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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2019 - 2020
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | April 10, 2020 07:29 PM |
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| From: | Senator Michele Brooks and Sen. Camera Bartolotta |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Utilization of Federal Standards for Determining Essential Businesses |
| In the near future, we plan on introducing legislation that will change the way the Commonwealth determines which businesses are deemed to be essential and life-sustaining for future disaster declarations. Specifically, when a formal disaster declaration affecting the Commonwealth is made, whether it is a national disaster declaration or a more geographically limited one, the Commonwealth will adopt the federal definitions governing what employees, businesses, social services, etc. are deemed “life-sustaining.” This will include definitions included in guidance from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published by the United States Department of Homeland Security. This bill will help provide a uniform process for determining life-sustaining and essential status, as well as provide more continuity, clarity, and guidance for our businesses that could potentially be affected. I hope that you will join us in cosponsoring this important piece of legislation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office staff. |