Bill Text: MI HB5527 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Education: safety; cardiac emergency response plans; modify. Amends sec. 19 of 1941 PA 207 (MCL 29.19) & adds sec. 19b.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-04-25 - Assigned Pa 36'24 [HB5527 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HB5527-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5527
A bill to amend 1941 PA 207, entitled
"Fire prevention code,"
by amending section 19 (MCL 29.19), as amended by 2014 PA 481, and by adding section 19b.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 19. (1) The chief administrative officer and the teachers of all schools, including state supported schools, and the owner, or owner's representative, of all school dormitories shall have a fire drill each month and ensure unrestricted emergency egress during school hours and when the school is open to the public. Each teacher in a school, including a state supported school, and the owner or owner's representative of a school dormitory shall comply with these requirements and keep a record of the drills.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a minimum of 8 fire drills is required for each school year. If weather conditions do not permit fire drills to be held at least once a month, then at least 5 fire drills shall must be held in the fall of each year and 3 fire drills shall must be held during the remaining part of the school year.
(3) A minimum of 5 fire drills is required for each school year for a school that operates any of grades kindergarten K to 12. Three of the fire drills shall must be held by December 1 of the school year, and 2 shall must be held during the remaining part of the school year, with a reasonable spacing interval between each drill.
(4) A minimum of 2 tornado safety drills is required for each school year at the schools and facilities described in subsection (1). At least 1 of the tornado safety drills shall must be conducted during March of the school year. These drills shall must be conducted for the purpose of preventing injuries caused by severe weather.
(5) A minimum of 3 drills in which the occupants are restricted to the interior of the building and the building secured is required for each school year at a school that operates any of grades kindergarten K to 12. At least 1 of these drills shall must be conducted by December 1 of the school year, and at least 1 shall must be conducted after January 1 of the school year, with a reasonable spacing interval between each drill. A drill conducted under this subsection shall must include security measures that are appropriate to an emergency such as the release of a hazardous material or the presence of a potentially dangerous individual on or near the premises. The governing body of a school shall seek input from the administration of the school and local public safety officials on the nature of the drills to be conducted under this subsection.
(6) A school that operates any of grades kindergarten K to 12 shall conduct at least 1 of the drills required by this section during a lunch or recess period, or at another time when a significant number of the students are gathered but not in the classroom.
(7) For a school that operates any of grades kindergarten K to 12, the governing body of the school shall ensure that documentation of a completed school safety drill is posted on its website within not later than 30 school days after the drill is completed and is maintained on the website for at least 3 years. For a school operated by a school district or intermediate school district, the documentation may be posted on the district website. The documentation posted on the website shall must include at least all of the following:
(a) The name of the school.
(b) The school year of the drill.
(c) The date and time of the drill.
(d) The type of drill completed.
(e) The number of completed drills for that school year for each type of drill required under subsections (3) to (5).
(f) The signature of the school principal or his or her the school principal's designee acknowledging the completion of the drill.
(g) The name of the individual in charge of conducting the drill, if other than the school principal.
(8) Not later than September 15 of each school year, the chief administrator of a school that operates any of grades kindergarten K to 12, or his or her the chief administrator's designee, shall provide a list of the scheduled drill days for the school buildings operated by the school, school district, intermediate school district, or public school academy to the county emergency management coordinator appointed under section 9 of the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.409. A scheduled drill that is not conducted on a scheduled drill day due to conditions not within the control of school authorities, such as severe storms, fires, epidemics, utility power unavailability, water or sewer failure, or health conditions as defined by the city, county, or state health authorities, will not result in a violation of this section as long as if the school conducts the minimum number of drills required under subsections (3) , (4), and to (5), the school reschedules the drill to occur within not later than 10 school days after the scheduled date of the canceled drill, and the chief administrator notifies the county emergency management coordinator of the rescheduled date for the drill. The county emergency management coordinator shall provide this information to the appropriate local emergency management coordinator appointed under that section, section 9 of the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.409, if any, and, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local emergency operations plans, to the department of state police district coordinator and the county sheriff for the county or the chief of police or fire chief for the municipality where the school is located, or the designee of the sheriff, chief of police, or fire chief. The information provided under this subsection is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246.
