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HB 402 Public schools; lock-down drills, frequency, exemptions.

Introduced by: Mark L. Keam | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Public schools; lock-down drills; frequency; exemptions. Requires every public school to hold at least one lock-down drill after the first 60 days of the school session, in addition to the two lock-down drills required to be held during the first 20 days of the school session at each such school. Current law requires each public school to hold at least two lock-down drills after the first 20 days of the school session. The bill requires pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students to be exempt from mandatory participation in lock-down drills during the first 60 days of the school session and requires local school boards to develop policies to implement such exemption.


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