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                                   6195
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2017
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 Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Education
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the board of
   education  to ensure that every public elementary and secondary school
   install at least one emergency alarm for use in non-fire school  secu-
   rity  emergencies,  and  requiring  emergency  drills and training for
   public and private schools, colleges and universities
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "school emergency preparedness act".
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  409-m  to
 read as follows:
   §  409-M.  INSTALLATION OF EMERGENCY ALARMS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.  1. FOR
 THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "EMERGENCY  ALARM"  SHALL  MEAN  A  SILENT
 SECURITY  SYSTEM  SIGNAL  GENERATED BY THE MANUAL ACTIVATION OF A DEVICE
 INTENDED TO SIGNAL A LIFE-THREATENING OR EMERGENCY SITUATION REQUIRING A
 RESPONSE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT.
   2. UPON AN APPROPRIATION BY THE STATE TO FULFILL THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF
 THIS  SECTION, IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TRUSTEES,
 PRINCIPAL OR OTHER PERSON IN CHARGE OF ANY PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECOND-
 ARY SCHOOL WITHIN THE STATE TO INSTALL AT LEAST ONE EMERGENCY ALARM  FOR
 USE  IN  A NON-FIRE SCHOOL SECURITY EMERGENCY. THE ALARM SHALL BE INTER-
 CONNECTED TO A DESIGNATED LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY,  SO  THAT  UPON
 ACTIVATION  OF  SUCH  ALARM,  A SIGNAL OR MESSAGE SHALL BE AUTOMATICALLY
 TRANSMITTED TO THE DESIGNATED LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
   3. EVERY SCHOOL AUTHORITY AND THE GOVERNING BODY THAT POSSESSES JURIS-
 DICTION FOR EACH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY IS HEREBY  AUTHORIZED,  BY
 AGREEMENT BETWEEN SUCH PARTIES, TO APPORTION THE COSTS OF INSTALLING AND
 MAINTAINING ANY SUCH INTERCONNECTION. COSTS FOR INSTALLING AND MAINTAIN-
 ING  ALARM  INTERCONNECTION  BETWEEN  SCHOOLS  AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD04914-01-7

 A. 6195                             2
 
 AGENCIES ARE HEREBY DEEMED APPROPRIATE EXPENDITURES TO BE PAID FROM  THE
 FUNDS OF SUCH SCHOOL AUTHORITIES AND GOVERNING BODIES.
   §  3. The education law is amended by adding a new section 817 to read
 as follows:
   § 817. EMERGENCY DRILLS. 1. (A) IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE  PRINCIPAL
 OR  OFFICIAL  IN CHARGE OF EVERY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL OR EDUCATIONAL
 INSTITUTION WITHIN THE STATE, OTHER THAN COLLEGES  OR  UNIVERSITIES,  TO
 INSTRUCT AND TO TRAIN THE STUDENTS BY MEANS OF EMERGENCY DRILLS, SO THAT
 SUCH  STUDENTS MAY, IN THE EVENT OF A NON-FIRE SCHOOL SECURITY EMERGENCY
 SITUATION, BE PREPARED TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL BUILDING OR GATHER IN A  PRE-
 DETERMINED  SAFE  AREA OF THE BUILDING IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME AND
 WITHOUT CONFUSION OR PANIC.
   (B) SUCH EMERGENCY DRILLS OR RAPID DISMISSALS SHALL BE HELD  AT  LEAST
 TWO TIMES IN EACH SCHOOL YEAR. AT LEAST ONE OF SUCH DRILLS SHALL BE HELD
 BETWEEN SEPTEMBER FIRST AND DECEMBER FIRST OF EACH SUCH YEAR.
   (C)  IN  THE  COURSE OF AT LEAST ONE OF SUCH DRILLS, STUDENTS SHALL BE
 INSTRUCTED ON THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE EVENT THAT A  NON-FIRE
 SCHOOL  SECURITY  EMERGENCY  SITUATION  OCCURS  DURING THE LUNCH PERIOD;
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION MAY BE WAIVED  WHERE
 A DRILL IS HELD DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL LUNCH PERIOD.
   (D)  AT  LEASE ONE ADDITIONAL DRILL SHALL BE HELD IN EACH SCHOOL YEAR,
 DURING THE HOURS AFTER SUNSET AND BEFORE SUNRISE, IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS IN
 WHICH STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS.
   (E) AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL DRILL SHALL BE HELD DURING THE FIRST  WEEK
 OF SUMMER SCHOOL IN BUILDINGS WHERE SUMMER SCHOOL CLASSES ARE CONDUCTED.
   2.  IN THE CASE OF AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, EVENTS OR PERFORMANCES WHICH
 ARE CONDUCTED WITHIN A SCHOOL BUILDING AND WHICH INCLUDE PERSONS WHO  DO
 NOT  REGULARLY  ATTEND CLASSES IN SUCH SCHOOL BUILDING, THE PRINCIPAL OR
 OFFICIAL IN CHARGE OF THE BUILDING SHALL REQUIRE THE TEACHER  OR  PERSON
 IN  CHARGE  OF SUCH AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, EVENT OR PERFORMANCE TO NOTIFY
 PERSONS IN ATTENDANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH SUCH  PROGRAM,  EVENT  OR
 PERFORMANCE,  OF  THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN THE EVENT OF AN EMER-
 GENCY SO THAT THEY MAY BE PREPARED TO LEAVE THE BUILDING OR GATHER IN  A
 PRE-DETERMINED SAFE AREA OF THE BUILDING IN A TIMELY, ORDERLY MANNER.
   3.  IT  SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OR SCHOOL BOARD OR
 OTHER BODY HAVING CONTROL OF THE SCHOOLS IN  ANY  DISTRICT  OR  CITY  TO
 CAUSE  A  COPY  OF  THIS SECTION TO BE PRINTED IN THE MANUAL OR HANDBOOK
 PREPARED FOR THE GUIDANCE OF TEACHERS, WHERE SUCH MANUAL OR HANDBOOK  IS
 IN USE OR MAY HEREAFTER COME INTO USE.
   4.  (A) IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE OFFICIAL IN CHARGE OF EVERY PUBLIC
 OR PRIVATE COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WITHIN THE STATE, TO INSTRUCT AND TRAIN
 THE STUDENTS BY MEANS OF EMERGENCY DRILLS, SO THAT THEY MAY IN THE EVENT
 OF A NON-FIRE SCHOOL SECURITY EMERGENCY SITUATION, BE PREPARED TO  LEAVE
 THE  COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY BUILDING OR GATHER IN A PRE-DETERMINED SAFE
 AREA OF THE BUILDING IN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME AND WITHOUT CONFUSION
 OR PANIC.
   (B) SUCH EMERGENCY DRILLS OR RAPID DISMISSALS SHALL BE HELD  AT  LEAST
 TWO  TIMES  IN  EACH  YEAR.  AT  LEAST  ONE OF SUCH DRILLS SHALL BE HELD
 BETWEEN SEPTEMBER FIRST AND DECEMBER FIRST OF EACH SUCH YEAR.
   (C) AT LEAST ONE OF SUCH DRILLS SHALL BE HELD DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF
 A SUMMER SESSION IN THE  BUILDINGS  WHERE  SUMMER  SESSION  CLASSES  ARE
 CONDUCTED.
   (D)  AT  LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL DRILL SHALL BE HELD IN EACH YEAR, DURING
 THE HOURS AFTER SUNSET AND BEFORE  SUNRISE,  IN  COLLEGE  OR  UNIVERSITY
 BUILDINGS IN WHICH STUDENTS ARE PROVIDED WITH SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.