(9) A public school that operates any of grades kindergarten K to 12 shall not conduct a drill required under this section at a time that would interfere with the conduct of a state-mandated assessment.
(10) The state fire marshal, a fire chief, or a firefighter in uniform acting under orders and directions of the fire chief may cause fire drills to be held in school houses, school dormitories, and other public buildings as the state fire marshal considers advisable. The state fire marshal may order the installation of other protective apparatus or equipment that conforms to recognized and approved modern practices.
(11) The department of state police emergency management and homeland security division shall develop a model to be used by a school in conducting a drill under subsection (5).
(12) The governing body of a school that operates any of grades kindergarten to 12 shall adopt and implement a cardiac emergency response plan for the school. The cardiac emergency response plan shall address and provide for at least all of the following:
(a) Use and regular maintenance of automated external defibrillators, if available.
(b) Activation of a cardiac emergency response team during an identified cardiac emergency.
(c) A plan for effective and efficient communication throughout the school campus.
(d) If the school includes grades 9 to 12, a training plan for the use of an automated external defibrillator and in cardiopulmonary resuscitation techniques.
(e) Incorporation and integration of the local emergency response system and emergency response agencies with the school's plan.
(f) An annual review and evaluation of the cardiac emergency response plan.
(12) (13) As used in this section:
(a) "School" does not include a postsecondary educational institution as that term is defined in section 19a.
(b) "School dormitory" does not include a postsecondary educational institution dormitory as that term is defined in section 19a.
Sec. 19b. (1) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the governing body of a public school shall develop a cardiac emergency response plan that includes the use of school personnel to respond to a sudden cardiac arrest, or another similar life-threatening emergency, on the school's campus.
(2) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, the governing body of a public school with an athletic department or organized athletic program shall develop a cardiac emergency response plan that includes the use of school personnel to respond to a sudden cardiac arrest, or another similar life-threatening emergency, at a school-sponsored athletic event.
(3) A cardiac emergency response plan required under this section must be based on American Heart Association guidelines or other nationally recognized and evidence-based guidelines. The cardiac emergency response plan must provide for, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) The establishment of a cardiac emergency response team.
(b) The activation of the cardiac emergency response team during a sudden cardiac arrest or another similar life-threatening emergency.
(c) The placement of automated external defibrillators throughout the school's campus and athletic facilities in accordance with American Heart Association guidelines, including, but not limited to, the requirement that automated external defibrillators must be accessible within 1 to 3 minutes of a cardiac emergency.
(d) The routine maintenance of the school's automated external defibrillators.
(e) The dissemination of the cardiac emergency response plan throughout the school's campus.
(f) The ongoing training of school personnel as described in subsection (4).
(g) The use of annual drills to practice the steps established in the cardiac emergency response plan.
(h) The integration of the cardiac emergency response plan with the local emergency response system and emergency response agencies.
(i) The ongoing and annual review of the cardiac emergency response plan.
(4) Public school personnel that are included in a cardiac emergency response plan required under this section must be trained in all of the following:
(a) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
(b) First aid.
(c) The use of an automated external defibrillator, in accordance with American Heart Association guidelines.
(5) The governing body of a public school and the local emergency response system and emergency response agencies shall integrate the school's cardiac emergency response plan or plans into the protocols of the local emergency response system and emergency response agencies.
(6) The legislature shall annually appropriate to the department of education an amount sufficient to administer and comply with this section. Schools are not required to comply with this section unless the legislature has appropriated sufficient funds to implement the requirements of this section.
(7) As used in this section:
(a) "Automated external defibrillator" means a lightweight, portable device that can deliver an electric shock through an individual's chest to the individual's heart to potentially stop an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, and allow normal rhythm to resume after a sudden cardiac arrest.
(b) "Cardiac emergency response plan" means a written document that establishes specific steps to reduce the chance of death from sudden cardiac arrest or another similar life-threatening emergency.
(c) "Public school" means that term as defined in section 5 of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380.5.
(d) "Sudden cardiac arrest" means an incident when an individual's heart malfunctions and unexpectedly stops beating.
