Public schools; fire drills and lock-down drills. (HB1279)
Introduced By
Del. Rich Anderson (R-Woodbridge) with support from co-patron Del. James Edmunds (R-South Boston)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Public schools; fire drills; lock-down drills. Requires every public school to hold a fire drill at least once every week during the first 10 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 once every week 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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/20/2016 | Committee |
| 01/20/2016 | Presented and ordered printed 16104412D |
| 01/20/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education |
| 01/29/2016 | Assigned to sub: Elementary and Secondary Education |
| 01/29/2016 | Assigned Education sub: Elementary and Secondary Education |
| 02/04/2016 | Impact statement from DOE/COO (HB1279) |
| 02/08/2016 | Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 1-N) |
| 02/10/2016 | Reported from Education (20-Y 2-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/11/2016 | Read first time |
| 02/12/2016 | Passed by for the day |
| 02/15/2016 | Floor substitute printed 16105540D-H1 (Anderson) |
| 02/15/2016 | Read second time |
| 02/15/2016 | Substitute by Delegate Anderson agreed to 16105540D-H1 |
| 02/15/2016 | Engrossed by House - floor substitute HB1279H1 |
| 02/16/2016 | Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N) |
| 02/16/2016 | VOTE: PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/17/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/17/2016 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 02/25/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1279H1) |
| 03/03/2016 | Reported from Education and Health (12-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/04/2016 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/04/2016 | Read third time |
| 03/04/2016 | Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 03/08/2016 | Enrolled |
| 03/08/2016 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1279ER) |
| 03/08/2016 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1279ER) |
| 03/08/2016 | Signed by Speaker |
| 03/10/2016 | Signed by President |
| 03/11/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Monday, April 11, 2016 |
| 03/11/2016 | Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on 3/11/16 |
| 03/11/2016 | G Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, Sunday, April 10, 2016 |
| 03/29/2016 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 524 (effective 7/1/16) |
| 03/29/2016 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0524) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 1 minute.
Transcript
This is a transcript of the video clips in which this bill is discussed.
RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FIRE DRILLS, LOCKDOWN DRILLS, REPORTED TO THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, THERE IS A A FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. MR. ANDERSON. I WOULD MOVE ADOPTION OF THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE.Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg): THE QUESTION IS ON ADOPTION OF THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM PRINCE WILLIAM. AS MANY AS FAVOR THAT MOTION WILL SAY AYE; THOSE OPPOSED, NO. SUBSTITUTE IS AGREED TO. GENTLEMAN FROM PRINCE WILLIAM.
[Unknown]: THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER. THIS HAS TO DO WITH HOUSE BILL 1279 HAS TO DO WITH THE MIXTURE BETWEEN DESIGNATED FIRE DRILLS AND LOCKDOWN DRILLS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES. AT THE PRESENT TIME PRINCIPALS ARE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT 13 FIRE DRILLS AS OPPOSED TO TWO LOCKDOWN DRILLS, AND AS WE KNOW, IN CONTEMPORARY AMERICA, THERE IS A PRESSING NEED FOR LOCKDOWN DRILLS. IN A COUNTRY WHERE WE HAVE HAD VERY FEW FATALITIES AS A RESULT OF FIRES IN SCHOOLS. WHAT THIS BILL DOES IS TAKES THOSE NUMBERS OF 13 FIRE DRILLS AND TWO LOCKDOWN DRILLS, EQUALIZES THEM TO A POINT WHERE THERE ARE FOUR FIRE DRILLS REQUIRED AND FOUR LOCKDOWN DRILLS FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHT. MR. SPEAKER, I WOULD MOVE THAT WE ENGROSSES THE BILL AND MOVE IT TO ITS THIRD READING.