Special Committee on Disaster Preparedness Planning
Chair: Rep. Joan Ballweg
Legislative Council Staff:
Pam Shannon, Richard Sweet and Jessica Karls
Member List The special committee is directed to study and
make recommendations in the area of public and private cooperation
in preparedness planning for emergency responses to natural and
man-made disasters, including pandemics. Issues to be examined
include: (1) private sector assistance to governmental entities
responding to disasters; (2) plans for state and local legislative
bodies to continue to function during disasters, including lines of
succession; (3) responsibility for evacuating hospitals and
long-term care facilities; (4) the ability for products such as food
and first aid supplies to reach markets during disasters; (5)
alternative transportation plans for supplies; (6) responsibility
for keeping civil order during disasters; (7) responsibility for
caring for medically needy persons during disasters; (8)
dissemination of information to the public during disasters if
regular modes of communication are unavailable; (9) coordination of
resources in rural areas through regional plans; and (10)
effectiveness of mutual aid agreements, with an emphasis on
interstate mutual aid agreements, and liability issues under these
agreements.
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- Proposed Report to the Legislature,
PRL 2007-11, dated April 30, 2007
- LRB-2213/1,
relating to designation of state agency status for
certain health care facilities that use volunteer
providers during a declared state of emergency
- LRB-2214/1,
relating to declarations of emergencies by counties
- LRB-2215/1,
relating to immunity from liability for qualified
food and emergency household products
- LRB-2216/1,
relating to creating an interoperability council
- LRB-2230/1,
relating to requiring public and private schools to
conduct tornado or other hazard drills
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- Letter
to Hal Bergan, Division Administrator, Department of
Workforce Development (March 2, 2007)
- Letter
to A. John Voelker, Director of State Courts (March
2, 2007)
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- WLC: 0068/2,
relating to requiring public and private schools to
conduct tornado or other hazard drills
- WLC:
0100/1, relating to creating an interoperability
council
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- WLC: 0050/2,
relating to a moratorium on rental evictions during
a state of emergency [related to public health]
- WLC: 0068/1,
relating to requiring public and private schools to
conduct tornado drills
- WLC: 0073/1,
relating to designation of state agency status for
certain health care facilities that use volunteer
providers during a declared state of emergency
- WLC: 0074/1,
relating to immunity from liability for qualified
food and household products
- Letter
to Shirley Abrahamson, Chief Justice, Wisconsin
Supreme Court (January 23, 2007)
- Letter
to David Steingraber, Executive Director, Office of
Justice Assistance (January 24, 2007)
- Letter
to Senator Fred Risser and Speaker Michael Huebsch,
Co-Chairs, Joint Committee on Legislative
Organization (January 24, 2007)
- Letter
to State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster,
Department of Public Instruction (January 30, 2007)
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Letter from Edward Huck, Executive Director,
Wisconsin Alliance of Cities (February 2, 2007)
- Letter from
Attorney Heiner Giese, Apartment Association of
Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc. (February 7, 2007)
- Letter
from William Malkasian, President, Wisconsin
Realtors Association (February 7, 2007)
- Letter from
Hal Bergan, Division Administrator, Department of
Workforce Development (February 7, 2007)
- Letter
from Michael Oakleaf, Division of Research and
Policy, Department of Revenue (February 8, 2007)
- Letter from A.
John Voelker, Director of State Courts (February 6,
2007)
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- WLC: 0049/1,
relating to declarations of emergencies by counties
- WLC: 0050/1,
relating to a moratorium on rental evictions during
a state of emergency related to public health
- Letter,
to David Steingraber, Executive Director, Office of
Justice Assistance (December 21, 2006)
- Memo,
Participation by Private Sector Organizations and
Businesses, to the Directors, County and
Regional Emergency Management Agencies, (December
22, 2006)
- Letter, to
Johnnie Smith, Administrator, Wisconsin Emergency
Management (December 26, 2006)
- Letter,
to Patrick Cooper, Acting Administrator, Division of
Management and Technology, Department of Health and
Family Services (December 26, 2006)
- Responses to
Requests for Information (January 9; revised
January 10, 2007), includes:
- E-mail from the Department of Workforce
Development (DWD) on the issues of: (a)
required use of vacation leave for quarantined
employees; (b) guaranteeing job security for
those quarantined and unable to work; and (c)
tax incentives for employers who continue to pay
wages to quarantined employees.
