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- Texas should increase state and local health department microbiological and chemical laboratory capacity to detect
and respond to bioterrorism and chemical terrorism........... ..............................................................28
- Texas should enhance infectious disease epidemiology and surveillance............................................. ............28
- Texas should create an Office of the State Epidemiologist that would assist local governments and hospitals with
enhancing their current emergency response plans to include bioterrorism preparedness. ...........................................28
- Texas should expand the Health Alert Network program to more local health departments and train local health
department staff to recognize and respond to bioterrorism.....................................................................28
- In coordination with private non-profit blood donation centers and other stakeholders, Texas should expand the state's
capacity to accept and manage blood donations during a crisis, including as a last resort the use of state facilities and staff................29
" TDH should build a ready and coordinated "just-in-time" blood donation supply through a coordinated educational campaign..............29
- The retirement multiplier for DPS commissioned officers who retire with at least 30 years of service should be increased
from 2.80 percent to 3.0 percent per year of service. ..........................................................................30
- A Deferred Retirement Option Plan should be offered to DPS troopers who are eligible to retire and have at least 25 years
of service credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas...................................................................30
- DPS should develop a program of multiple incentives, including a bonus plan tied to years of service; provide hazardous
duty pay, and develop a plan of stipends for special DPS trooper expertise, based on education, special expertise in
languages, enforcement methods and other professional certifications. ..........................................................30
- Texas should offer training to teachers, school administrators, and students to provide immediate emergency medical
assistance to those injured in emergencies...................................................................................31
- School districts should develop new school safety plans or expand existing plans to include a response to domestic terrorism. .............32
- The Texas School Safety Center at Southwest Texas State University should develop or contract for model school safety
plans for small, medium and large size school districts.........................................................................32
- The Texas School Safety Center should expand its services to include planning for domestic terrorism. .................................32
- Texas should require local governments to develop a Risk and Needs Assessment Capability Plan with funding
contingent on the development of such a plan. ..............................................................................33
- Texas should create 10 HAZMAT/WMD (Hazardous Material/Weapons of Mass Destruction; Chemical, Biological,
Radiological, Explosives, & Incendiaries) regional response teams that could be dispatched immediately to respond
to a terrorist attack......................................................................................................33
- Texas should amend the Texas Constitution to allow the Legislature the flexibility to fund improved transportation
safety from the State Highway Fund........................................................................................34
- Texas should offer"United Americans"or"Land of the Free" license plates and dedicate revenue to disaster assistance
and special program funding..............................................................................................35
- Texas should create new criminal offenses for terrorism, enhance penalties for terrorist acts and amend state law to
allow the death penalty for criminals convicted of acts of terrorism. .............................................................36
- Texas should initiate a series of measures to improve security in state facilities.....................................................37
- Texas should update state agency emergency evacuation plans for disabled employees..............................................38
- The Comptroller's office will assist employers by placing information about emergency management planning and
implementation along with appropriate links to organizations that can provide technical and financial support on its
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Texas. Comptroller's Office. Texas Responds: The Texas War Relief Package, text, November 2001; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth654370/m1/9/?q=%22~1%22~1&rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.