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The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) meets bi-monthly to establish meaningful goals and cooperation among all executive agencies with a responsibility in homeland security. Since its establishment, the council has made marked improvements in homeland security issues. The council established sub-committees to further develop critical projects that include safe schools, interoperable communications and earthquake preparedness.The following is a list of these significant homeland security initiatives:
- The State Interoperability Executive Committee (SIEC)
- Missouri Public-Private Partnership (MOP3) Committee
- The Safe Schools Working Group
- The Geo-Spatial Working Group
- Missouri Emergency Resource & Information System (MERIS)
- The Pandemic Working Group has an important mission. One of the most challenging potential disasters facing Missouri is a pandemic influenza
outbreak. A substantial amount of federal money is being dedicated to facilitate Missouri’s planning efforts. But even more important, officials from the Governor’s Office down to the local community level are being engaged in Missouri’s Pandemic planning efforts.
- The Higher Education Working Group is coordinating with the University of Missouri – Columbia in conducting a survey of homeland security related programs and assets already in place at all higher education institutions in Missouri with a goal of establishing homeland security degree programs.
- The Credentialing Working Group