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| propose to the local fire official 4 dates within the |
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| month of October, during at least 2 different weeks of |
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| October, on which the drill shall occur. The fire |
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| official may choose any of the 4 available dates, and |
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| if he or she does so, the drill shall occur on that |
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| date. |
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| (C) The school administrator or his or her designee |
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| and the local fire official may also, by mutual |
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| agreement, set any other date for the drill, including |
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| a date outside of the month of October. |
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| (D) If the fire official does not select one of the |
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| 4 offered dates in October or set another date by |
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| mutual agreement, the requirement that the school |
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| include the local fire service in one of its mandatory |
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| school evacuation drills shall be waived. Schools, |
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| however, shall continue to be strongly encouraged to |
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| include the fire service in a school evacuation drill |
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| at a mutually agreed-upon time. |
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| (E) Upon the participation of the local fire |
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| service, the appropriate local fire official shall |
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| certify that the school evacuation drill was |
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| conducted. |
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| (F) When scheduling the school evacuation drill, |
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| the school administrator or his or her designee and the |
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| local fire department or fire district may, by mutual |
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| agreement on or before September 14, choose to waive |
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| the provisions of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of |
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| this paragraph (1). |
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| Additional school evacuation drills for fire incidents |
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| may involve the participation of the appropriate local fire |
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| department or district. |
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| (2) Schools may conduct additional school evacuation |
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| drills to account for other evacuation incidents, |
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| including without limitation suspicious items or bomb |
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| threats. |
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| (3) All drills shall be conducted at each school |
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| building that houses school children. |
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| (b) During each academic year, schools must conduct a |
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| minimum of 2
one bus evacuation drills
drill . These drills
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| drill shall be accounted for in the curriculum in all public |
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| schools and in all other educational institutions in this State |
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| that are supported or maintained, in whole or in part, by |
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| public funds and that provide instruction in any of the grades |
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| kindergarten through 12. This curriculum shall include |
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| instruction in safe bus riding practices for all students. |
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| Schools may conduct additional bus evacuation drills. All |
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| drills shall be conducted at each school building that houses |
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| school children. |
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| (c) During each academic year, schools may conduct strongly |
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| encouraged law enforcement drills to address and prepare |
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| students and school personnel for incidents, including without |
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| limitation reverse evacuations, lock-downs, shootings, bomb |
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| threats, or hazardous materials. |
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| (1) If conducted, a law enforcement drill must meet all |
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| of the following criteria: |
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| (A) During each calendar year, the appropriate |
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| local law enforcement agency shall contact the |
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| appropriate school administrator to request to |
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| participate in a law enforcement drill and may actively |
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| participate on-site in a drill. |
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| (B) Upon the participation of a local law |
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| enforcement agency in a law enforcement drill, the |
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| appropriate local law enforcement official shall |
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| certify that the law enforcement drill was conducted. |
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| (2) Schools may conduct additional law enforcement |
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| drills at their discretion. |
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| (3) All drills shall be conducted at each school |
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| building that houses school children. |
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| (d) During each academic year, schools must conduct a |
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| minimum of one severe weather and shelter-in-place drill to |
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| address and prepare students and school personnel for possible |
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| tornado incidents and may conduct additional severe weather and |
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| shelter-in-place drills to account for other incidents, |
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| including without limitation earthquakes or hazardous |
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| materials. All drills shall be conducted at each school |
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| building that houses school children.
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| (Source: P.A. 94-600, eff. 8-16-05.)
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