Oklahoma Homeland Security Act
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The Oklahoma Homeland Security Act (74 O.S. § 51-51.3) is an Oklahoma state law that created the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security to respond to acts of terrorism committed in the State.
The Homeland Security Act was signed into law by Governor Brad Henry on April 26, 2004.
Purposes of the Act
The Homeland Security Act establishes the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security, and creating the position of Homeland Security Director to head the Office. The Governor of Oklahoma is named the State's chief counterterrorism official and makes the Director responsible for administration of the Office. The Act makes the Office responsible for developing and coordinating the implementation and administration of a comprehensive statewide strategy to protect the State from the following:
In addition to its other duties, the Act designates the Office as the agency responsible for developing interoperable public safety communications planning for the State.
Council composition
To assist the Governor and the Homeland Security Director, the Director is allowed the created regional homeland security planning councils. Each advisory council is to be composed of the following:
- a fire chief
- a county sheriff
- a chief of police
- a doctor
- an emergency management coordinator
- an emergency medical services provider
- a veterinarian
- a mayor
- a county commissioner
- a public health representative
- a representative of a public school district
- a representative of an institution of higher learning
- a representative of a local disaster relief agency
All members of the regional advisory councils are appointed by the Director for three year terms. All members serve without compensation and can be removed for cause by the Director.