NY State Senate Bill 2017-S2864

Senate Bill S2864

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires 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 security

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2017-S2864 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6195
Current Committee:: Senate Education
Law Section:: Education Law
Laws Affected:: Add §§409-m & 817, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: A5668
2015-2016: S5344, A4660
2019-2020: A3091
2021-2022: A4156

2017-S2864 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires 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 security emergencies.

2017-S2864 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S2864

 TITLE OF BILL :  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 security emergencies, and requiring
emergency drills and training for public and private schools, colleges
and universities

 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :

This bill is being introduced to expand cooperation between schools
and local law enforcement and to enhance training and preparedness for
students, faculty, and administrators, in the event of a non-fire
school emergency.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :

Section 1 establishes the title of the bill as the "school emergency
preparedness act". Section 2 amends the education law by adding §
409-1 for the purposes of defining an "emergency alarm" and requiring
public elementary and secondary schools to install at least one
emergency alarm upon appropriation by the state. Section 3 amends the
education law by adding § 816 to require all public and private
schools or educational institutions within the state to conduct at
least two non-fire emergency drills per year. Section 3 subdivision 4

requires public and private colleges or universities within the state
to conduct at least two non-fire emergency drills per year.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Presently, there is no uniform procedure for schools to coordinate
with local law enforcement or to prepare their students, faculty, and
administrators, in the event of a non-fire school emergency. In the
event that a school's security is compromised by a clear and present
threat, the school must be able to handle the situation calmly and
remove the students from the threat. The installation of a silent
emergency alarm will establish a direct line-of-communication between
local law enforcement agencies and schools. When activated, the
emergency alarm will alert local law enforcement to a potentially
dangerous non-fire situation developing at a school, and better
prepare them for an encounter with an armed individual.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2015-16: S.5344/A.4660 - Referred to Education
2013-14: A.5668/Education

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

To be determined.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2017-S2864 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2864
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 18, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed 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

 S. 2864                             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.

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