Bill Text: CA ACR94 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Emergency services: active shooter incidents.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-17)
Status: (Passed) 2014-05-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 30, Statutes of 2014. [ACR94 Detail]
Download: California-2013-ACR94-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: ACR 94 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
RESOLUTION CHAPTER 30
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE MAY 9, 2014
ADOPTED IN SENATE MAY 1, 2014
ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28, 2014
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 20, 2014
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Rodriguez
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano,
Atkins, Bloom, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan,
Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Cooley, Dababneh, Dahle,
Dickinson, Donnelly, Eggman, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gatto,
Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hall, Roger Hernández,
Holden, Jones, Levine, Linder, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor,
Melendez, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan,
Patterson, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva,
Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Salas, Skinner, Stone, Ting, Wagner, Waldron,
Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, and Williams)
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
Relative to emergency services.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACR 94, Rodriguez. Emergency services: active shooter incidents.
This measure would recognize that active shooter incidents are
increasing and would encourage local fire, law enforcement, and
emergency medical services agencies in coordination with the Office
of Emergency Services to develop standard operating procedures and
coordinated training programs in an effort to more efficiently
respond to active shooter incidents in California.
WHEREAS, The Federal Bureau of Investigation defines an active
shooter as an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to
kill people in a confined and populated area; and
WHEREAS, Since the Columbine High School attack in 1999, active
shooter incidents have captured a substantial amount of public and
law enforcement attention; and
WHEREAS, Eighty-four active shooter events occurred between 2000
and 2010, 16 of which occurred in 2009 and 21 of which occurred in
2010; and
WHEREAS, More than 250 people have been killed in the United
States during active shooter incidents since the Columbine High
School shootings in 1999; and
WHEREAS, Active shooter incidents often occur in small and
medium-sized communities where police departments are limited by
budget constraints and small workforces; and
WHEREAS, The average active shooter incident are 12 minutes in
duration, with 37 percent of incidents lasting less than five
minutes; and
WHEREAS, Fifty-one percent of active shooter incidents have been
found to occur in the workplace, while 17 percent occurred in a
school, 17 percent occurred in a public place, and 6 percent occurred
in a religious establishment; and
WHEREAS, During 56 percent of active shooter attacks that were
ongoing when police arrived, officers had to use force to stop the
killing; and
WHEREAS, Patrol officers are most likely responding alone or with
a partner to an incident, with one-third of those officers who enter
an incident alone being shot by the intruder; and
WHEREAS, The recent shooting incident at Los Angeles International
Airport (LAX) in November 2013 serves as a grim reminder that a mass
casualty incident can happen at any moment, in any location; and
WHEREAS, In response to this incident, LAX created an Airport
Response Team, composed of airport employees who will voluntarily
mobilize during future airport-related emergencies to specifically
assist with passenger communication and care; and
WHEREAS, The entry of emergency medical services to an attack site
are often delayed because law enforcement must conduct a thorough
search of the scene in order to declare it secure; and
WHEREAS, The inability, or severely delayed ability, of emergency
medical services personnel to access an active shooter scene have
caused a paradigm shift in law enforcement training and tactics, as
victims are not necessarily expected to escape or even survive these
situations; and
WHEREAS, Recent active shooter incidents have underscored the need
for a coordinated response by law enforcement and others to save
lives; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature recognizes that active
shooter incidents appear to be increasing and further encourages
local fire, law enforcement, and emergency medical services agencies
in coordination with the Office of Emergency Services to develop
common tactics, communications capabilities, and terminology to
enable seamless and effective operations during an active shooter
incident; and be it further
Resolved, That local fire, law enforcement, and emergency medical
services agencies are encouraged to establish standard operating
procedures and coordinated training programs for these volatile and
dangerous situations in an effort to mitigate risk to law enforcement
officers, as well as the general public; and be it further
Resolved, That airports, college campuses, and entertainment
venues, where large groups of people often congregate, should
consider implementing response teams, similar to that employed by
LAX, in order to streamline communications with persons trapped
inside a venue and to maximize crowd control measures and evacuation
procedures; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Office of Emergency Services, the Department
of Justice, and to the author for appropriate distribution.
