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HB 1407: Emergency Drills in Public Schools

GENERAL BILL by Hart ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Valdés

Emergency Drills in Public Schools; Revises district school board duties relating to fire drills & emergency drills for active shooter & hostage situations; expands requirements for district school board procedures relating to drills for active shooter & hostage situations; requires district school boards to establish procedures to provide advance notification of drills for active shooter & hostage situations to parents & to provide parents with option to excuse their students from physical drills; requires such procedures to allow certain students to elect to remain on school premises during physical drills & remain excused from drills.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2021 House • Filed
    3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2021 House • Referred to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
    • Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
    • Referred to Education & Employment Committee
    • Now in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
    4/30/2021 House • Died in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee

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  • HB 1407, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2021 at 12:41 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1780 Emergency Drills in Public Schools Cruz Identical Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Education

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1006.07 District school board duties relating to student discipline and school safety. Page 1 (pdf)

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