On March 13, 2003, Governor Bob Taft joined the State of Ohio Security Task Force (SOSTF) to unveil recommended emergency action steps for Ohio citizens in the event of a terrorist threat or other emergency. The twenty-one member task force approved the new Homeland Security Response Guides for individuals and families, schools, and businesses at its meeting this morning at the Ohio Statehouse. The guides recommend emergency steps that families, schools and businesses can take during each of the five security alert levels of Ohio's Homeland Security Advisory System -- low, guarded, elevated, high, and severe. The Homeland Security Response Guides recommended by the SOSTF will be distributed to state school superintendents, business associations and local governments. The guides are also available at the Ohio Homeland Security website: www.state.oh.us/odps/sos/ohshome.htm.