Task Force on Judicial Emergency Preparedness

Pandemic Influenza Planning and Response Information

• Pandemic Influenza Legal Preparedness - Power Point Presentation, CDC
• Strategy for Pandemic Influenza - Keeping the Court Open in a Pandemic, FL State Courts
• Template for Planning Tasks Associated with Preparing for a Pandemic, FL State Courts
• State Agency Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist, www.pandemicflu.gov
• Guidelines for Pandemic Emergency Preparedness Planning: A Road Map for Courts, BJA
• Justice System Response to a Pandemic: Addressing Human Resource Issues, BJA
• Pandemics and the Courts: A Synopsis of the Issues Facing Court Administration, Andrew Graubard

Texas Disaster Recovery Operations

• Governor's Department of Emergency Management
• The State is divided into Disaster Districts which correspond to the regions for Councils of Government.

General Information for the Task Force

• Final Report of the Committee to Develop an Interim Plan
• Interim Plan of the Committee to Develop an Interim Plan
• Disaster Recovery Planning Issues for Courts
• SAA Acronym Dictionary, State of Texas Emergency Management
• State Planning Standards Checklist for Annex U, Legal
• A Comprehensive Emergency Management Program, NCSC

Part I: Appendices
Part II: Appendix C
Part II: Appendix C Checklist

Planning Templates

For information only, pending development of Texas court plans by the Task Force

• Emergency Management Tips for Texas District and County Clerk, OCA
• Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) for Pennsylvania Courts - A Toolkit for Pennsylvania Courts
• Incident Command Organization Chart
• Disaster Recovery Planning for Courts: A Guide to Business Continuity Planning
• Continuity of Court Operations: Steps for COOP Planning, NACM
• Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan Template Instructions, FEMA
• Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan Template, FEMA
• Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan, Art Bernadino, June 2006
• Computer Equipment Inventory
• Data Center Inventory
• Employee List
• Key Personnel
• Policy Inventory
• Succession Order Sample
• System Identification
• "A Framework for Improving Cross-sector Coordination"
• "A Guide for Developing a Memorandum of Understanding"

Agency Issues During Disasters

• Support Agency Legal Issues
• Litigation Forms
• State Annex H Appendix 7
• Index to OGA Issues
• OAG SARS Legal Preparedness Issues

Public Health Laws

• 44 CFR (Code of Federal Regulation) § 13.24 Matching or Cost of Sharing
• PUBLIC LAW 109–417—DEC. 19, 2006 120 STAT. 2831
• Public Law 109-417
• Education Code, Subtitle G. Safe Schools, Chapter 37. Discipline; Law and Order