Bill Text: NJ S1002 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to include a representative of New Jersey State First Aid Council.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-21 - Received in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee [S1002 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2010-S1002-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator DIANE B. ALLEN
District 7 (Burlington and Camden)
Senator JOHN A. GIRGENTI
District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Norcross
SYNOPSIS
Requires Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to include a representative of New Jersey State First Aid Council.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act concerning domestic security preparedness and amending P.L.2001, c.246.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. Section 8 of P.L.2001, c.246 (C.App.A:9-71) is amended to read as follows:
8. a. There is established in the Department of Law and Public Safety the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group, which shall assist the task force in performing its duties under this act. In cooperation with the task force, the planning group shall develop and provide to the task force, for consideration, a coordinated plan to be included in the State Emergency Operations Plan to prepare for, respond to, mitigate and recover from incidents of terrorism.
b. The members of the planning group shall include the Director of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, the Adjutant General of Military and Veterans' Affairs or his designee, the [Commissioner] Secretary of Agriculture or his designee, the Commissioner of Community Affairs or his designee, the Commissioner of Corrections or his designee, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection or his designee, the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services or his designee, the Commissioner of Human Services, or his designee, the Commissioner of Transportation or his designee, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Transit Corporation or his designee, the State Treasurer or his designee, the New Jersey State Medical Examiner or his designee, a representative of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, the President of the Board of Public Utilities or his designee, a representative of the New Jersey County Emergency Management Coordinators Association, a representative of the New Jersey State First Aid Council, a representative of the New Jersey State Fire Chiefs Association, and a representative of the New Jersey State Police Chiefs Association. The planning group may include, to the extent such individuals may be made available for such purpose, a representative of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a representative of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a representative of the American Red Cross, and a representative of such other charitable groups as may be appropriate. The chairperson of the task force shall appoint the chair and vice chair of the planning group.
(cf: P.L.2001, c.246, s.8)
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill would require the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group to include a representative of the New Jersey State First Aid Council. The council is a nonprofit organization which represents the interests of member volunteer first aid and rescue squads throughout the State.
The New Jersey Domestic Security Preparedness Act was recently enacted to reinforce and expand New Jersey's existing anti-terrorism efforts by enhancing and integrating federal, State, county and local security planning and preparedness measures. A provision of this law established the Domestic Security Preparedness Task Force, which is responsible for coordinating and supervising all activities relating to the State's preparedness for terrorist attacks. The law also established the Domestic Security Preparedness Planning Group in the Department of Law and Public Safety to assist the task force with its duties and to develop a coordinated plan for preparing for, responding to, mitigating the effects of and recovering from acts of terrorism.
Current members of the planning group include: the Director of the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management; the Adjutant General of Military and Veterans' Affairs; the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioners Community Affairs, Corrections, Environmental Protection, Health and Senior Services, Human Services and Transportation; the Executive Director of the New Jersey Transit Corporation; the State Treasurer; the New Jersey State Medical Examiner; the President of the Board of Public Utilities; and representatives of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, the New Jersey County Emergency Management Coordinators Association, the New Jersey State Fire Chiefs Association and the New Jersey State Police Chiefs Association. Under the bill, a representative of the New Jersey State First Aid Council would be added to the planning group.
