Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
What changed between versions
Establishes a new licensing system for emergency managers with tiered levels (bridge, basic, intermediate, advanced, master) and mandatory criminal background checks.
Creates a statewide online volunteer management system to register, credential, and deploy disaster volunteers, exempting spontaneous volunteers from registration.
Mandates that local governments in counties with populations of 68,750 or less establish unified incident command structures in their emergency plans.
Requires local or interjurisdictional emergency management agencies to submit post-disaster after-action reports within 60 days of a disaster declaration expiring.
Grants the Department of Public Safety and Division of Emergency Management authority to neutralize (jam or capture) unmanned aircraft operating without authorization in disaster areas.
Revises eligibility criteria for emergency management roles, requiring specific training hours and disqualifying individuals with felony convictions or offenses related to emergency management duties.
Extends the deadline for completing initial emergency management training from 180 days to one year after assuming office.