Senate Bill sb0410

    Florida Senate - 2001                                   SB 410

    By Senators Dawson and Pruitt





    30-284-01

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to school emergency

  3         preparedness; amending s. 230.23, F.S.;

  4         requiring the Department of Education to adopt

  5         rules for emergency drills which must be

  6         followed by each district school board;

  7         providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section

12  230.23, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

13         230.23  Powers and duties of school board.--The school

14  board, acting as a board, shall exercise all powers and

15  perform all duties listed below:

16         (6)  CHILD WELFARE.--Provide for the proper accounting

17  for all children of school age, for the attendance and control

18  of pupils at school, and for proper attention to health,

19  safety, and other matters relating to the welfare of children

20  in the following fields, as prescribed in chapter 232.

21         (f)  Emergency drills; emergency procedures.--

22         1.  The district school board shall formulate and

23  prescribe policies and procedures for emergency drills and for

24  actual emergencies, including, but not limited to, fires,

25  natural disasters, and bomb threats, for all the public

26  schools of the district which comprise grades K-12. District

27  policies shall include commonly used alarm system responses

28  for specific types of emergencies and verification by each

29  school that drills have been provided as required by law and

30  fire protection codes.

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    Florida Senate - 2001                                   SB 410
    30-284-01




  1         2.  The district school board shall establish model

  2  emergency management and emergency preparedness procedures for

  3  the following life-threatening emergencies:

  4         a.  Weapon-use and hostage situations.

  5         b.  Hazardous materials or toxic chemical spills.

  6         c.  Weather emergencies, including hurricanes,

  7  tornadoes, and severe storms.

  8         d.  Exposure as a result of a manmade emergency.

  9         3.  The Department of Education shall adopt rules for

10  emergency drills which must be followed by each district

11  school board. The rules must require each school to conduct

12  and document at least 10 fire drills per school year and at

13  least 2 tornado drills per school year.

14         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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17                          SENATE SUMMARY

18    Requires the Department of Education to adopt rules for
      emergency drills which must be followed by each district
19    school board and must provide for a minimum of 10 fire
      drills and 2 tornado drills per school year.
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