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AB68482097FA8DAF872588E100556014 Hearing Summary




PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For DISASTER PLAN REVIEW

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
Date Oct 20, 2022      
Location HCR 0112



Disaster Plan Review - Committee Discussion Only
09:32:33 AM  
There was a discussion
about continuity of operations plans or disaster plans, including any updates.
09:33:18 AM  
President Fenberg
mentioned that the executive summary and appendices may be outdated.  He
discussed changes to Joint Rule 44.
09:34:19 AM  
Secretary of the
Senate, Cindi Markwell, indicated that the Senate plan was updated this
year and is typically updated each year.
09:34:58 AM  
Chief Clerk Robin
Jones, representing the House or Representatives, mentioned that their
plan may need to be updated.  He indicated that he will work on updating
the plan.
09:35:45 AM  
President Fenberg
mentioned that the committee will discuss the update process so that updates
are saved in the proper location and provided to staff.
09:36:11 AM  
Director Carolyn
Kampman, representing the Joint Budget Committee (JBC), said that the JBC
plan was updated in March 2020.  Director Kampman mentioned that the
JBC's goal is to update the plan annually.  She mentioned that the
template for the plan may be cumbersome for smaller agencies.  Director
Kampman indicated that the most important part of the plan is the information
technology component, due to remote work.
09:37:34 AM  
Research Manager
Cathy Eslinger, representing Legislative Council Staff (LCS), said that
LCS will look at updates.
09:38:01 AM  
Nicole Myers, representing
the Office of Legislative Legal Services (OLLS), mentioned that OLLS will
update their plan.
09:38:21 AM  
Jenny Page, representing
the Office of the State Auditor (OSA), mentioned that there are internal
plans and policies at OSA.  She said that the information will be
consolidated into a plan.
09:38:42 AM  
Deputy Director Manish
Jani, representing Legislative Council Staff Information Technology, said
that information technology has a separate plan that they continue to refine.
 He indicated that additional changes will be incorporated into the
plan.
09:39:14 AM  
President Fenberg
asked that individual agencies provide updated continuity of operations
plans to Ms. Bernard.  Ms. Bernard will update to summary, reflecting
updated agency plans, changes to Joint Rule 44, and remote business practices.
 The committee will meet again to approve the consolidated plans.
09:42:04 AM  
President Fenberg
indicated that the next committee meeting will be scheduled during the
first couple of months of the 2023 session.  He asked agencies to
make upates to their plans by late January.  Ms. Bernard will email
committee members with a timeline for updates and the next meeting.






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