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39A.220 Agency emergency operations procedures.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Each agency, board, or commission of state government, unless the
requirement is waived, in writing, by the director, shall develop agency
emergency operations procedures which are consistent with and which meet
the requirements of the Kentucky Emergency Operations Plan. The agency
emergency operations procedures shall be updated not less than yearly.
Each agency, board, or commission of state government shall take those
measures necessary to ensure that it can continue to operate during times of
disaster or emergency, that it can protect its vital records, and that it has
designated at least four (4) persons, preferably by title, who may act for the
agency, and for its major component operations, during an emergency or
disaster if the primary person with the power to make necessary decisions is
unavailable for any reason.
In carrying out the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, each
agency, board, or commission of state government shall follow the general
planning guidance of the division and the requirements of administrative
regulations promulgated by the division.
Each agency, board, or commission of state government shall train its
employees with regard to the contents of the agency emergency operations
procedures, and shall give any additional training necessary to implement the
procedures during times of emergency or disaster.
Each agency, board, or commission of state government shall, upon request of
the director, send an employee of the agency with full authority to take any
action on behalf of the agency to the State Emergency Operations Center, area
offices of the division, state command posts or other designated location during
periods of emergency or disaster.
As used in this section, agency, board, or commission means all agencies,
unless the requirement is waived, in writing, by the director, listed in KRS
12.020, other state bodies created by executive order of the Governor, the
Legislative Research Commission, and the Court of Justice and its agencies.
Effective:July 15, 1998
History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 226, sec. 21, effective July 15, 1998.
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