Senate
File
70
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
70
BY
DANIELSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
school
building
emergency
operations
plans
1
by
authorizing
investigations
of
unplanned
fire
alarm
2
activations
prior
to
initiation
of
regular
evacuation
and
3
safety
procedures.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
280.30,
Code
2019,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3.
a.
The
board
of
directors
of
a
school
3
district
and
the
authorities
in
charge
of
an
accredited
4
nonpublic
school
may
include
as
part
of
an
emergency
operations
5
plan
a
requirement
that
school
personnel
barricade
or
block
a
6
door
for
a
period
not
to
exceed
three
minutes
in
the
event
of
7
an
unplanned
fire
alarm
activation
in
order
for
a
designated
8
school
official
to
investigate
the
alarm.
The
school
shall
9
initiate
regular
evacuation
and
safety
procedures
after
the
10
three-minute
period
expires.
The
period
may
be
extended
if
an
11
active
shooter
has
been
verified
to
be
on
school
property.
12
b.
The
state
fire
marshal,
in
consultation
with
the
13
department
of
education,
shall
provide
written
guidance
to
each
14
school
district
and
accredited
nonpublic
school
describing
how
15
a
school
can
apply
current
fire
safety
requirements
for
an
16
unplanned
fire
alarm
activation
in
order
to
provide
security
17
to
students
and
school
personnel
in
the
event
of
a
potential
18
active
shooter
situation.
The
written
guidance
may
be
provided
19
in
an
electronic
format.
20
EXPLANATION
21
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
22
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
23
This
bill
authorizes
school
boards
and
authorities
in
24
charge
of
accredited
nonpublic
schools
to
include
as
part
of
25
a
school
building
emergency
operations
plan
a
requirement
26
that
school
personnel
barricade
or
block
a
door
for
a
period
27
not
to
exceed
three
minutes
in
the
event
of
an
unplanned
fire
28
alarm
activation
in
order
for
a
designated
school
official
to
29
investigate
the
alarm.
The
school
is
required
to
initiate
30
evacuation
and
safety
procedures
after
the
three-minute
period
31
expires,
but
the
period
may
be
extended
if
an
active
shooter
32
has
been
verified
to
be
on
school
property.
33
The
bill
requires
the
state
fire
marshal,
in
consultation
34
with
the
department
of
education,
to
provide
written
guidance
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to
each
school
district
and
accredited
nonpublic
school
1
describing
how
a
school
can
apply
current
fire
safety
2
requirements
for
an
unplanned
fire
alarm
activation
in
order
to
3
provide
security
to
students
and
school
personnel
in
the
event
4
of
a
potential
active
shooter
situation.
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