Maine LD 97: Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Amend the School Emergency Drill Rules

LD 97 (subjects: SCHOOL POLICIES , SECURITY )

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Actions

	Chamber	Action
1/20/2015	Senate	Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS suggested and ordered printed On motion by Senator Langley of Hancock REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
1/20/2015	House	Resolve REFERRED to the Committee on EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
2/24/2015	Senate	Report READ and ACCEPTED READ ONCE. ASSIGNED FOR SECOND READING NEXT LEGISLATIVE DAY.
2/26/2015	Senate	COMMITTEE ON BILLS IN THE SECOND READING REPORTS NO FURTHER VERBAL AMENDMENTS NECESSARY, Senator Saviello, Senate Chair. REPORT ACCEPTED. READ A SECOND TIME and PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. Ordered sent down forthwith for concurrence.
3/3/2015	House	CONSENT CALENDAR – FIRST DAY
3/5/2015	House	Committee on Bills in the Second Reading Reports no further verbal amendments necessary Representative McLEAN of Gorham, Chair, House of Representatives Report Accepted. CONSENT CALENDAR – SECOND DAY. The Resolve was PASSED TO BE ENGROSSED. In concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/10/2015	House	FINALLY PASSED. Sent for concurrence. ORDERED SENT FORTHWITH.
3/11/2015	Senate	FINALLY PASSED, in concurrence.

Bill Text

Resolve, Directing the Department of Education To Amend the School Emergency Drill Rules

Sec.
1. Amend school emergency evacuation rules to include lockdown drills. Resolved: That the Department of Education shall amend Rule Chapter 125: Basic Approval Standards: Public Schools and School Administrative Units in Section 10.02, paragraph A to require lockdown drills as well as emergency evacuation drills, while keeping the total number of required drills unchanged. Rules amended pursuant to this resolve are routine technical rules as defined in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.

SUMMARY

This resolve directs the Department of Education to amend school emergency evacuation rules to include lockdown drills as well as emergency evacuation drills within the established required number of drills to be performed.

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