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Summary of the State of Homeland Security
This is a summary report requested by the Homeland Security and Defense Education consortium (HSDEC) to review academic programs that comprise the homeland security environment.

Emergency Management Education: A Status Report
This article is FEMA’s 2008 Higher Education Program Report summarizing the current status of emergency management higher education in the United States.

Campus Law Enforcement Resources

Campus Public Safety Professional Organizations

• International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators(IACLEA)
• Missouri Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (MACLEA)
• Missouri Police Chief’s Association

 

Policies and Documents 

• Sample Policies 
• Missouri Campus Security Task Force Recommendations
• Read the latest report on campus law enforement (released Feb. 2008).

Websites 

History of the HES

The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC), temporarily established by Executive Order 05-20 and made permanent by Executive Order 06-09 signed by Governor Matt Blunt on February 10, 2006, was established to review state and local security plans and make recommendations for changes that would better protect Missouri citizens.

In the aftermath of the 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech, Governor Blunt appointed the Governor’s Task Force on Campus Security, co-chaired by Robert Stein, Commissioner of Higher Education and Mark James, past Director of Public Safety. The mission of the task force was to identify best practices and provide recommendations for making Missouri’s college campuses as safe as possible.

The task force report presented to Governor Blunt in August 2007 entitled, Securing Our Future: Making Colleges and Universities a Safe Place to Learn and Grow, identified a void in the work of HSAC regarding higher education. One of the task force recommendations was to create a Higher Education Subcommittee (HES) of HSAC. Other recommendations identified several topics, reports, and activities that serve as a base for the subcommittee’s work:

• A needs analysis and fiscal impact study of campus security enhancements;
• The amount of new resources needed to support campus security enhancements;
• Identification of multiple funding sources;
• Resources and training opportunities related to safety and security;
• Analysis of rationales for and against POST-certified police officers on private campuses;
• And determination if legislation authorizing private institutions to establish police departments is necessary and appropriate;
• And review of the recommendations in the Campus Security Task Force Report and determination of next best steps.

The HES-HSAC serves as a formal venue for continued conversations, collection of relevant and current data, and identification of best practices surrounding preparation, response and recovery for all campus emergencies. The first HES-HSAC meeting was held February 5, 2008. The HES-HSAC meets approximately every two months. In recognition of Sunshine Law regulations, all meetings and minutes of the HES are posted on the Campus Safety and Security in Missouri website. All meetings are open to the public. Reports about the work of the HES-HSAC are made to HSAC at each of its regular meetings.     

Membership

Membership

Members are representative of the rich diversity of public, independent and proprietary institutions throughout Missouri and are representative of different regions and varying size campuses. The Homeland Security Coordinator serves as an ex-officio member of the HES. The higher education official on the HSAC serves as the chair of HES. The committee is limited in size to 25 members. Appointments to HES are made by the Director of Public Safety in consultation with the HES chair. The following groups have at least one representative on HES:

• Local Law Enforcement and Fire Safety;
• Campus Public Safety;
• Students, Faculty, & Administrators;
• Mental Health and Health-Related Professions;
• and Information Technology. 

Click here for the list of current HES Members.

Subcommittee Members

Appointees to the Higher Education Subcommittee of the Homeland Security Advisory Council

Updated 10/28/09