Bill Text: NC S529 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

North Carolina Senate Bill 529 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: EMS - Recommendations

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-30 - Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate [S529 Detail]

Download: North_Carolina-2017-S529-Amended.html

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

S 1

SENATE BILL 529

Short Title: EMS - Recommendations.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Senators Rabin (Primary Sponsor); and Sanderson.
Referred to:	Rules and Operations of the Senate

March 30, 2017

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to improve emergency management policies based on the findings of the Joint Legislative emergency management oversight committee.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.(a) The Director of the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety shall convene a working group to develop policies to address the following issues:

(1) Develop and disseminate training for emergency responders to use to address safety and crowd control in situations where individuals work in small and dispersed groups for the purpose of organized protests or demonstrations.

(2) Develop and disseminate recommendations for regular and more frequent training protocols for both responders and victims.

(3) Develop and disseminate emergency management process training at the local level.

(4) Develop recommended statutory changes to clarify which agency, whether State or local, is responsible for personnel evacuation.

SECTION 1.(b) The Director shall report the findings and recommendations of the working group to the Joint Legislative Emergency Management Oversight Committee no later than March 1, 2018.

SECTION 2.(a) The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina and the State Board of Community Colleges shall adopt mandatory training for students regarding safety protocols to be used in the event of a terrorist attack or an active shooter. The training activities shall be conducted at least biannually beginning January 1, 2018.

SECTION 2.(b) The Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina and the State Board of Community Colleges shall report the adopted policies to the Joint Legislative Emergency Management Oversight Committee no later than December 1, 2017.

SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.