ST. PAUL, MN - Today, Governor Mark Dayton issued Executive Order 13-13, assigning emergency responsibilities to state agencies. The Executive Order directs each state agency to designate a member of its staff as its emergency preparedness response contact and coordinator. It also designates persons from each state agency to serve on a Homeland Security Advisory Committee that will determine strategies and priorities for homeland security activities across disciplines and ensure coordination of all available federal preparedness funding sources. The Executive Order in its entirety /governor/assets/EO-13-13.pdf_tcm1055-93864.pdfcan be found on the Governor's website.