The Disaster
Recovery Section of
the Governor’s
Office of Homeland
Security and
Emergency
Preparedness is
sponsoring a legal
seminar entitled,
“Emergency
Management Law.”
This seminar has
been accredited with
the Mandatory
Continuing Legal
Education Committee
of the Louisiana
State Bar
Association for 8.0
hours of CLE credit.
The seminar is
designed for both
public and private
attorneys who
represent government
entities and public
non-profit
organizations in the
area of emergency
management law. The
seminar will also
provide essential
information to
emergency managers
and public
officials. See the
agenda listed below
to review the
subject matter to be
presented. The
seminar will be held
on November 2, 2007
at the Baton Rouge
Area Field Office,
415 N 15th
Street, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. The
registration fee is
$50. Send a
completed
attached
registration form
and your check
to:
GOHSEP
ATTN: Keisha Peyton
7667 Independence
Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA
70806
Please note on your
check that payment
is for the Emergency
Management Law
seminar. Deadline
for registering is
October 29, 2007.
Attendance is
limited to 50
persons. Please
include an email
address on your
registration form.
Additional
information will be
forthcoming
regarding location
of classroom,
parking and access
to the building. If
you have any
questions, contact
Ben Plaia, Legal
Counsel for Disaster
Recovery Section at
bplaia@ohsep.louisiana.gov.
Registration Form
Agenda for Emergency
Management Law
Seminar
Date: November 2,
2007
Time: 8:00 am – 6:00
pm
Place: Baton Rouge
Area Field Office /
Unified Command Room
Purpose: To provide
the basics of
emergency management
law to state, parish
and
private attorneys
who are responsible
for representing
state and local
governments
during the
preparation,
response, recovery
and mitigation
phases of a
disaster.
|
TIME |
SUBJECT |
SPEAKER |
|
0800-0815 |
Continental
Breakfast
and
Opening
Remarks |
Mark
Riley,
Esq.
Assistant
Deputy
Director
Disaster
Recovery
Section,
and
Bernard
Plaia,
Esq. |
|
0815-0915 |
The
Emergency
Management
Cycle |
Bernard
Plaia,
Esq.
Legal
Counsel
for
Disaster
Recovery
Section |
|
0915-1015 |
LA
Homeland
Security
and
Emergency
Assistance
and
Disaster
Act |
Hunt
Downer,
Esq.
State
Legislator
and
author
of
the
Act |
|
1015-1030 |
Break |
|
|
1030-1130 |
Overview
of
federal
law
(Stafford
Act),
regulations
(44CFR)
and
policy
(FEMA
9500
series)
and
relationship
to
state
law
(LA
Act) |
Tom
Kirkpatrick,
Esq.
State
Coordinating
Officer
|
|
1130-1230 |
Debris
Management |
Ellen
Ballard,
Esq.
Supervisor
of
Appeals
|
|
1230-1330 |
Lunch
(on
your
own) |
|
|
1330-1430 |
Briefings
and
tour
on
GOHSEP
disaster
recovery
operations
· Public
Assistance
Operations
·
Grant
Administration
· Closeout
· Appeals |
Disaster
Recovery
Section
Staff
· Mark
DeBoisier
· John
Gonzales
· Steve
Terry |
|
1430-1530 |
Public
Assistance
Eligibility
Process |
George
Cotton,
Esq
FEMA
Office
of
Chief
Counsel |
|
1530-1545 |
Break |
|
|
1545-1645 |
Individual
Assistance
Program |
TBD,
Esq.
FEMA
Office
of
Chief
Counsel |
|
1645-1745 |
Miscellaneous
Subjects
of
Interest
· Alternate
and
Improved
Projects
(20
minutes)
· Audits
(20
minutes)
· Hazard
Mitigation
Grant
Program
(20
minutes) |
Kisha
Kilmer
Team
Lead,
A&I
Projects
George
Schmidt
GOHSEP
Internal
Auditor
Casey
Levy
State
Hazard
Mitigation
Officer
|
|
1745-1800 |
Closing
Remarks |
Bernard
Plaia |
|
Registration Form
