as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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Introduction | Posted on 01/29/1998 |
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to emergency management; requiring the 1.3 division of emergency management to provide ongoing 1.4 coordination of volunteer resources for use during 1.5 disasters; appropriating money; amending Minnesota 1.6 Statutes 1996, section 12.09, by adding a subdivision. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 12.09, is 1.9 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 1.10 Subd. 9. [VOLUNTEER RESOURCES COORDINATION.] The division 1.11 shall provide ongoing coordination of a network of state, local, 1.12 and federal government agencies and private organizations to 1.13 ensure the smooth coordination of donations and volunteerism 1.14 during major disasters. Duties include: 1.15 (1) hotline management, including training, staffing, 1.16 information distribution, and coordination with emergency 1.17 operations management; 1.18 (2) coordination between government and private relief 1.19 agencies; 1.20 (3) networking with volunteer organizations; 1.21 (4) locating resources for anticipated disaster needs and 1.22 making these resources available to local governments in a 1.23 database; 1.24 (5) training in disaster preparation; 1.25 (6) revising existing plans based on experience with 1.26 disasters and testing the plans with simulated disasters; and 2.1 (7) maintaining public information about disaster donations 2.2 and volunteerism. 2.3 Sec. 2. [APPROPRIATION.] 2.4 $50,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the 2.5 commissioner of public safety for the purposes of section 1 and 2.6 to fund one full-time staff person in the division of emergency 2.7 management.