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2016 SESSION
HB 1279 Public schools; fire drills and lock-down drills.
Introduced by: Richard L. Anderson | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)
Public schools; fire drills; lock-down drills. Requires every public school to hold a fire drill at least twice during the first 20 school days of each school session and at least two additional fire drills during the remainder of the school session. Under current law, every public school is required to hold a fire drill at least once every week during the first 20 school days of each school session and at least once every month during the remainder of the school session. The bill also requires every public school to hold a lock-down drill at least twice during the first 20 school days of each school session and at least two additional lock-down drills during the remainder of the school session. Under current law, every public school is required to hold at least two lock-down drills every school year.
FULL TEXT
- 01/20/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16104412D pdf | impact statement
- 02/15/16 House: Floor substitute printed 16105540D-H1 (Anderson) pdf | impact statement
- 03/08/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1279ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/29/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524) pdf
HISTORY
- 01/20/16 House: Presented and ordered printed 16104412D
- 01/20/16 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/29/16 House: Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education
- 02/08/16 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N)
- 02/10/16 House: Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N)
- 02/11/16 House: Read first time
- 02/12/16 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/15/16 House: Floor substitute printed 16105540D-H1 (Anderson)
- 02/15/16 House: Read second time
- 02/15/16 House: Substitute by Delegate Anderson agreed to 16105540D-H1
- 02/15/16 House: Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1279H1
- 02/16/16 House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/16/16 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 02/17/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 02/17/16 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 03/03/16 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/04/16 Senate: Read third time
- 03/04/16 Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/16 House: Enrolled
- 03/08/16 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1279ER)
- 03/08/16 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/10/16 Senate: Signed by President
- 03/11/16 House: Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/11/16
- 03/11/16 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016
- 03/29/16 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 524 (effective 7/1/16)
- 03/29/16 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524)