§ 408-b. Submitting plans and specifications of school buildings with
local fire and law enforcement officials. The appropriate authorities
for each public and private school building in the state shall submit
the most current plans and specifications for each school building under
their responsibility to the fire and law enforcement officials in the
city, towns or village where the school building is located. The
commissioner may adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary and
appropriate to implement the provisions of this section to facilitate
its purpose of providing quick and easy access to and passage through
school buildings should it be necessary for fire or law enforcement
reasons. Such regulations shall authorize submittal of simplified plans
showing access and passage ways for older schools where original plans
or blueprints may not exist or where the school authorities can justify
a claim of hardship in meeting the requirements of this section.