NY State Senate Bill 2015-S6829

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Feb 25, 2016	referred to education

2015-S6829 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §807, Ed L

2015-S6829 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to fire drills and lockdown and shelter in place drills.

2015-S6829 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6829

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the education law, in relation to fire drills and
lockdown and shelter in place drills

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This legislation seeks to decrease the number of fire drills from 12
to 8 in a school year, while introducing 2 lockdown drills and 2
shelter in place drills each school year.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 adds the words shelter in place and lockdown to the list of
drills.

Section 2 decreases the number of fire drills from 12 to 8 times in
each school year, as well as changes the breakdown of when they must
occur.  Further this section states that it shall be the duty of each
principal or other person in charge of every public and private school
other than college or universities to train pupils to know the
appropriate actions to be taken in an emergency requiring them to
remain inside of a school building.In particular lockdown drills shall
occur twice yearly with at least once occurring between September 1

and December 1. Also requires shelter in place drills to occur at
least two times a year with one occurring between September 1 and
December 1.

Section 3 is the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Current New York State Law requires at least 12 fire drills every year
in a school. Thankfully fires in schools though extremely serious are
uncommon, this legislation seeks to maintain eight fire drills a year
but incorporate into law both shelter in place (is a response to an
emergency that creates a situation in which it is safer to remain in
the building than to evacuate) and lockdown drills (a drill to protect
and keep students and others safe by locking them in a classroom where
they are moved to the safest part of the room and asked to keep
quiet). As Current law mandates 12 fire drills if a school wishes to
practice either a shelter in place or lockout drill they must take
additional time away from traditional education time. Unfortunately
during the time we are in, it is critical that teachers, students, and
other faculty are familiar with the schools procedures for both
lockouts and shelter in place occurrences.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the first of July next succeeding.

2015-S6829 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6829

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 25, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to fire drills and  lock-
  down and shelter in place drills

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The section heading of section 807 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 765 of the laws  of  1964,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  Fire, SHELTER IN PLACE AND LOCKDOWN drills.
  S  2. Subdivision 1 of section 807 of the education law, as amended by
chapter 143 of the laws of 1985, is amended and a new subdivision 1-b is
added to read as follows:
  1. It shall be the duty of the principal or other person in charge  of
every  public  or  private  school or educational institution within the
state, other than colleges or universities, to instruct  and  train  the
pupils  by  means  of  drills, so that they may in a sudden emergency be
able to leave the school building in  the  shortest  possible  time  and
without  confusion  or  panic.  Such drills or rapid dismissals shall be
held at least [twelve] EIGHT times in each school year, [eight]  SIX  of
which required drills shall be held between September first and December
first  of each such year. At least one-third of all such required drills
shall be through use of the fire escapes on buildings where fire escapes
are provided. In the course of at least one such drill, pupils shall  be
instructed  in  the  procedure  to  be followed in the event that a fire
occurs during lunch  period,  provided  however,  that  such  additional
instruction  may  be  waived  where  a  drill is held during the regular
school lunch period. At least [four] TWO additional drills shall be held
in each school year during the hours after sunset and before sunrise  in
school  buildings  in which students are provided with sleeping accommo-
dations.  At least two additional drills shall  be  held  during  summer
school  in  buildings  where summer school is conducted, and one of such
drills shall be held during the first week of summer school.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13907-01-6

S. 6829                             2

  1-B. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE PRINCIPAL OR OTHER PERSON  IN  CHARGE
OF  EVERY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL OR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION WITHIN THE
STATE, OTHER THAN COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES, TO INSTRUCT AND TRAIN PUPILS
BY MEANS OF DRILLS, SO THAT THEY MAY KNOW THE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO  BE
TAKEN IN AN EMERGENCY REQUIRING THEM TO REMAIN INSIDE OF A SCHOOL BUILD-
ING.  SUCH  LOCKDOWN  DRILLS  SHALL  BE  HELD AT LEAST TWO TIMES IN EACH
SCHOOL YEAR, ONE DRILL SHALL BE HELD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER FIRST AND  DECEM-
BER  FIRST  OF  EACH  SUCH SCHOOL YEAR, AND AT LEAST ONE SUCH ADDITIONAL
DRILL SHALL BE HELD DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF SUMMER SCHOOL.  SUCH  SHEL-
TER  IN  PLACE  DRILLS  SHALL  BE HELD AT LEAST TWO TIMES IN EACH SCHOOL
YEAR, ONE SUCH DRILL SHALL BE HELD BETWEEN SEPTEMBER FIRST AND  DECEMBER
FIRST  OF  EACH  SUCH SCHOOL YEAR AND AT LEAST ONE SUCH ADDITIONAL DRILL
SHALL BE HELD DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF SUMMER SCHOOL.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of July  next  succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

2015-S6829 (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S6829 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S6829 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6829 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Robert G. Ortt

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Education Committee

2015-S6829 (ACTIVE) - Details

2015-S6829 (ACTIVE) - Summary

2015-S6829 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6829 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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