Forum on School and LongTerm Disaster Recovery

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Forum on School and Long-Term Disaster Recovery

• Emergency Preparedness Plan
• California Education Code, Sections 35295-35-297
  (The Katz Act), Section 40041, 40042.
• Requires that a school site disaster plan
  outline roles, responsibilities, and procedures
  for students and staff. It also requires that the
  school site emergency management organization
  structure comply with SEMS, Title 19 Section
  2400, and be ready for implementation at all
  times.

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Forum on School and Long-Term Disaster Recovery

• Mitigation
• Mitigation for future disasters plays an
  important part in the recovery process.
• Funds available to Districts to allow them to
  incorporate Long Term Recovery features into
  their facilities.

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Forum on School and Long-Term Disaster Recovery

• Assembly Bill 127 Seismic Mitigation
• 199.5 million dollars
• Available since fall of 2007
• Lack of applications
• 200,000 for pilot program for structural
  engineering reports
• Discussing Program structure in order to promote
  participation