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Committee approves Homeland Security rule bundle; advances committee substitute for rules to full Senate
Summary
The Senate committee approved a bundle of Homeland Security-related agency rules that, among other changes, revise child-abuse response protocols, set hospital standards for sexual-assault forensic exams and update state police cadet and career-progression rules.
The committee agreed to a package of rule amendments from agencies in the Department of Homeland Security cluster and voted to report one committee substitute to the full Senate with a recommendation that it pass.
An agency representative described the first bundle — labeled "Bridal 6" in the agenda — as containing rules from the Governor’s Committee on Crime, Delinquency and Corrections, the Division of Protective Services, the State Emergency Response Commission and the State Police. The representative summarized key changes across the bundle: updates to child-abuse response protocols; standards for medical forensic exams for sexual assault victims in hospitals; emergency planning grant program clarifications; and…
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