Bill Text: FL H0273 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Student Safety

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)

Status: (Failed) 2012-03-09 - Died in Education Pre-K - 12 [H0273 Detail]

Download: Florida-2012-H0273-Introduced.html

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HB 273

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to student safety; amending s.
3	1006.07, F.S.; requiring district school board
4	policies to list the emergency response agencies that
5	are responsible for notifying the school district of
6	emergencies; amending s. 1002.42, F.S.; requiring the
7	emergency response agencies to notify private schools
8	in the school district under certain circumstances;
9	providing an effective date.
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11	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13	Section 1.  Subsection (4) of section 1006.07, Florida
14	Statutes, is amended to read:
15	1006.07  District school board duties relating to student
16	discipline and school safety.-The district school board shall
17	provide for the proper accounting for all students, for the
18	attendance and control of students at school, and for proper
19	attention to health, safety, and other matters relating to the
20	welfare of students, including:
21	(4)  EMERGENCY DRILLS; EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.-
22	(a)  Formulate and prescribe policies and procedures for
23	emergency drills and for actual emergencies, including, but not
24	limited to, fires, natural disasters, and bomb threats, for all
25	the public schools of the district which comprise grades K-12.
26	District school board policies shall include commonly used alarm
27	system responses for specific types of emergencies and
28	verification by each school that drills have been provided as
29	required by law and fire protection codes. The emergency
30	response agency that is responsible for notifying the school
31	district for each type of emergency must be listed in the
32	district's emergency response policy.
33	(b)  The district school board shall Establish model
34	emergency management and emergency preparedness procedures,
35	including emergency notification procedures pursuant to
36	paragraph (a), for the following life-threatening emergencies:
37	1.  Weapon-use and hostage situations.
38	2.  Hazardous materials or toxic chemical spills.
39	3.  Weather emergencies, including hurricanes, tornadoes,
40	and severe storms.
41	4.  Exposure as a result of a manmade emergency.
42	Section 2.  Subsection (16) is added to section 1002.42,
43	Florida Statutes, to read:
44	1002.42  Private schools.-
45	(16)  EMERGENCY PROCEDURES.-The emergency response agencies
46	identified in a district school board's emergency response
47	policy pursuant to s. 1006.07(4) that are responsible for
48	notifying the school district of an occurrence that threatens
49	student safety shall also notify private schools in the district
50	that request such notification by opting into the district
51	school board's emergency notification procedures.
52	Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.

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