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Committee approves renaming Homeland Security and State Radio divisions to clarify roles and public outreach
Summary
The Government and Veterans Affairs Committee unanimously recommended House Bill 1079, which renames the Division of Homeland Security to the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and renames the Division of State Radio to the State Emergency Communication Center to better reflect functions and aid public recognition.
The House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee voted 14-0 to recommend House Bill 1079, a measure to rename two divisions within the Department of Emergency Services to better reflect their functions and improve public understanding.
Darren Hanson, homeland security division director, told the committee the Division of Homeland Security performs a range of emergency management and federal coordination tasks that the public does not readily associate with the label "homeland security." Hanson said only a small portion of the division’s staff perform…
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