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4		-	Substitute House Bill No. 7291
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	8	+	January Session, 2019
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6		-	Public Act No. 19-52
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9	12		AN ACT CONCERNING SC HOOL SECURITY.
10	13		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
11	14		Assembly convened:
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13		-	Section 1. Section 10-222n of the general statutes is repealed and the
14		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
15		-	(a) Not later than January 1, 2014, the Department of Emergency
16		-	Services and Public Protection, in consultation with the Department of
17		-	Education, shall develop school security and safety plan standards.
18		-	Not later than January 1, 2020, and every three years thereafter, the
19		-	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in
20		-	consultation with the Department of Education, shall reevaluate and
21		-	update the school security and safety plan standards. The school
22		-	security and safety plan standards shall be an all-hazards approach to
23		-	emergencies at public schools and shall include, but not be limited to,
24		-	(1) involvement of local officials, including the chief executive officer
25		-	of the municipality, the superintendent of schools, law enforcement,
26		-	fire, public health, emergency management and emergency medical
27		-	services, in the development of school security and safety plans, (2) a
28		-	command center organization structure based on the federal National
29		-	Incident Management System and a description of the responsibilities
30		-	of such command center organization, (3) a requirement that a school
31		-	security and safety committee be established at each school, in Substitute House Bill No. 7291
	16	+	Section 1. Section 10-222n of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	17	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 2
	18	+	(a) Not later than January 1, 2014, the Department of Emergency 3
	19	+	Services and Public Protection, in consultation with the Department of 4
	20	+	Education, shall develop school security and safety plan standards. 5
	21	+	Not later than January 1, 2020, and every three years thereafter, the 6
	22	+	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 7
	23	+	consultation with the Department of Education, shall reevaluate and 8
	24	+	update the school security and safety plan standards. The school 9
	25	+	security and safety plan standards shall be an all-hazards approach to 10
	26	+	emergencies at public schools and shall include, but not be limited to, 11
	27	+	(1) involvement of local officials, including the chief executive officer 12
	28	+	of the municipality, the superintendent of schools, law enforcement, 13
	29	+	fire, public health, emergency management and emergency medical 14
	30	+	services, in the development of school security and safety plans, (2) a 15
	31	+	command center organization structure based on the federal National 16
	32	+	Incident Management System and a description of the responsibilities 17
	33	+	of such command center organization, (3) a requirement that a school 18
	34	+	security and safety committee be established at each school, in 19
	35	+	accordance with the provisions of section 10-222m, (4) crisis 20
	36	+	management procedures, (5) a requirement that local law enforcement 21 Substitute Bill No. 7291
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35		-	accordance with the provisions of section 10-222m, (4) crisis
36		-	management procedures, (5) a requirement that local law enforcement
37		-	and other local public safety officials evaluate, score and provide
38		-	feedback on fire drills and crisis response drills, conducted pursuant to
39		-	section 10-231, (6) a requirement that local and regional boards of
40		-	education annually submit reports to the Department of Emergency
41		-	Services and Public Protection regarding such fire drills and crisis
42		-	response drills, (7) procedures for managing various types of
43		-	emergencies, (8) a requirement that each local and regional board of
44		-	education conduct a security and vulnerability assessment for each
45		-	school under the jurisdiction of such board every two years and
46		-	develop a school security and safety plan for each such school, in
47		-	accordance with the provisions of section 10-222m, based on the results
48		-	of such assessment, (9) a requirement that the safe school climate
49		-	committee for each school, established pursuant to section 10-222k,
50		-	collect and evaluate information relating to instances of disturbing or
51		-	threatening behavior that may not meet the definition of bullying, as
52		-	defined in section 10-222d, and report such information, as necessary,
53		-	to the district safe school climate coordinator, described in section 10-
54		-	222k, and the school security and safety committee for the school,
55		-	established pursuant to section 10-222m, and (10) a requirement that
56		-	the school security and safety plan for each school provide an
57		-	orientation on such school security and safety plan to each school
58		-	employee, as defined in section 10-222d, at such school and provide
59		-	violence prevention training in a manner prescribed in such school
60		-	security and safety plan. The Department of Emergency Services and
61		-	Public Protection shall make such standards available to local officials,
62		-	including local and regional boards of education, and the Department
63		-	of Education shall distribute such standards to all public schools
64		-	within the state.
65		-	(b) Not later than January 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the
66		-	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall submit Substitute House Bill No. 7291
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	43	+	and other local public safety officials evaluate, score and provide 22
	44	+	feedback on fire drills and crisis response drills, conducted pursuant to 23
	45	+	section 10-231, (6) a requirement that local and regional boards of 24
	46	+	education annually submit reports to the Department of Emergency 25
	47	+	Services and Public Protection regarding such fire drills and crisis 26
	48	+	response drills, (7) procedures for managing various types of 27
	49	+	emergencies, (8) a requirement that each local and regional board of 28
	50	+	education conduct a security and vulnerability assessment for each 29
	51	+	school under the jurisdiction of such board every two years and 30
	52	+	develop a school security and safety plan for each such school, in 31
	53	+	accordance with the provisions of section 10-222m, based on the results 32
	54	+	of such assessment, (9) a requirement that the safe school climate 33
	55	+	committee for each school, established pursuant to section 10-222k, 34
	56	+	collect and evaluate information relating to instances of disturbing or 35
	57	+	threatening behavior that may not meet the definition of bullying, as 36
	58	+	defined in section 10-222d, and report such information, as necessary, 37
	59	+	to the district safe school climate coordinator, described in section 10-38
	60	+	222k, and the school security and safety committee for the school, 39
	61	+	established pursuant to section 10-222m, and (10) a requirement that 40
	62	+	the school security and safety plan for each school provide an 41
	63	+	orientation on such school security and safety plan to each school 42
	64	+	employee, as defined in section 10-222d, at such school and provide 43
	65	+	violence prevention training in a manner prescribed in such school 44
	66	+	security and safety plan. The Department of Emergency Services and 45
	67	+	Public Protection shall make such standards available to local officials, 46
	68	+	including local and regional boards of education, and the Department 47
	69	+	of Education shall distribute such standards to all public schools 48
	70	+	within the state. 49
	71	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the 50
	72	+	Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall submit 51
	73	+	the school security and sa fety plan standards and any 52
	74	+	recommendations for legislation regarding such standards to the joint 53
	75	+	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 54
	76	+	matters relating to public safety and education, in accordance with the 55 Substitute Bill No. 7291
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70		-	the school security and safety plan standards and any
71		-	recommendations for legislation regarding such standards to the joint
72		-	standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of
73		-	matters relating to public safety and education, in accordance with the
74		-	provisions of section 11-4a.
