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SF 2900

1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/20/2018 08:38am

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A bill for an act
 relating to education; fire safety; authorizing alternative fire drills for schools and
educational institutions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299F.30,
subdivisions 1, 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299F.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Duties of fire marshal.

Consistent with sections 121A.035, 121A.037,
and this section, 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 least five fire drills
each school yearnew text begin , including at least three drills as provided under subdivision 2, paragraph
(a),new text end and to keep all doors and exits unlocked from the inside of the building during school
hours.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
 new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 299F.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Fire drill.

new text begin (a) new text end 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 while such school, institution, home, or orphanage is in operation.

new text begin (b) In addition to the drill required under paragraph (a), a public or private school or
educational institution may implement an alternative fire drill that does not require students
or other persons to quit the premises.
 new text end

new text begin (c)new text end Records of deleted text begin suchdeleted text end new text begin firenew text end 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 buildingnew text begin , if the drill required an evacuationnew text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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