Interoperability Subcommittee
| Name | Interoperability Subcommittee | 
| Contact Person | Brigadier General Jason P. Mahfouz - Director, Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness | 
| Mailing Address | 
				7667 Independence Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70806  | 
		
| Phone Number | 225-922-1503 | 
| Fax Number | 225-925-7501 | 
| Board Email | Jason.mahfouz@la.gov | 
| Website | www.gohsep.la.gov | 
| Legal Authority | RS 29:725.6 | 
| Year Created | 2008 | 
| Organizational Placement | GOHSEP | 
| Purpose/Function | The subcommittee shall design, construct, and assist in administering and maintaining a statewide communications interoperability plan for first responders with the ability to transport and receive voice, data, image, and video information during day-to-day operations, natural disasters, emergency response situations, and terrorist attacks. | 
| Number of Entity Members: | 
				Number Authorized: 20
				 Number Currently Serving: 19  | 
		
| Number of Entity Meetings: | 
				Actual number in prior year: 3
				 Estimated number in current year: 4  | 
		
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				The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized  | 
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				Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No  | 
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				Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No  | 
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				Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $0 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None  | 
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                Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00  | 
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				Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00  | 
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				Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00  | 
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				Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 0 Unclassified: 0 Part-time: 0  | 
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				Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None  | 
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				Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs  | 
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					A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
					 Per Diem Payments          State Agency:  Travel Reimbursements State Agency: Other (explain) State Agency:  | 
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					Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: Budget Schedule Number:  | 
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