the education and training required pursuant to proposed law
may be received either in person or via the internet through training and education materials
approved by the office.
Proposed law provides that the GOHSEP shall ensure that each parish office of emergency
preparedness is notified of the training program. Provides that the agency head, or his
designee, shall be responsible for maintaining records of the compliance of each parish
office with the mandatory training requirement and that each public servant's record of
compliance shall be a public record and available to the public in accordance with the Public
Records Law.
Proposed law provides that the content, structure, accessibility, record maintenance, and all
other related matters of the training program shall be developed and promulgated by the
office in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Administrative Procedure Act.
Proposed law provides that GOHSEP shall initiate, through the notice process provided by
present law (R.S. 49:953.1), the promulgation of administrative rules required by proposed
law on or before Aug. 1, 2022.
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Present law provides that GOHSEP shall study the feasibility of pre-bidding of contracts to
provide for disaster response services such as but not limited to transportation services for
evacuation purposes, housing or temporary and long-term shelter for evacuees, provision of
emergency food supplies, water and ice, and debris removal and enter into such contracts
deemed to be in the best interest of the state to preserve and protect life, health, safety, and
property of all citizens.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law (R.S. 29:729) provides for the authorities and responsibilities of parish homeland
security and emergency preparedness agencies.
Present law provides that a parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness
shall assist political subdivisions, their homeland security and emergency preparedness
agencies and interjurisdictional homeland security and emergency preparedness agencies,
in establishing and operating training programs and programs of information.
Proposed law retains present law and adds that a parish office of homeland security and
emergency preparedness shall administer a mandatory disaster preparation and recovery
training program to be completed by every political subdivision leader before June 1st of
each calendar year. Provides that for the first year following the effective date of proposed
law, the training shall be complete no later than Sep. 1, 2022.
Proposed law provides that the education and training required pursuant to proposed law
may be received either in person or via the internet through training and education materials
approved by GOHSEP.
Proposed law provides that the parish office of homeland security and emergency
preparedness shall ensure that each political subdivision is notified of the training program.
Provides that the parish office head, or his designee, shall be responsible for maintaining
records of the compliance of each parish office with the mandatory training requirement.
Proposed law provides that each public servant's record of compliance shall be a public
record and available to the public in accordance with the Public Records Law.
Present law provides that a parish office of homeland security and emergency preparedness
shall cooperate with the state and federal government and any public or private agency or
entity in achieving any purpose of present law and in implementing programs for disaster
emergency mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery.
Proposed law retains present law and adds that implementation measures shall include
providing continuous information and accessibility to parish presidents, mayors, and local
officials of the official state emergency management software system as developed and
promulgated by GOHSEP in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Administrative
Procedure Act.
Present law (R.S. 29:731) provides for financing.
Proposed law amends present law to provide for prepositioned contracts for disaster and
emergency preparedness and temporary housing assistance.
Present law provides that it is the intent of the legislature and declared to be the policy of the
state that funds to meet disasters and emergencies shall always be available.
Proposed law amends present law and adds that resources to meet disasters and emergencies
shall always be available. Provides that GOHSEP shall utilize the processes established in
proposed law.
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Present law provides that the disaster and emergency funding board is established, composed
of the president of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairmen
of the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law provides that it is the intent of the legislature that the first recourse shall be to
funds regularly appropriated to state agencies. Provides if the governor finds that the
demands placed upon these funds in coping with a particular disaster are unreasonably great,
with the concurrence of the disaster and emergency funding board, he may make funds
available by transferring and expending monies appropriated for other purposes or may
borrow for a term not to exceed two years from the U.S. government or any other public or
private source. Provides that action pursuant to present law shall be only with the
concurrence of the disaster and emergency funding board.
Proposed law repeals present law.
Present law provides that nothing contained in present law shall be construed to limit the
governor's authority to apply for, administer, and expend any grants, gifts, or payments in
aid of homeland security, disaster prevention, preparedness, response, or recovery.
