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SENATE SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS
SB 311 2022 Regular Session Milligan
KEYWORD AND SUMMARY AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
HOMELAND SECURITY. Provides relative to the Governor's Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness. (8/1/22)
SUMMARY OF HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE SENATE BILL
1. Removes provisions requiring GOHSEP to promulgate standards and
regulations for an annual emergency preparedness course for the benefit of
local officials and members of the legislature prior to Jan. 1, 2023, and
removes provisions requiring each local official and member of the
legislature to participate in this course beginning July 1, 2023.
2. Adds schools to the formal name of, mission of, and focus of the Louisiana
Commission on Nonprofit Safety and Security within GOHSEP.
3. Makes changes to the membership of the commission and the selection of the
chairman of the commission.
4. Adds the Senate Select Committee on Homeland Security and the House
Select Committee on Homeland Security as recipients of the report issued by
the commission.
5. Adds eligible schools to the provisions establishing a grant program to defray
the cost of security enhancements or measures.
DIGEST OF THE SENATE BILL AS RETURNED TO THE SENATE
SB 311 Engrossed 2022 Regular Session Milligan
Present law provides for authority and responsibilities of the Governor's Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP).
Proposed law requires GOHSEP to promulgate standards and regulations in accordance with
the APA regarding disbursement of assets and diversion of resources during a federally or
gubernatorially declared emergency prior to Jan. 1, 2023.
Present law establishes the Louisiana Commission on Nonprofit Safety and Security within
GOHSEP to study and make recommendations on the security needs of nonprofit
organizations that are at high risk of terrorist attacks in Louisiana. Proposed law adds
schools to the formal name of, mission of, and focus of the commission.
Present law establishes the composition of the commission. Proposed law removes certain
members, including the representative from the governor's office, the executive director of
the Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police, and the executive director of the Louisiana
Association of Nonprofit Organizations. Proposed law further requires the member
representing the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association to have expertise in terrorist attacks.
Present law provides that the director of GOHSEP or his designee shall serve as the chair of
the commission. Proposed law provides that the commission shall elect a chair by a majority
vote of the members.
Present law provides that the commission shall issue a report to GOHSEP. Proposed law
retains present law and adds the Senate Select Committee on Homeland Security and the
House Select Committee on Homeland Security as recipients of the report issued by the
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Present law establishes a grant program for eligible nonprofit organizations to apply for and
receive grants to defray the cost of security enhancements or measures. Proposed law retains
present law and adds schools as eligible entities to apply for grant funding. Proposed law
further provides that eligible schools include public elementary or secondary schools in a
city, parish, or other local public school district or other political subdivision and nonpublic
schools approved by BESE.
Effective Aug. 1, 2022.
(Amends R.S. 29:726.5(A), (B), and (D) and 726.6(A), (B), (C)(1), and (D); adds R.S.
29:726(E)(30) and 726.5(C)(4))
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Christine Arbo Peck
Senate Counsel