Pandemic Influenza Planning And Response Information
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Below is a link to a streaming video of the new National Center for
State Courts' DVD on H1N1 flu entitled
COOP Planning: Maintaining the Rule of Law – Planning for a Pandemic within an All-Hazards Context - Judicial Response to the Swine Flu - Tips for Texas Courts [pdf]
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Interim Plan to Ensure Judicial Readiness in Times of Emergency
Task Force to Ensure Judicial Readiness in Times of Emergency
http://www.supreme.courts.state.tx.us/emtf/pdf/IntPlan072208.pdf -
Pandemic Influenza Legal Preparedness - Power Point Presentation
[ppt]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
Strategy for Pandemic Influenza - Keeping the Court Open in a Pandemic
[pdf]
Template for Planning Tasks Associated with Preparing for a Pandemic [doc] [pdf]
Florida State Courts (Unified Supreme Court/Court Emergency Management Group)
March 2006 -
State Agency Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
[doc]
Adapted from the Agency Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
www.pandemicflu.gov -
Preparing the Justice System for a Pandemic Influenza: Resources
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Last Updated April 30, 2009
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/pandemic/resources.html - Guidelines for Pandemic Emergency Preparedness Planning: A Road Map for Courts [pdf]
Bureau of Justice Assistance
March 2007 - Justice System Response to a Pandemic: Addressing Human Resource Issues
[pdf]
Bureau of Justice Assistance
BJA Briefing Paper Series
2008 -
Pandemics and the Courts: A Synopsis of the Issues Facing Court Administration
[pdf]
Andrew Graubard
Prepared for the National Association for Court Management 2008 Annual Conference -
Control Measures and Public Health Emergencies
A Texas Bench Book
Health Law and Policy Institute, University of Houston Law Center 2008
http://www.law.uh.edu/healthlaw/TexasBenchBook.pdf -
H1N1 (Swine Flu)
Department of State Health Services
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/swineflu/
Current Texas Disaster Recovery Operations
The Governor's Department of Emergency Management website is:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/pages/disasterrecovery.htm.
The State is divided into Disaster Districts [pdf] which correspond to the regions for Councils of Government [pdf].
General Information for the Task Force
- Final Report of the Committee to Develop an Interim Plan [pdf]
- Interim Plan of the Committee to Develop an Interim Plan [pdf]
- Hurricane Ike Survey Results [pdf]
- Task Force Report Outline and Recommendation [pdf]
- Disaster Recovery Planning Issues for Courts [pdf] [doc]
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Survey on Texas Judicial Disaster Response Plans [pdf]
The Supreme Court of Texas
October 2007 -
Pandemic Influenza Legal Preparedness - Power Point Presentation [ppt]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -
SAA Acronym Dictionary [pdf]
State of Texas Emergency Management -
Annex U, Legal [pdf] [doc]
October 2007 - State Planning Standards Checklist for Annex U, Legal [pdf] [doc]
March 2006 -
A Comprehensive Emergency Management Program
Part I: Appendices [pdf] [doc]
Part II: Appendix C [pdf] [doc]
Part II: Appendix C Checklist [pdf] [doc]
National Center for State Courts
January 2007
Planning Templates
For information only, pending development of Texas court plans by the Task Force
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Emergency Management Tips for Texas District and County Clerks
[doc] [pdf]
Texas Office of Court Administration
2012 -
Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) for Pennsylvania Courts - A Toolkit for Pennsylvania Courts [pdf]
Developed by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts & the University of Pittsburgh Center for Public Health Preparedness (November 6, 2007) - Incident Command Organization Chart
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Strategy for Pandemic Influenza - Keeping the Court Open in a Pandemic [pdf]
Template for Planning Tasks Associated with Preparing for a Pandemic [doc] [pdf]
Florida State Courts (Unified Supreme Court/Court Emergency Management Group)
March 2006 - Disaster Recovery Planning for Courts: A Guide to Business Continuity Planning [pdf]
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Continuity of Court Operations: Steps for COOP Planning [pdf] [doc]
National Association for Court Management -
Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan Template Instructions
[pdf] [doc]
Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan Template [doc]
Federal Emergency Management Agency -
Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan [doc]
Art Bernadino
June 2006 -
State Agency Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist [doc]
Adapted from the Agency Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist
www.pandemicflu.gov - Computer Equipment Inventory [xls]
- Data Center Inventory [xls]
- Employee List [xls]
- Key Personnel [xls]
- Policy Inventory [xls]
- Succession Order Sample [pdf]
- System Identification [xls]
- "A Framework for Improving Cross-sector Coordination" [pdf]
- "A Guide for Developing a Memorandum of Understanding" [pdf]
Agency Issues During Disasters
Public Health Laws
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Communicable Disease Control Measures In Texas: A Guide for Health Authorities in a Public Health Emergency
available at: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/comprep/ogc/default.shtm
- 44 CFR (Code of Federal Regulation) § 13.24 Matching or Cost of Sharing [doc]
- PUBLIC LAW 109–417—DEC. 19, 2006 120 STAT. 2831 [txt]
- Public Law 109-417 [txt]
- PUBLIC LAW 109–417—DEC. 19, 2006 120 STAT. 2831 (12/19/2006) [txt]
- Education Code, Subtitle G. Safe Schools, Chapter 7. Discipline; Law and Order [txt]
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Updated: 29-Mar-2012
