HB 1407: Emergency Drills in Public Schools
GENERAL BILL by Hart ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Valdés
Emergency Drills in Public Schools; Revises district school board duties relating to fire drills & emergency drills for active shooter & hostage situations; expands requirements for district school board procedures relating to drills for active shooter & hostage situations; requires district school boards to establish procedures to provide advance notification of drills for active shooter & hostage situations to parents & to provide parents with option to excuse their students from physical drills; requires such procedures to allow certain students to elect to remain on school premises during physical drills & remain excused from drills.
Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/26/2021 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/2/2021 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/5/2021 | House |
• Referred to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee • Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee |
| 4/30/2021 | House |
• Died in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee |
