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Senate File 2364 - EnrolledAn Actrequiring school districts and accredited nonpublic
schools to develop high-quality emergency operations plans
for school buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. NEW SECTION. 280.30 High-quality school building
emergency operations plans.
1. The board of directors of a school district and the
authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school
shall develop a high-quality emergency operations plan for the
district and individual school buildings in which students
are educated no later than June 30, 2019. The plan shall
include but not be limited to responses to active shooter
scenarios and natural disasters. The plan shall provide that
any alert regarding an emergency situation that is transmitted
to school personnel or students by electronic means shall
also be transmitted to the employer of any individual who is
not a school employee but who is required as a part of the
individual’s employment to regularly be present in a school
building during the school year. The plan shall include
publication of procedures for school personnel, parents, and
guardians to report possible threats to the safety of students
or school personnel on school grounds or at school activities.
The board and authorities shall consider any recommendations
of the department of education relating to the development of
a high-quality emergency operations plan and shall consult
with local emergency management coordinators and local law
enforcement agencies in the development of the plan. The board
and authorities shall review and update the plan on an annual
basis. The plan shall be confidential and shall not be a
public record subject to disclosure under chapter 22.
2. The board of directors of a school district and the
authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school
shall require that at least once per school year an emergency
operations drill based on the emergency operations plan be
conducted in each individual school building in which students
are educated. The board and authorities shall determine
which school personnel participate in the drill and whether
students or local law enforcement agencies participate in the
drill. The drill may include but is not limited to a table top
-1-exercise, walk-through, partial drill, or full drill. This
subsection shall not be construed to affect the requirements of
section 100.31, subsection 1.
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CHARLES SCHNEIDERPresident of the Senate______________________________
LINDA UPMEYERSpeaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 2364, Eighty-seventh General Assembly.______________________________
W. CHARLES SMITHSONSecretary of the SenateApproved _______________, 2018______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorje/rj/ko
schools to develop high-quality emergency operations plans
for school buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. NEW SECTION. 280.30 High-quality school building
emergency operations plans.
1. The board of directors of a school district and the
authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school
shall develop a high-quality emergency operations plan for the
district and individual school buildings in which students
are educated no later than June 30, 2019. The plan shall
include but not be limited to responses to active shooter
scenarios and natural disasters. The plan shall provide that
any alert regarding an emergency situation that is transmitted
to school personnel or students by electronic means shall
also be transmitted to the employer of any individual who is
not a school employee but who is required as a part of the
individual’s employment to regularly be present in a school
building during the school year. The plan shall include
publication of procedures for school personnel, parents, and
guardians to report possible threats to the safety of students
or school personnel on school grounds or at school activities.
The board and authorities shall consider any recommendations
of the department of education relating to the development of
a high-quality emergency operations plan and shall consult
with local emergency management coordinators and local law
enforcement agencies in the development of the plan. The board
and authorities shall review and update the plan on an annual
basis. The plan shall be confidential and shall not be a
public record subject to disclosure under chapter 22.
2. The board of directors of a school district and the
authorities in charge of each accredited nonpublic school
shall require that at least once per school year an emergency
operations drill based on the emergency operations plan be
conducted in each individual school building in which students
are educated. The board and authorities shall determine
which school personnel participate in the drill and whether
students or local law enforcement agencies participate in the
drill. The drill may include but is not limited to a table top
-1-exercise, walk-through, partial drill, or full drill. This
subsection shall not be construed to affect the requirements of
section 100.31, subsection 1.
-2-______________________________
CHARLES SCHNEIDERPresident of the Senate______________________________
LINDA UPMEYERSpeaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 2364, Eighty-seventh General Assembly.______________________________
W. CHARLES SMITHSONSecretary of the SenateApproved _______________, 2018______________________________
KIM REYNOLDSGovernorje/rj/ko