a) If an actual disaster occurs during a jurisdiction's four-year exercise cycle, IEMA, or the county for non-mandated unaccredited ESDAs, has the discretion to waive the requirements of this Subpart. In addition to a letter requesting a waiver, ESDAs shall submit the following documentation as directed by IEMA or the county, but no later than 60 days prior to the application for accreditation or certification:
- 1) Mandated ESDAs and non-mandated accredited ESDAs shall submit an After Action Report (AAR) and a Corrective Action/Improvement Plan to their IEMA regional office. In addition, for information purposes only, non-mandated accredited ESDAs shall also submit the AAR and Corrective Action/Improvement Plan to the county in which they reside.
2) Except for those non-mandated ESDAs accredited pursuant to Section 301.510, non-mandated ESDAs shall submit an AAR and a Corrective Action/Improvement Plan to the county in which they reside.
AGENCY NOTE: Prior to an ESDA submitting the required documents for a waiver, IEMA or the county, as appropriate, shall determine which core capabilities will be evaluated to meet the exercise requirement.
- b) The IEMA State Exercise Officer, in conjunction with the respective Regional Coordinator, shall be responsible for evaluating waiver requests for mandated and non-mandated accredited ESDAs. Counties shall be responsible for evaluating waiver requests for non-mandated unaccredited ESDAs. The AAR and Corrective Action/Improvement Plan shall be evaluated for consistency with HSEEP. The ESDA shall be granted a waiver if its AAR and Corrective Action/Improvement Plan are approved for the core capabilities determined by IEMA or the county, as appropriate, for the specific disaster.
- c) The IEMA State Exercise Officer and counties shall provide approvals of waiver requests in writing.
(Source: Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 17631, effective October 31, 2020)