Document Citation: 35 P.S. § 2140.202

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PENNSYLVANIA STATUTES
TITLE 35. HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 20A. COUNTERTERRORISM PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE ACT
CHAPTER 2. COUNTERTERRORISM PLANNING, PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

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08/31/2009

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§ 2140.202. Regional counterterrorism task forces

(a) ESTABLISHMENT.-- The agency, in coordination with State, county and municipal emergency management, health, law enforcement, public safety and other officials and representatives from volunteer service organizations, private business and industry, hospitals and medical care facilities and other entities responsible for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of this Commonwealth, shall establish regional counterterrorism task forces throughout this Commonwealth.

(b) RESPONSE PLANS.-- Each regional counterterrorism task force shall prepare a counterterrorism preparedness and response plan in accordance with guidelines developed by the agency. The plan shall be submitted to the agency within 180 days of the effective date of this act. The agency shall review and approve each plan in a timely manner, but no later than 90 days after its submission to the agency. The task force shall review and update the plan on an annual basis.

(c) MEETINGS.-- Regional counterterrorism task force meetings that are called to discuss sensitive or classified law enforcement, terrorist threat assessment or other confidential public and/or private facility safety information shall not be subject to the provisions of 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings).