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GA HB779
Bill
Status
Passed
5/7/2018
Primary Sponsor
Alan Powell
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AI Summary
- Creates a 16-member Board of Homeland Security, chaired by the Governor, attached to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency for administrative purposes, responsible for developing a statewide homeland security strategy and advising the Governor on implementation
- Establishes the "Emergency Operations Command" as a unified command group comprising the directors/commissioners of emergency management, GBI, public safety, natural resources, transportation, and the adjutant general, replacing the former Homeland Security Central Command structure
- Revises the duties of the director of emergency management and homeland security to lead the Emergency Operations Command for coordinating public safety responses to natural disasters, homeland security activities, and other emergencies, while clarifying the command shall not usurp operational authority of participating agencies
- Designates the Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center (GISAC) as a distinct division within the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, with duties to share homeland security threat information with the director of emergency management and to liaise with federal agencies including the FBI and DHS
- Repeals the Airport Antiterrorism Training Committee and changes member agency participation in the GISAC from mandatory ("shall") to discretionary ("may") for assigning analysts and personnel
Legislative Description
Emergency management; homeland security division; provisions
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2018
Full Bill Text
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