Bill Text: CA ACR94 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Emergency services: active shooter incidents.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-17)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 30, Statutes of 2014. [ACR94 Detail]
Download: California-2013-ACR94-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 94 CHAPTERED BILL TEXT RESOLUTION CHAPTER 30 FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 9, 2014 ADOPTED IN SENATE MAY 1, 2014 ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28, 2014 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28, 2014 AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 20, 2014 INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Rodriguez (Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Cooley, Dababneh, Dahle, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hall, Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones, Levine, Linder, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor, Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, and Williams) FEBRUARY 11, 2014 Relative to emergency services. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ACR 94, Rodriguez. Emergency services: active shooter incidents. This measure would recognize that active shooter incidents are increasing and would encourage local fire, law enforcement, and emergency medical services agencies in coordination with the Office of Emergency Services to develop standard operating procedures and coordinated training programs in an effort to more efficiently respond to active shooter incidents in California. WHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines an active shooter as an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area; and WHEREAS, Since the Columbine High School attack in 1999, active shooter incidents have captured a substantial amount of public and law enforcement attention; and WHEREAS, Eighty-four active shooter events occurred between 2000 and 2010, 16 of which occurred in 2009 and 21 of which occurred in 2010; and WHEREAS, More than 250 people have been killed in the United States during active shooter incidents since the Columbine High School shootings in 1999; and WHEREAS, Active shooter incidents often occur in small and medium-sized communities where police departments are limited by budget constraints and small workforces; and WHEREAS, The average active shooter incident are 12 minutes in duration, with 37 percent of incidents lasting less than five minutes; and WHEREAS, Fifty-one percent of active shooter incidents have been found to occur in the workplace, while 17 percent occurred in a school, 17 percent occurred in a public place, and 6 percent occurred in a religious establishment; and WHEREAS, During 56 percent of active shooter attacks that were ongoing when police arrived, officers had to use force to stop the killing; and WHEREAS, Patrol officers are most likely responding alone or with a partner to an incident, with one-third of those officers who enter an incident alone being shot by the intruder; and WHEREAS, The recent shooting incident at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in November 2013 serves as a grim reminder that a mass casualty incident can happen at any moment, in any location; and WHEREAS, In response to this incident, LAX created an Airport Response Team, composed of airport employees who will voluntarily mobilize during future airport-related emergencies to specifically assist with passenger communication and care; and WHEREAS, The entry of emergency medical services to an attack site are often delayed because law enforcement must conduct a thorough search of the scene in order to declare it secure; and WHEREAS, The inability, or severely delayed ability, of emergency medical services personnel to access an active shooter scene have caused a paradigm shift in law enforcement training and tactics, as victims are not necessarily expected to escape or even survive these situations; and WHEREAS, Recent active shooter incidents have underscored the need for a coordinated response by law enforcement and others to save lives; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes that active shooter incidents appear to be increasing and further encourages local fire, law enforcement, and emergency medical services agencies in coordination with the Office of Emergency Services to develop common tactics, communications capabilities, and terminology to enable seamless and effective operations during an active shooter incident; and be it further Resolved, That local fire, law enforcement, and emergency medical services agencies are encouraged to establish standard operating procedures and coordinated training programs for these volatile and dangerous situations in an effort to mitigate risk to law enforcement officers, as well as the general public; and be it further Resolved, That airports, college campuses, and entertainment venues, where large groups of people often congregate, should consider implementing response teams, similar to that employed by LAX, in order to streamline communications with persons trapped inside a venue and to maximize crowd control measures and evacuation procedures; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the Office of Emergency Services, the Department of Justice, and to the author for appropriate distribution.