SB120,7,822 2. Prescribe and carry out statewide training programs and exercises to
23develop emergency management proficiency, disseminate information including
24warnings of enemy action, serve as the principal assistant to the governor in the
25direction of emergency management activities and coordinate emergency

1management programs between counties. The training programs shall include
2training in managing emergency operations utilizing the incident command system
3for local government officials, officers, and employees whose duties include
4responding to emergencies, including officers and employees of local health
5departments. The adjutant general shall consult with the department of health and
6family services regarding the provision of incident command system training to local
7health department personnel. To the extent possible, the adjutant general shall
8utilize federal funding to provide incident command system training.
SB120,7,159 3. Furnish guidance and develop and promulgate standards for emergency
10management programs for counties, towns and municipalities, and prescribe
11nomenclature for all levels of emergency management. The standards shall include
12a requirement that county, town, and municipal emergency management programs
13under sub. (4) (a) utilize the incident command system during a state of emergency
14declared under sub. (1) (b) 1. or s. 166.23 (1) or in any other multi-jurisdictional or
15multi-agency emergency response.
SB120, s. 7 16Section 7. 166.03 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB120,8,217 166.03 (5) (a) The head of emergency management services in each county,
18town and municipality shall for his or her respective county, town or municipality,
19develop and promulgate emergency management plans consistent with state plans,
20direct the emergency management program and perform such other duties related
21to emergency management as are required by the governing body and the emergency
22management committee of the governing body when applicable. The emergency
23management plans shall require the use of the incident command system by all
24emergency response agencies, including local health departments, during a state of

1emergency declared under sub. (1) (b) 1. or s. 166.23 (1) or in any other
2multi-jurisdictional or multi-agency emergency response.
SB120, s. 8 3Section 8. 166.03 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB120,8,154 166.03 (10) Exemption from liability. No person who provides equipment or
5services under the direction of the governor, the adjutant general or, the head of
6emergency management services in any county, town or municipality, the
7department of health and family services if that department is designated by the
8governor under s. 166.03 (1) (b) 1., or a local health department acting under s. 251.05
9(3) (e)
during a state of emergency declared by the governor is liable for the death of
10or injury to any person or damage to any property caused by his or her actions, except
11where the trier of fact finds that the person acted intentionally or with gross
12negligence. This subsection does not affect the right of any person to receive benefits
13to which he or she would otherwise be entitled under the worker's compensation law
14or under any pension law, nor does it affect entitlement to any other benefits or
15compensation authorized by state or federal law.
SB120, s. 9 16Section 9. 250.042 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB120,8,2517 250.042 (1) If the governor declares a state of emergency related to public
18health under s. 166.03 (1) (b) 1. and designates the department as the lead state
19agency to respond to that emergency, the department shall act as the public health
20authority during the period of the state of emergency. The department shall ensure
21that the emergency operations during the state of emergency are conducted using the
22incident command system required under s. 166.03 (2) (a) 1.
During the period of the
23state of emergency, the secretary may designate a local health department as an
24agent of the department and confer upon the local health department, acting under
25that agency, the powers and duties of the public health authority.
SB120, s. 10
1Section 10. 250.07 of the statutes is renumbered 250.07 (1).
SB120, s. 11 2Section 11. 250.07 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB120,9,73 250.07 (1m) The public health council shall monitor implementation of any
4document developed by the department under sub. (1) (a) and shall advise the
5governor, the legislature, the department, and the public on progress in
6implementing the document and coordination of responses to public health
7emergencies.
SB120, s. 12 8Section 12. 252.06 (10) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB120,9,129 252.06 (10) (c) All expenses incurred by a local health department in
10quarantining a person outside his or her home during a state of emergency related
11to public health declared by the governor under s. 166.03 (1) (b) 1. and not reimbursed
12from federal funds shall be paid for under either of the following, as appropriate:
SB120,9,1413 1. If the governor designates the department as the lead state agency under s.
14166.03 (1) (b) 1., from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (1) (c).
SB120,9,1615 2. If the governor does not designate the department as the lead state agency
16under s. 166.03 (1) (b) 1., from the appropriation under s. 20.465 (3) (e).
SB120, s. 13 17Section 13. 947.017 of the statutes is created to read:
SB120,9,19 18947.017 Threats to release chemical, biological, or radioactive
19substances.
(1) In this section:
SB120,9,2320 (a) "Biological agent" means a microorganism or an infectious substance, or any
21naturally occurring, bioengineered, or synthesized toxin or component of a
22microorganism or an infectious substance that is capable of causing death, disease,
23or other biological malfunction in humans.
SB120,9,2524 (b) "Harmful substance" means radioactive material that is harmful to human
25life, a toxic chemical or its precursor, or a biological agent.
SB120,10,2
1(c) "Microorganism" includes a bacterium, virus, fungus, rickettsia, or
2protozoan.
SB120,10,43 (d) "Precursor" means any chemical reactant that takes part at any stage in the
4production by whatever method of a toxic chemical.
SB120,10,75 (e) "Toxic chemical" means any chemical that through its chemical action on life
6processes can cause death, temporary incapacitation, or permanent harm to
7humans.
SB120,10,11 8(2) Whoever, knowing the threat to be false, intentionally threatens to release
9or disseminate a harmful substance, if the threat induces a reasonable expectation
10or fear that the person will release or disseminate a harmful substance, is guilty of
11a Class I felony.
SB120, s. 14 12Section 14. 973.06 (1) (ar) of the statutes is created to read:
SB120,10,1513 973.06 (1) (ar) If the defendant violated s. 947.017, moneys expended by a state
14or local government agency in connection with the threat under s. 947.017 (2), to be
15reimbursed to that agency, including moneys expended for the following activities:
SB120,10,1716 1. The response to the threat by emergency medical personnel, as defined in
17s. 941.37 (1) (c).
SB120,10,1918 2. The analysis of any substance alleged to be a harmful substance, as defined
19in s. 947.017 (1).
SB120,10,2120 3. The medical treatment of persons who are alleged to have been exposed to
21an alleged harmful substance, as defined under s. 947.017 (1).
SB120, s. 15 22Section 15. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB120,11,223 (1) Public health council. Notwithstanding the length of terms specified for
24the members of the public health council under section 15.197 (13) of the statutes,
25as created by this act, the initial members of the public health council shall be

1appointed by the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this
2subsection for the following terms:
SB120,11,33 (a) Six members for terms expiring on July 1, 2005.
SB120,11,44 (b) Six members for terms expiring on July 1, 2006.
SB120,11,55 (c) Five members for terms expiring on July 1, 2007.
SB120,11,66 (End)
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