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Emergency Preparedness For Disasters

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Definitions.

Section
48-905a

Division of emergency management, establishment.

Powers and duties of adjutant general.

Mobile support units; duties of adjutant general.

Investigations and surveys; testimony and evidence; fees and mileage of witnesses.

Lease, sale or loan of state property to federal or local governments; transfer of personnel; cities and counties authorized to contract.

Immunity from liability of the state, local governments and certain individuals; Kansas tort claims act, applicability.

Authority to accept services, gifts, grants and loans.

Persons ineligible for employment.

Employees, division of emergency management; expenses.

Title of act.

Purchase of accident insurance for volunteer workers by cities; coverage; immunity; definitions.

Limitations on effect of act.

Disasters; responsibilities of governor; state of disaster emergency; continuation, extension and termination; requirements of proclamation; activation of disaster response and recovery of state disaster plan; state of drought.

Section
48-924a

Extension of state of disaster emergency declared for counties experiencing severe weather-related disaster on May 4, 2007.

Section
48-924b

Extension of state of disaster emergency declared on March 12, 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 health emergency.

Powers of governor during state of disaster emergency; authorized orders, limitations; review by state finance council; revocation by legislature; powers of board of county commissioners, orders relating to public health. [See Revisor's Note]

Section
48-925a

Limitations on powers of governor during state of disaster emergency; closure or cessation of business or commercial activity; state finance council approval required, when; expiration of section.

Section
48-925b

Same; closure of schools; state board of education approval required.

State disaster emergency plan; rules and regulations.

State resources management plan.

Duties of division of emergency management.

County and city disaster agencies; determination by governor; disaster emergency plans by county, city and interjurisdictional disaster agencies; duties of local officials.

Interjurisdictional disaster agencies; finding and order by governor; disaster emergency plans; interjurisdictional agreements between counties; interstate mutual aid organizations, agreements, disapproval by legislature.

Development and revision of state, local and interjurisdictional disaster plans; advice and assistance of local government, business and civic leaders.

States of local disaster emergency; effect; powers and duties of county and city officials.

Duty of individuals during disaster emergencies; compensation for loss of property, exceptions; claims procedure.

Duties and immunities of law enforcement, military and other authorized personnel.

Force and effect of municipal ordinances during disaster emergencies.

Immunity from liability for persons in control of certain premises.

Communications systems during disasters; recommendations to governor.

Federal grants to individuals and families; powers and duties of governor; amount of state share; maximum amount, determination.

Civil penalty for intentional violation of act or rules and regulations, orders or proclamations thereunder; enforcement through civil action by the attorney general or county or district attorney; injunction or restraining order.

Title of act.

Definitions.

Costs of emergency management plans and programs; fees.

Rules and regulations; personnel.

Administration of act.

Declaration of state of emergency; exemption of drivers of utility service vehicles from certain requirements.

Citation of act; purpose.

Definitions.

Kansas mutual aid system; participation by political subdivisions.

Responsibilities of participating political subdivisions.

Requests for assistance among participating political subdivisions.

Obligation of participating political subdivisions to provide assistance; conditions.

Recognition of license, certificate or other permit issued by participating political subdivision.

Guidelines and procedures.

Personnel of participating political subdivision; benefits.

Nature of activities governmental; liability.

Severability.

Seizure of firearms prohibited during official state of emergency; cause of action created; attorney fees.

Division of emergency management authorized to accept certain real property in Saline county.

COVID-19 contact tracing privacy act; duties of secretary of health and environment and local health officers; regulation of persons acting as contact tracers; use of contact data, confidentiality; violations, remedies and penalties; rules and regulations; expiration of section.

COVID-19 public health emergency; local health officers required to share certain information with first responder agencies; information not a public record.

Same; physicians and other healthcare professionals; use of telemedicine authorized; limitations and requirements; abortion statutes not affected; expiration of section.

Same; hospital operations; admittance of patients; use of non-hospital premises; notice to the department of health and environment; expiration of section.

Same; healing arts temporary emergency licenses; issuance by state board of healing arts; requirements and purpose; expiration of section.

Same; expanded practice by certain healthcare professionals; physician assistants, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurse anesthetists, registered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, emergency medical services providers and certain students; expanded authority to practice for professionals from other states; liability; expiration of section.

Severability; act concerning governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas.