Sec. 418.134. TASK FORCE STUDY. (a) The task force shall study methods to more effectively accommodate persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities during a disaster or emergency evacuation. The study must examine and make recommendations on:
(1) the provision of informational materials to persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities before a disaster occurs on disaster or emergency evacuation;
(2) the accessibility of transportation and medical supplies to persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities during a disaster;
(3) different solutions for accommodating persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities during a disaster or emergency evacuation of a rural or urban area;
(4) the ability to effectively communicate with persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities during a disaster; and
(5) the availability of volunteers to assist persons who are elderly and persons with disabilities during an emergency evacuation.
(b) The task force shall develop and submit a written report of the study and recommendations developed by the task force to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each member of the legislature not later than December 1, 2020.
(c) This section expires June 1, 2021.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 614 (S.B. 982), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.