Senate File 2364 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2364 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2253) A BILL FOR An Act requiring school districts to conduct emergency 1 operations planning for school buildings. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 5986SV (2) 87 je/rj
S.F. 2364 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 279.70 School district building 1 emergency operations planning. 2 The board of directors of a school district shall conduct 3 emergency operations planning for individual school buildings 4 in the school district in which students are educated no later 5 than June 30, 2019. The planning shall include but not be 6 limited to responses to active shooter scenarios and natural 7 disasters. The board shall consider any recommendations of 8 the department of education relating to emergency operations 9 planning and shall consult with local law enforcement 10 agencies and the local emergency management coordinator in the 11 development of the planning. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill requires the board of directors of a school 16 district to conduct emergency operations planning for 17 individual school buildings in the school district in which 18 students are educated no later than June 30, 2019. The 19 planning shall include but not be limited to responses to 20 active shooter scenarios and natural disasters. The bill 21 requires the board to consider any recommendations of the 22 department of education relating to emergency operations 23 planning and consult with local law enforcement agencies and 24 the local emergency management coordinator in the development 25 of the planning. 26 -1- LSB 5986SV (2) 87 je/rj 1/ 1