CHAPTER 35
HB 1370 - FINAL VERSION
8Feb2018... 0099h
03/08/2018 0963s
22Mar2018... 1220-EBA
2018 SESSION
18-2537
06/05
HOUSE BILL 1370
AN ACT relative to a school's emergency management plan.
SPONSORS: Rep. Ladd, Graf. 4; Rep. Grenier, Sull. 7; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10
COMMITTEE: Education
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the department of education to provide a copy of a school's emergency management plan, as updated, to the director of homeland security and emergency management, department of safety.
This bill also requires a school to provide its emergency management plan to, and coordinate it with, local emergency authorities.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
8Feb2018... 0099h
03/08/2018 0963s
22Mar2018... 1220-EBA 18-2537
06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to a school's emergency management plan.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
35:1 School Boards; Emergency Response Plans. Amend RSA 189:64 to read as follows:
189:64 Emergency Response Plans.
I. [Within 2 years of the effective date of this section,] Every public and nonpublic school shall develop a site-specific school emergency response plan which is based on and conforms to the Incident Command System and the National Incident Management System and submit such plan to the department of education by September 1 of each year. Upon receiving a school's emergency management plan, the department shall provide a copy of such plan to the director of homeland security and emergency management, department of safety. The plan should be documented at the time of school approval review. The plan shall provide that at least 2 of the currently required number of fire evacuation drills shall be emergency response drills. The plan shall address hazards including but not limited to acts of violence, threats, earthquakes, floods, tornadoes, structural fire, wildfire, internal and external hazardous materials releases, medical emergencies, and any other hazard deemed necessary by school officials and local emergency authorities. The first emergency response drill shall be conducted within one year of the completion of the plan. If the school has a building schematic floor plan diagram, the school may, with the approval of the local school board, submit the diagram to the division of homeland security and emergency management, department of safety, in a commonly used digital format. Submission of the diagram will enable the state to better prepare, respond, and mitigate potentially dangerous conditions should the need arise.
II. Each school shall provide the plan to, and coordinate the plan [shall be coordinated] with, local emergency authorities and with the emergency operations plan in the municipality in which the school is located. Each school shall review its plan at least annually and update the plan, as necessary, and shall submit the updated plan to the department of education by September 1. If after review, the plan is unchanged, the school shall notify the department by September 1 that the plan is unchanged. The department shall provide a copy of any updated plan to the director of homeland security and emergency management, department of safety. The director of homeland security and emergency management, department of safety shall assist school districts in conducting training for and providing support to school districts in the development, implementation, and review of an emergency response plan, as may be needed.
35:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: May 15, 2018
Effective Date: July 14, 2018
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 10, 2018 | House | Hearing |
| Jan. 17, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| House | Floor Vote | |
| Jan. 11, 2018 | House | Exec Session |
| Feb. 7, 2018 | House | Floor Vote |
| March 6, 2018 | Senate | Hearing |
| March 8, 2018 | Senate | Floor Vote |
May 15, 2018: Signed by Governor Sununu 05/15/2018; Chapter 35; Eff. 7/14/2018
April 19, 2018: Enrolled 04/19/2018 HJ 13 P. 2
April 12, 2018: Enrolled (In recess 04/12/2018); SJ 13
March 22, 2018: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-1220e: AA VV 03/22/2018 HJ 10 P. 54
March 22, 2018: Enrolled Bill Amendment # 2018-1220e Adopted, VV, (In recess of 03/22/2018); SJ 11
March 21, 2018: House Concurs with Senate Amendment 0963s (Rep. Ladd): MA VV 03/21/2018 HJ 9 P. 1
March 8, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 2018-0963s, MA, VV; OT3rdg; 03/08/2018; SJ 6
March 8, 2018: Committee Amendment # 2018-0963s, AA, VV; 03/08/2018; SJ 6
March 8, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0963s, 03/08/2018; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 10A
March 6, 2018: Hearing: 03/06/2018, Room 103, LOB, 09:00 am; SC 9
Feb. 15, 2018: Introduced 02/15/2018 and Referred to Education; SJ 5
Feb. 8, 2018: Ought to Pass with Amendment 0099h: MA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 4
Feb. 8, 2018: Amendment # 2018-0099h: AA VV 02/08/2018 HJ 3 P. 4
: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0099h (Vote 15-0; CC)
Feb. 7, 2018: Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2018-0099h for 02/07/2018 (Vote 15-0; CC) HC 5 P. 7
Jan. 17, 2018: Executive Session: 01/17/2018 LOB 207
Jan. 11, 2018: Executive Session: 01/11/2018 LOB 207
Jan. 10, 2018: Public Hearing: 01/10/2018 02:00 PM LOB 207
Jan. 3, 2018: Introduced 01/03/2018 and referred to Education HJ 1 P. 8