Minnesota Legislature
HF 2492
2nd Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
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A bill for an act
relating to education; making school lock-down, tornado, and fire drills a crisis
management requirement; requiring nonpublic school lockdowns, tornado drills,
and fire drills; integrating school safety procedures and fire drills; establishing a
task force to advise the legislature on K-12 emergency/all hazard procedures;
authorizing rulemaking by the board of school administrators; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 121A.035; 299F.30; Laws 2005, First Special
Session chapter 5, article 2, section 81; proposing coding for new law in
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 121A.035, is amended to read:
121A.035 CRISIS MANAGEMENT POLICY.
Subdivision 1.
Model policy.
deleted text begin By December 1, 1999, deleted text end The commissioner shall
maintain and make available to school boards new text begin and charter schools new text end a model crisis
management policynew text begin that includes, among other items, school lock-down and tornado drills,
consistent with subdivision 2, and school fire drills under section 299F.30new text end .
Subd. 2.
School district new text begin and charter school new text end policy.
deleted text begin By July 1, 2000,deleted text end A school
board new text begin and a charter school new text end must adopt a deleted text begin districtdeleted text end crisis management policy to address
potential violent crisis situations in the districtnew text begin or charter schoolnew text end . The policy must be
developed deleted text begin in consultationdeleted text end new text begin cooperatively new text end with administrators, teachers, employees,
students, parents, community members, law enforcement agencies, new text begin other emergency
management officials, new text end county attorney offices, social service agencies, new text begin emergency medical
responders, new text end and any other appropriate individuals or organizations.new text begin The policy must
include at least five school lock-down drills, five school fire drills consistent with section
299F.30, and one tornado drill.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for the 2006-2007 school year and
later.
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Sec. 2.
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[121A.037] SCHOOL SAFETY DRILLS.
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Private schools and educational institutions not subject to section 121A.035 must
have at least five school lock-down drills and five school fire drills consistent with section
299F.30, and one tornado drill.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for the 2006-2007 school year and
later.
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Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 299F.30, is amended to read:
299F.30 FIRE DRILL IN SCHOOL; DOORS AND EXITS.
Subdivision 1.
Duties of fire marshal.
new text begin Consistent with sections 121A.035,
121A.037, and this section, new text end it shall be the duty of the state fire marshal, deputies and
assistants, to require public and private schools and educational institutions to have at
leastdeleted text begin ninedeleted text end new text begin fivenew text end fire drills each school year and to keep all doors and exits unlocked from the
inside of the building during school hours.
Subd. 2.
Fire drill.
Each superintendent, principal or other person in charge of a
public or private school, educational institution, children's home or orphanage housing 20
or more students or other persons, shall instruct and train such students or other persons to
quickly and expeditiously quit the premises in case of fire or other emergency by means of
drills or rapid dismissals deleted text begin at least once each monthdeleted text end while such school, institution, home or
orphanage is in operation. Records of such drills shall be posted so that such records are
available for review by the state fire marshal at all times and shall include the drill date
and the time required to evacuate the building.
Subd. 3.
School doors and exits.
new text begin Consistent with section 121A.035 and this
section, new text end each superintendent, principal or other person in charge of a public or private
school, educational institution, children's home or orphanage shall keep all doors and exits
of such school, institution, home or orphanage unlocked so that persons can leave by such
doors or exits at any time during the hours of normal operation.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for the 2006-2007 school year and
later.
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Sec. 4.
Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 81, is amended to
read:
Sec. 81. BOARD OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS; RULEMAKING
AUTHORITY.
On or before June 30, 2007, the Board of School Administrators may adopt
expedited rules under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, new text begin to reflect the changes in duties,
responsibilities, and roles of school administrators under this act, and new text end to make technical
revisions and clarifications to Minnesota Rules, chapter 3512.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 5. new text begin ADVISORY TASK FORCE ON SCHOOL AND STAFF
EMERGENCY/ALL HAZARD PREPAREDNESS.
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(a) An advisory task force on school and staff emergency/all hazard preparedness is
established to consider and recommend to the legislature proposals for strengthening K-12
crisis management and school safety efforts including, at least, whether or not to:
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(1) develop specific K-12 teacher and school administrator competencies related to
emergency/all hazard preparedness;
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(2) provide emergency/all hazard preparedness training to currently licensed K-12
teachers and school administrators;
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(3) incorporate emergency/all hazard preparedness competencies into existing
teacher and school administrator preparation curriculum;
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(4) identify key emergency/all hazard preparedness competencies appropriate to
teacher and school administrator preparation curriculum and ongoing teacher and school
administrator training; and
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(5) expect federal funds to supplement state emergency/all hazard preparedness
initiatives.
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(b) The commissioner of education shall appoint an advisory task force on school
and staff emergency/all hazard preparedness that is composed of a representative from
each of the following entities: the state Board of Teaching; the state Board of School
Administrators; the state fire marshal; law enforcement agencies; emergency responders;
school principals; school counselors; nonlicensed school employees; the Minnesota School
Boards Association; Education Minnesota; the Minnesota Department of Education; the
Minnesota Department of Health; the Minnesota Department of Public Safety; Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities; Minnesota Association of School Administrators; and
others recommended by task force members. Task force members' terms and other task
force matters are subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059. The task force must
submit by February 15, 2007, to the education policy and finance committees of the
legislature a written report that includes recommendations on strengthening K-12 crisis
management and school safety efforts.
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(c) Upon request, the commissioner of education must provide the task force on
strengthening K-12 crisis management and school safety efforts with technical, fiscal,
and other support services.
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(d) The task force expires February 16, 2007.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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