HF 964

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 02/28/2013 11:13am

A bill for an act
relating to education; requiring school districts and charter schools to report
electronically to the education commissioner on school lock-down drills;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 121A.035, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 121A.035, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:

Subdivision 1.

Model policy new text begin ; implementation information new text end .

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner
shall maintain and make available to school boards and charter schools a model crisis
management policy that includes, among other items, school lock-down and tornado drills,
consistent with subdivision 2, and school fire drills under section 299F.30.

new text begin (b) School districts and charter schools annually must electronically report to the
commissioner on the school lock-down drills carried out under this section, including the
date and time of each drill, students' location when the drill occurs, the number of children
participating in the drill, and any other information requested by the commissioner to help
the district or charter school and the commissioner determine the overall efficacy of these
drills in ensuring children's safety in school.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for the 2013-2014 school year and
later.
new text end