SB 1712: Emergency Drills in Public Schools
GENERAL BILL by Cruz
Emergency Drills in Public Schools; Revising district school board duties relating to emergency drills for active shooter and hostage situations; expanding requirements for district school board procedures relating to drills for active shooter and hostage situations; requiring district school boards to establish procedures to provide advance notification of drills for active shooter and hostage situations to parents and to provide parents with an option to excuse their students from physical drills, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Infrastructure and Security
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Infrastructure and Security
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Infrastructure and Security (IS)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/10/2020 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 1/17/2020 | Senate |
• Referred to Infrastructure and Security; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 168 |
| 1/22/2020 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 167 |
| 3/14/2020 | Senate |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Infrastructure and Security |
