Senate Substitute for HB 2212 by Committee on Judiciary - Authorizing the governor to make a declaration of need for enhanced public safety and security for an extraordinary event and providing certain powers to the governor during a period of such declaration.

Senate Substitute for HOUSE BILL No. 2212
AN ACT concerning extraordinary events; authorizing the governor to issue a proclamation
declaring the need for enhanced public safety and security for an extraordinary event;
providing the governor with certain authority during an extraordinary event
declaration.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
Section 1. (a) (1) If an extraordinary event is hosted in Kansas or
in any county bordering Kansas that causes a significant impact in
Kansas, the governor, upon making a finding that such event will
attract a significant number of visitors to the state that would burden
the ability of local agencies and law enforcement agencies to maintain
public safety, transportation services, security or other essential
infrastructure without additional resources and coordination, may issue
a proclamation declaring the need for enhanced public safety and
security for such an extraordinary event.
(2) Such extraordinary event declaration may be valid for up to 15
days and may be extended by the legislative coordinating council for a
period not to exceed 90 days. At any time within such period, the
legislative coordinating council may terminate the extraordinary event
declaration. The legislative coordinating council shall meet to discuss
extraordinary event declaration extensions regardless of whether the
legislature is in session or not in session.
(b) A proclamation declaring the need for enhanced public safety
and security for an extraordinary event shall activate the disaster
response and recovery aspects of the state disaster emergency plan and
any local and interjurisdictional disaster plans applicable to the areas of
the state and any political subdivisions thereof that are affected by the
proclamation. Such proclamation shall constitute the authority
necessary for the deployment and use of any forces to which the plan or
plans apply and the use or distribution of any supplies, equipment,
materials or facilities assembled, stockpiled or arranged to be made
available for an extraordinary event.
(c) (1) A proclamation declaring the need for enhanced public
safety and security for an extraordinary event shall authorize the
governor to:
(A) Utilize all available resources of the state government and
each political subdivision as reasonably necessary to cope with the
extraordinary event;
(B) transfer the supervision, personnel or functions of state
departments and agencies or units thereof for the purpose of performing
or facilitating public safety and security activities;
(C) require and direct the cooperation and assistance of state and
local governmental agencies and officials;
(D) make requests for funding or other aid from the federal
emergency management agency; and
(E) make requests to the state finance council for funding from the
state emergency fund.
(2) A proclamation declaring the need for public safety and
security for an extraordinary event shall not authorize the governor to
exercise any power described in K.S.A. 48-925, and amendments
thereto, other than the powers described in paragraph (1). If the
governor determines that additional emergency powers are necessary,
the governor may issue a state of disaster emergency proclamation
pursuant to K.S.A. 48-924, and amendments thereto.
(d) As used in this section, "extraordinary event" includes, but is
not limited to, the world cup hosted by the international federation of
association football, the olympics, the super bowl hosted by the
national football league, a national political convention or an event that
is similar thereto in scope and size with respect to expected attendance
and public safety and security requirements.
(e) This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas
emergency management act.
(f) The provisions of this section shall expire on July 1, 2027.
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Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
publication in the Kansas register.
I hereby certify that the above BILL originated in the House, and passed
that body
HOUSE concurred in
SENATE amendments __________________________________________________________________

Speaker of the House.

Chief Clerk of the House.

Passed the SENATE
as amended

President of the Senate.

Secretary of the Senate.
APPROVED ______________________________________________________________________________

Governor.