48-3703. Fusion center; powers and duties. The Kansas intelligence fusion center shall:

(a) Generate intelligence analysis critical for homeland security policy and relevant threat warning in order to protect life, liberty and property in Kansas and the great plains region;

(b) promote and improve intelligence sharing among public safety and public service agencies at the federal, state, local and tribal levels, and with critical infrastructure and key resource entities within the private sector;

(c) receive and integrate intelligence and information related to terrorism and other homeland security threats;

(d) collect, analyze, produce, disseminate and maintain such intelligence and information, as allowed by law, to support local, state, tribal and federal law enforcement agencies, and other governmental agencies and private organizations in: Preventing, preparing for, responding to and recovering from any possible or actual terrorist attack or other homeland security threat;

(e) maximize intelligence and information sharing in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws; and

(f) ensure that appropriate security measures are in place for: (1) The sensitive compartmentalized information facility; (2) data collected or stored at the sensitive compartmentalized information facility; and (3) personnel working at the sensitive compartmentalized information facility.

History: L. 2017, ch. 44, § 3; April 20.