75		-	Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) (a) The Department of Emergency
76		-	Services and Public Protection shall evaluate and seek methods to
77		-	simplify the documentation required from local and regional boards of
78		-	education to comply with the reporting requirements of section 10-
79		-	222m of the general statutes and subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of
80		-	section 10-222n of the general statutes, as amended by this act. Not
81		-	later than January 1, 2020, the department shall submit a report, in
82		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes,
83		-	to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
84		-	cognizance of matters relating to public safety, identifying the essential
85		-	components and documentation required for such reports and
86		-	indicating how the department will simplify the required
87		-	documentation. The department shall implement new requirements
88		-	for documentation for reports, pursuant to the department's findings,
89		-	not later than July 1, 2020.
90		-	(b) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection
91		-	and the School Safety Infrastructure Council, established under section
92		-	10-292r of the general statutes, shall evaluate and seek methods to
93		-	simplify the documentation required of applicants for the school
94		-	security infrastructure competitive grant program. Not later than
95		-	January 1, 2020, the department and council shall submit a report, in
96		-	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes,
97		-	to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having
98		-	cognizance of matters relating to public safety, identifying the essential
99		-	components and documentation required for such applications and
100		-	indicating how the department will simplify the required Substitute House Bill No. 7291
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104		-	documentation. The department and council shall implement new
105		-	requirements for documentation for applications, pursuant to the
106		-	department's and council's findings, not later than July 1, 2020.
107		-	Sec. 3. Section 29-452 of the general statutes is repealed and the
108		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019):
109		-	The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall
110		-	develop criteria to identify qualified school security consultants
111		-	operating in this state. The department shall establish and maintain a
112		-	registry of [school security consultants operating in the state] such
113		-	consultants. The registry shall contain the names and employers of
114		-	qualified school security consultants and such other information as the
115		-	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may
116		-	require. Such registry shall be updated at least annually by the
117		-	department, be made available to the public upon request and be
118		-	published on the department's Internet web site.
	83	+	provisions of section 11-4a. 56
	84	+	Sec. 2. (Effective from passage) (a) The Department of Emergency 57
	85	+	Services and Public Protection shall evaluate and seek methods to 58
	86	+	simplify the documentation required from local and regional boards of 59
	87	+	education to comply with the reporting requirements of section 10-60
	88	+	222m of the general statutes and subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of 61
	89	+	section 10-222n of the general statutes, as amended by this act. Not 62
	90	+	later than January 1, 2020, the department shall submit a report, in 63
	91	+	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 64
	92	+	to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 65
	93	+	cognizance of matters relating to public safety, identifying the essential 66
	94	+	components and documentation required for such reports and 67
	95	+	indicating how the department will simplify the required 68
	96	+	documentation. The department shall implement new requirements 69
	97	+	for documentation for reports, pursuant to the department's findings, 70
	98	+	not later than July 1, 2020. 71
	99	+	(b) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection 72
	100	+	and the School Safety Infrastructure Council, established under section 73
	101	+	10-292r of the general statutes, shall evaluate and seek methods to 74
	102	+	simplify the documentation required of applicants for the school 75
	103	+	security infrastructure competitive grant program. Not later than 76
	104	+	January 1, 2020, the department and council shall submit a report, in 77
	105	+	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 78
	106	+	to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having 79
	107	+	cognizance of matters relating to public safety, identifying the essential 80
	108	+	components and documentation required for such applications and 81
	109	+	indicating how the department will simplify the required 82
	110	+	documentation. The department and council shall implement new 83
	111	+	requirements for documentation for applications, pursuant to the 84
	112	+	department's and council's findings, not later than July 1, 2020. 85
	113	+	Sec. 3. Section 29-452 of the general statutes is repealed and the 86
	114	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2019): 87 Substitute Bill No. 7291
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	121	+	The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall 88
	122	+	develop criteria to identify qualified school security consultants 89
	123	+	operating in this state. The department shall establish and maintain a 90
	124	+	registry of [school security consultants operating in the state] such 91
	125	+	consultants. The registry shall contain the names and employers of 92
	126	+	qualified school security consultants and such other information as the 93
	127	+	Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection may 94
	128	+	require. Such registry shall be updated at least annually by the 95
	129	+	department, be made available to the public upon request and be 96
	130	+	published on the department's Internet web site. 97
	131	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	132	+	sections:
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	134	+	Section 1 from passage 10-222n
	135	+	Sec. 2 from passage New section
	136	+	Sec. 3 October 1, 2019 29-452
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	140	+	ED Joint Favorable
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