- E-mail from DWD on income continuation
during widespread emergencies.
- A letter with several attachments from the
Department of Health and Family Services.
- E-mail from the Department of Natural
Resources regarding whether environmental impact
statement (EIS) requirements may be waived
during public health emergencies.
- E-mail from the Department of Agriculture,
Trade and Consumer Protection with draft
language on carcass disposal and response to
questions regarding waiver of EIS requirements.
- E-mail from four county emergency management
agencies in response to December 22, 2006 letter
from committee recommending emergency planning
and coordination with private sector agencies.
- Staff information from Wisconsin Vital
Records about signing death certificates during
emergencies.
- E-mail from Legislative Council staff about
holding certain proceedings during emergencies
without all parties being present.
- Letter from Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM)
regarding: (a) WEM regional office support; (b)
uniformity of regions; (c) mass evacuation
planning issues; and (d) additional possible
legislative initiatives.
- Information from local government
associations about Open Meeting Laws during
emergencies.
- E-mail from William Black, Department of
Regulation and Licensing, regarding variances to
Pharmacy Examining Board statutes and rules
during emergencies.
- Letter from the Office of Justice Assistance
regarding mutual aid agreements.
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Memo No. 2, Potential Recommendations Submitted
for the Special Committee's Consideration (December
6, 2006)
- Testimony, of Ben
Peirce, Central Benefits Manager, Department of
Workforce Development
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Testimony, of Lori Beierle, Region 5 Hospital
Preparedness Coordinator
- Testimony of Doug White, Director, Student
Services Prevention and Wellness Team, Department of
Public Instruction, and Mary Jean Erschen, Director,
Center for Emergency Health and Safety in Schools,
Wisconsin Technical College System Foundation
- Testimony, of Michael Steinhauer, Survival
Coalition Member and the Steinhauer Group; and Nancy
Anderson, Legislative Committee of the Wisconsin
Personal Services Association and Government
Relations Specialist for the Community Living
Alliance
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Letter, to Representative Joan Ballweg, Chair
(November 22, 2006)
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Memo No. 1, State Statutes Providing Liability
Protection During Emergencies (November 6, 2006)
- Testimony of Jan Mueller, State Auditor,
Legislative Audit Bureau
- Testimony, of Tom
Thieding, Executive Director, Public Relations,
Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation
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Testimony, of David Steingraber, Executive
Director, Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance
- Testimony, of Robin
Schmidt, Agency Liaison for Food and Agriculture
Security, Department of Agriculture, Trade and
Consumer Protection
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Testimony, of William A.
Alford, CFE, International Lighthouse Group,
Wisconsin Grocers Association
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Responses, from the Department of Health and
Family Services and Wisconsin Emergency Management
to information requests from the special committee
(October 5, 2006)
- Description of
2-1-1 Wisconsin
- Testimony, of John
Rostosky, Director of Preparedness and Response,
Midwest Service Area, American Red Cross
- Testimony, of Cullen Peltier, Director, Brown
County Emergency Management
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- Testimony, of Johnnie
Smith, Administrator, Wisconsin Emergency
Management
- Testimony, of Patrick Cooper, Oren Hammes, Tom
Anderson, and Dennis Tomczyk,
Department of Health and Family Services
- Testimony, of David J.
Duecker, President, Southeast Wisconsin Homeland
Security Partnership, Inc.
- Testimony, of Michael
Shoys, Vice President, Wisconsin Manufacturers &
Commerce, Wisconsin County of Safety
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