Pennsylvania § 7212 - Regional counterterrorism task forces.
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§ 7212. 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 residents of this Commonwealth, shall establish regional counterterrorism task forces throughout this Commonwealth.
(b) Response plans.--A regional counterterrorism task force shall prepare a counterterrorism preparedness and response plan in accordance with guidelines developed by the agency. 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. A task force that does not have an approved plan shall be suspended from a grant or funding program.
(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 private facility safety information shall not be deemed a public record subject to disclosure under 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings).
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Section 7212 ("Regional counterterrorism task forces.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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