Connecticut General Statutes 28-1l – Annual report to General Assembly re homeland preparedness and emergency response planning and activities for children
On or before January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 11-4a, on planning and activities for children and youth as part of homeland preparedness and emergency response planning for natural disasters, man-made disasters and terrorism. The report shall include provisions that address (1) the distinct health needs of children for purposes of bioterrorism and other public health emergency preparedness, (2) public education and communications for families concerning public safety issues relating to disasters and terrorism, (3) training in safety and security measures and multihazard response plans for child care providers, school personnel and personnel in before and after school programs, family homeless shelters, summer camps and juvenile justice system facilities, (4) coordination of school health and mental health strategies, and (5) the amendments to the state civil preparedness plan and program made pursuant to subsection (c) of § 28-5.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 28-1l
- Civil preparedness: means all those activities and measures designed or undertaken (A) to minimize or control the effects upon the civilian population of major disaster or emergency, (B) to minimize the effects upon the civilian population caused or which would be caused by an attack upon the United States, (C) to deal with the immediate emergency conditions which would be created by any such attack, major disaster or emergency, and (D) to effectuate emergency repairs to, or the emergency restoration of, vital utilities and facilities destroyed or damaged by any such attack, major disaster or emergency. See Connecticut General Statutes 28-1
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 28-1
- Emergency: means any occasion or instance for which, in the determination of the Governor or the President, state or federal assistance is needed to supplement state or local efforts and capabilities to save lives and protect property, public health and safety or to avert or lessen the threat of a disaster or catastrophe in any part of this state. See Connecticut General Statutes 28-1