1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; requiring school districts and charter schools to report 
1.3 	electronically to the education commissioner on school lock-down drills;
1.4 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 121A.035, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 121A.035, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.7 	read:
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Model policy; implementation information. (a) The commissioner 
1.9 	shall maintain and make available to school boards and charter schools a model crisis 
1.10 	management policy that includes, among other items, school lock-down and tornado drills, 
1.11 	consistent with subdivision 2, and school fire drills under section 299F.30.
1.12 	(b) School districts and charter schools annually must electronically report to the 
1.13 	commissioner on the school lock-down drills carried out under this section, including the 
1.14 	date and time of each drill, students' location when the drill occurs, the number of children 
1.15 	participating in the drill, and any other information requested by the commissioner to help 
1.16 	the district or charter school and the commissioner determine the overall efficacy of these 
1.17 	drills in ensuring children's safety in school.

1.18 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and 
1.19 	later.