Rep. Maura Hirschauer
Filed: 4/13/2021
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2400




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2400 on page 4, 
3lines 17 through 24, by replacing "enforcement" each time it 
4appears with "enforcement lockdown"; and
 
5on page 5, lines 1 through 25, by replacing "drill" each time 
6it appears with "lockdown drill"; and
 
7on page 6, line 2, by replacing "drill"; with "lockdown 
8drill"; and


 
9on page 6, by replacing lines 5 through 18 with the following:
10            "(D) All lockdown drills must be announced in 
11        advance to all school personnel and students prior to 
12        the commencement of the drill.
13            (E) Lockdown drill content must be age appropriate 
14        and developmentally appropriate.
15            (F) Lockdown drills must include and involve 
 
 
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1        school personnel, including school-based mental health 
2        professionals.
3            (G) Lockdown drills must include trauma-informed 
4        approaches to address the concerns and well-being of 
5        students and school personnel."; and
 
6on page 6, immediately below line 21, by inserting the 
7following:
8        "(4) School administrators and school support 
9    personnel may, in their discretion, exempt a student or 
10    students from participating in a walk-through lockdown 
11    drill.
12        (5) Schools must provide sufficient information and 
13    notification to parents and guardians in advance of any 
14    walk-through lockdown drill that involves the 
15    participation of students. Schools must also provide to 
16    parents and guardians an opportunity to exempt their child 
17    for any reason from participating in the walk-through 
18    lockdown drill.
19        (6) Schools must provide alternative safety education 
20    and instruction related to an active threat or active 
21    shooter event to students who do not participate in a

22    walk-through lockdown drill to provide them with essential 
23    information, training, and instruction through less 
24    sensorial safety training methods.
25        (7) During the drill, students must be allowed to ask 
 
 
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1    questions related to the drill.
2        (8) Law enforcement may choose to run an active 
3    shooter simulation, including simulated gun fire drills, 
4    but only on school days when students are not present. 
5    Parental notification is not required for drills conducted 
6    pursuant to this paragraph (8) if students are not 
7    required to be present.".