NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6272A

Senate Bill S6272A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires school emergency response drills to include drills to respond to an active shooter, other lethal attackers, and attacks with explosives, or chemical, biological or radiological agents

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 20, 2018	recommitted to rules
Jun 18, 2018	ordered to third reading cal.1845 committee discharged and committed to rules
Feb 02, 2018	print number 6272a
Feb 02, 2018	amend and recommit to education
Jan 03, 2018	referred to education
May 11, 2017	referred to education

Votes

- Jun 18, 2018 - Rules Committee Vote
  S6272A
  
  21
  
  Aye
  
  0
  
  Nay
  
  4
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 18, 2018
      
      aye (21)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Flanagan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      aye wr (4)
      
      Dilan
      
      Krueger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Rivera

Bill Amendments

Original

A (Active)

2017-S6272 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8887
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §807, Ed L

2017-S6272 - Summary

Requires school emergency response drills to include drills to respond to an active shooter, other lethal attackers, and attacks with explosives, or chemical, biological or radiological agents.

2017-S6272 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6272

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the education law, in relation to
school emergency response drills

 PURPOSE :

Requires school emergency response drills to include drills on
responding to an active shooter and other lethal attackers

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section one would amend subdivision 1 of section 807 of the education
law to require emergency response drills to include drills responding
to an active shooter or other lethal attacker at the school, or an
attack using explosives, biological, chemical or radiological agents.
It also requires at least one of the drills to occur during a mass
gathering such as lunch or assemblies.

Section two sets an effective date of July 1, 2017.

 JUSTIFICATION :

According to the Associated Press, between 2000 and 2013, there were
25 shootings at U.S. elementary and secondary schools. Sadly, the
threat of deranged individuals entering a school to inflict harm is

more common now than ever.

Just as schools conduct fire drills so students know what to do in
case of a fire, conducting active shooter drills will ensure students
are better prepared in the event an active shooter enters a school.
Schools are already required to conduct 12 emergency drills each
school year. This bill would mandate that 4 of those drills be in
response to an active shooter or any other lethal attacker at a
school.

According to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office,
97% of school districts perform fire drills, while only 67% of school
districts conduct active shooter drills. It's everyone's worst
nightmare for an active shooter to enter a school, but now more than
ever schools need to be prepared. By requiring schools to conduct
age-appropriate exercises, this bill ensures that student will know
what to do in a worst-case scenario.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New Bill

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To Be Determined

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.

2017-S6272 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6272
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- 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  school  emergency
   response drills
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  807  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  section  2  of part B of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is
 amended 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 respond appropriately in the shortest possible time and  without
 confusion  or  panic. Such drills shall be held at least twelve times in
 each school year, eight of which required drills shall be  held  between
 September  first  and  December thirty-first of each such year. Eight of
 all such drills shall be evacuation  drills,  four  of  which  shall  be
 through  use  of  the  fire  escapes on buildings where fire escapes are
 provided or through the use of identified  secondary  means  of  egress.
 Four of all such required drills shall be [lock-down] EMERGENCY RESPONSE
 drills.  EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRILLS SHALL INCLUDE DRILLS TO RESPOND TO AN
 ACTIVE SHOOTER OR OTHER LETHAL ATTACKER AT  THE  SCHOOL,  OR  AN  ATTACK
 USING  EXPLOSIVES,  BIOLOGICAL,  CHEMICAL OR RADIOLOGICAL AGENTS. Drills
 shall be conducted at different times of the school day, WITH  AT  LEAST
 ONE  OF  THE  EIGHT  REQUIRED  EVACUATION DRILLS OCCURRING DURING A MASS
 GATHERING EVENT SUCH AS LUNCH OR ASSEMBLIES. Pupils shall be  instructed
 in  the  procedure to be followed in the event that a fire occurs during
 the lunch period or assembly, provided  however,  that  such  additional
 instruction  may  be  waived  where  a  drill is held during the regular
 school lunch period or assembly. Four additional drills shall be held in
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11351-02-7

 S. 6272                             2
 
 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.

co-Sponsors

2017-S6272A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8887
Current Committee:: Senate Rules
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §807, Ed L

2017-S6272A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school emergency response drills to include drills to respond to an active shooter, other lethal attackers, and attacks with explosives, or chemical, biological or radiological agents.

2017-S6272A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6272A

SPONSOR: FELDER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the education law, in relation to school emergency
response drills

 
PURPOSE:

Requires school emergency response drills to include drills on respond-
ing to an active shooter and other lethal attackers

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section one would amend subdivision 1 of section 807 of the education
law to require emergency response drills to include drills responding to
an active shooter or other lethal attacker at the school, or an attack
using explosives, biological, chemical or radiological agents.  It also
requires at least one of the drills to occur during a mass gathering
such as lunch or assemblies.

Section two sets an effective date of July 1, 2018.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

According to the Associated Press, between 2000 and 2013, there were 25
shootings at U.S. elementary and secondary schools. Sadly, the threat of
deranged individuals entering a school to inflict harm is more common
now than ever.

Just as schools conduct fire drills so students know what to do in case
of a fire, conducting active shooter drills will ensure students are
better prepared in the event an active shooter enters a school.  Schools
are already required to conduct 12 emergency drills each school year.
This bill would mandate that 4 of those drills be in response to an
active shooter or any other lethal attacker at a school.

According to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office,
97% of school districts perform fire drills, while only 67% of school
districts conduct active shooter drills. It's everyone's worst nightmare
for an active shooter to enter a school, but now more than ever schools
need to be prepared. By requiring schools to conduct age-appropriate
exercises, this bill ensures that student will know what to do in a
worst-case scenario.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

Introduced in 2017

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

To Be Determined

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.

2017-S6272A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6272--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FELDER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Education  --  recommitted
   to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8
   --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended
   and recommitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the education  law,  in  relation  to  school  emergency
   response drills
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section  807  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  section  2  of part B of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, is
 amended 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 respond appropriately in the shortest possible time and  without
 confusion  or  panic. Such drills shall be held at least twelve times in
 each school year, eight of which required drills shall be  held  between
 September  first  and  December thirty-first of each such year. Eight of
 all such drills shall be evacuation  drills,  four  of  which  shall  be
 through  use  of  the  fire  escapes on buildings where fire escapes are
 provided or through the use of identified  secondary  means  of  egress.
 Four of all such required drills shall be [lock-down] EMERGENCY RESPONSE
 drills.  EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRILLS SHALL INCLUDE DRILLS TO RESPOND TO AN
 ACTIVE SHOOTER OR OTHER LETHAL ATTACKER AT  THE  SCHOOL,  OR  AN  ATTACK
 USING  EXPLOSIVES,  BIOLOGICAL,  CHEMICAL OR RADIOLOGICAL AGENTS. Drills
 shall be conducted at different times of the school day, WITH  AT  LEAST
 ONE  OF  THE  EIGHT  REQUIRED  EVACUATION DRILLS OCCURRING DURING A MASS
 GATHERING EVENT SUCH AS LUNCH OR ASSEMBLIES. Pupils shall be  instructed
 in  the  procedure to be followed in the event that a fire occurs during
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD11351-05-8

 S. 6272--A                          2
 
 the lunch period or assembly, provided  however,  that  such  additional
 instruction  may  be  waived  where  a  drill is held during the regular
 school lunch period or assembly. Four 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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.

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