Proposed law repeals present law and provides that GOHSEP shall complete an annual
procurement needs assessment by Jan. 1st of each year. Provides that GOHSEP shall
prepare a report indicating the amount of procured goods and services utilized for disaster
preparedness and response and the number of emergency contracts entered into for disaster
response in the preceding three calendar years. Provides that the assessment shall be used
to determine the number, types, and amounts of prepositioned contracts necessary for the
ensuing fiscal year.
Proposed law provides that GOHSEP shall have prepositioned contracts in place for the
ensuing fiscal year no later than June 30th of each year. Provides that for the first year
following the effective date of proposed law, the prepositioned contracts shall be in place
no latter than Sep. 1, 2022.
Proposed law provides that the prepositioned contracts shall include, but not be limited to,
the following:
(1)Transportation services for evacuation purposes.
(2)Temporary housing and sheltering.
(3)Generators.
(4)Emergency food supplies, water, and ice.
(5)Debris removal.
(6)Professional services for disaster recovery, grant management, and administration.
Proposed law provides that GOHSEP shall prioritize post-disaster delivery time when letting
prepositioned contracts.
Proposed law provides that all prepositioned contracts shall be procured in compliance with
state and federal procurement regulations.
Proposed law provides GOHSEP shall develop a program to provide additional funding and
resources for temporary housing and shelter assistance to parish governing authorities during
the first 14 days following a presidential declaration of a major disaster or emergency.
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Provides that the office shall utilize prepositioned contracts for temporary housing and
shelter and professional services for disaster recovery, grant management, and
administration for the program.
Proposed law provides that a parish governing authority shall be eligible for participation
in the program if all of the following conditions are met:
(1)The parish is included in a presidential declaration of a major disaster or an
emergency.
(2)The parish governing authority submits a request to the office within seven days after
the presidential disaster declaration.
(3)The parish governing authority has submitted the certification provided in proposed
law.
Proposed law provides that if the parish governing authority submits the certification to
waive parish land use regulations but the municipal governing authority fails to submit the
certification, the temporary housing assistance shall only apply for parish residents residing
outside of the municipality.
Proposed law provides that prior to Aug. 1, 2022, the office shall develop a process for
parishes and municipalities to certify that the local governing authority will waive any land
use regulations relative to permitting for mobile homes, recreational vehicles, and other
temporary housing to allow for expedited temporary housing assistance in the parish.
Provides that the office shall provide for a mechanism for municipalities and parishes to
submit the certification through the state emergency management software system.
Proposed law provides that during the 2022 calendar year, each parish and municipality shall
submit the certification or opt out of participating in the program no later than Sep. 1st.
Proposed law provides that beginning in 2026, and each four years thereafter, the parish and
municipality shall submit the certification or opt out of participating in the program no later
than June 30th.
Proposed law provides that no later than July 15th of each year, GOHSEP shall submit a
report to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget and the House and Senate select
committees on homeland security. Provides that the report shall contain the following
information:
(1)A list of all prepositioned contracts let pursuant to proposed law for the current fiscal
year.
(2)The procurement assessment report required pursuant to proposed law.
(3)A list of all emergency contracts let without competition pursuant to an executive
order issued by the authority granted in present law (R.S. 29:724) for the previous
fiscal year.
(4)A list of all parishes and municipalities in the state and whether or not the governing
authority has submitted the certification provided in proposed law.
Present law (R.S. 39:1572) provides for exemptions from central purchasing.
Proposed law retains present law and adds GOHSEP for prepositioned purchasing contracts
entered into pursuant to proposed law (R.S. 29:731).
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Present law (R.S. 39:1617, 1619, 1620, and 1621) provides that contracts for professional
services, social services, personal services, and consulting services may be awarded without
the necessity of competitive bidding or competitive negotiation.
Proposed law amends present law to exempt disaster recovery, grant management, and
administration contracts let pursuant to proposed law (R.S. 29:731).
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 29:725.5(A), 726(C), (E)(15),(16), (25)-(28), 729(E)(6) and (12), and 731 and
R.S. 39:1617, 1619(B), and 1620; Adds R.S. 39:1572(B)(7) and 1621(D); Repeals R.S.
29:731(E)(29))
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