Sec. 14. Radio frequency coordination for emergency planning. The Statewide Radio Network Board, referenced in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, section 1520, subsection 1, paragraph B, shall develop protocols and procedures for radio frequency coordination throughout the State during major emergencies and shall include participation by and obtain memoranda of understanding from various stakeholders, including: the Maine Emergency Management Agency; the Maine Fire Chiefs Association; the Maine Chiefs of Police Association; the Maine Fire Protection Services Commission; the Maine Sheriffs' Association; the Maine State Police; the Department of Public Safety; federal first responders; Maine Emergency Medical Services; the Maine Hospital Association; and local public works and utilities. The Statewide Radio Network Board shall allocate no fewer than 6 public safety band radio frequencies to be used as multijurisdictional, county and state disaster channels. The Director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency shall develop a communications plan for multijurisdictional, regional and statewide disasters to ensure interoperability that includes participation with both public and private expected response partners and local, county, state and federal stakeholders. The Statewide Radio Network Board and the Maine Emergency Management Agency shall report by September 18, 2006 to the Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security Needs on their progress in obtaining memoranda of understanding from the various stakeholders and the need for training first responders in the area of radio frequency use and operation.

Sec. 15. Community outreach for emergency planning. The Director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency shall coordinate with the Commissioner of Education to perform an assessment of the number of Maine public schools that have adopted an all-hazards approach to emergency preparedness. The Director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency and the Commissioner of Education shall coordinate their efforts for community outreach for all-hazards emergency planning. The Director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency shall report by September 18, 2006 to the Task Force to Study Maine's Homeland Security Needs on the extent to which public schools have adopted an all-hazards approach to emergency preparedness and shall provide recommendations on how these plans should be improved.

Sec. 16. Emergency notification systems, evacuation plans and shelters. The Director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency within the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management shall survey communities throughout the State to