Senate Bill 5101 — State of Washington, 67th Legislature, 2021 Regular Session (by request of Military Department)

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Senate Bill 5101, State of Washington, 67th Legislature, 2021 Regular Session, by Senators Stanford, Conway, Dhingra and others, by request of Military Department, prefiled 01/07/21 and referred to Committee on State Government & Elections. The act relates to establishing tribal representation on the emergency management council and amends RCW 38.52.040. Section 1 changes the council from not more than eighteen to twenty members appointed by the adjutant general, and its membership includes two representatives of federally recognized tribes. A later subsection requires the council, on issues involving early learning, kindergarten through twelfth grade or higher education, to consult with the office of the superintendent of public instruction and other listed organizations.

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                               SENATE BILL 5101


     State of Washington       67th Legislature       2021 Regular Session

     By Senators Stanford, Conway, Dhingra, Hasegawa, Hunt, Nguyen,
     Randall, Saldaña, Wagoner, and Wilson, C.; by request of Military
     Department

     Prefiled 01/07/21. Read first time 01/11/21.    Referred to Committee
     on State Government & Elections.




 1       AN ACT Relating to establishing tribal representation      on   the
 2   emergency management council; and amending RCW 38.52.040.


 3   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:


 4       Sec. 1.   RCW 38.52.040 and 2019 c 333 s 9 are each amended to
 5   read as follows:
 6       (1) There is hereby created the emergency management council
 7   (hereinafter called the council), to consist of not more than
 8   ((eighteen)) twenty members who shall be appointed by the adjutant
 9   general. The membership of the council shall include, but not be
10   limited to, representatives of city and county governments, two
11   representatives of federally recognized tribes, sheriffs and police
12   chiefs, the Washington state patrol, the military department, the
13   department of ecology, state and local fire chiefs, seismic safety
14   experts, state and local emergency management directors, search and
15   rescue volunteers, medical professions who have expertise in
16   emergency medical care, building officials, private industry, and the
17   office   of   the    superintendent   of   public  instruction.   The
18   representatives   of    private   industry   shall  include   persons
19   knowledgeable in emergency and hazardous materials management. The
20   councilmembers shall elect a chair from within the council
21   membership. The members of the council shall serve without
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 1   compensation, but may be reimbursed for their travel expenses
 2   incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with RCW
 3   43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended.
 4       (2) The emergency management council shall advise the governor
 5   and the director on all matters pertaining to state and local
 6   emergency management. The council may appoint such ad hoc committees,
 7   subcommittees, and working groups as are required to develop specific
 8   recommendations   for   the    improvement   of  emergency   management
 9   practices, standards, policies, or procedures. The council shall
10   ensure that the governor receives an annual assessment of statewide
11   emergency preparedness including, but not limited to, specific
12   progress on hazard mitigation and reduction efforts, implementation
13   of seismic safety improvements, reduction of flood hazards, and
14   coordination of hazardous materials planning and response activities.
15   The council shall review administrative rules governing state and
16   local   emergency   management    practices  and  recommend   necessary
17   revisions to the director.
18       (3) The council or a council subcommittee shall serve and
19   periodically convene in special session as the state emergency
20   response commission required by the emergency planning and community
21   right-to-know act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11001 et seq.). The state emergency
22   response commission shall conduct those activities specified in
23   federal statutes and regulations and state administrative rules
24   governing the coordination of hazardous materials policy including,
25   but not limited to, review of local emergency planning committee
26   emergency   response   plans    for   compliance  with   the   planning
27   requirements in the emergency planning and community right-to-know
28   act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11001 et seq.). Committees shall annually review
29   their plans to address changed conditions, and submit their plans to
30   the state emergency response commission for review when updated, but
31   not less than at least once every five years. The department may
32   employ staff to assist local emergency planning committees in the
33   development and annual review of these emergency response plans, with
34   an initial focus on the highest risk communities through which trains
35   that transport oil in bulk travel. By March 1, 2018, the department
36   shall report to the governor and legislature on progress towards
37   compliance with planning requirements. The report must also provide
38   budget and policy recommendations for continued support of local
39   emergency planning.


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 1       (4)(a) The intrastate mutual aid committee is created and is a
 2   subcommittee of the emergency management council. The intrastate
 3   mutual aid committee consists of not more than five members who must
 4   be appointed by the council chair from council membership. The chair
 5   of the intrastate mutual aid committee is the military department
 6   representative appointed as a member of the council. Meetings of the
 7   intrastate mutual aid committee must be held at least annually.
 8       (b) In support of the intrastate mutual aid system established in
 9   chapter 38.56 RCW, the intrastate mutual aid committee shall develop
10   and update guidelines and procedures to facilitate implementation of
11   the intrastate mutual aid system by member jurisdictions, including
12   but not limited to the following: Projected or anticipated costs;
13   checklists and forms for requesting and providing assistance;
14   recordkeeping; reimbursement procedures; and other implementation
15   issues. These guidelines and procedures are not subject to the rule-
16   making requirements of chapter 34.05 RCW.
17       (5) On emergency management issues that involve early learning,
18   kindergarten through twelfth grade, or higher education, the
19   emergency management council must consult with representatives from
20   the following organizations: The department of children, youth, and
21   families; the office of the superintendent of public instruction; the
22   state board for community and technical colleges; and an association
23   of public baccalaureate degree-granting institutions.

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