HB 1407 (2021) -  Emergency Drills in Public Schools

General Bill by Hart (CO-SPONSORS) 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: July 1, 2021
Last Event: Died in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1780 Subject: Emergency Drills in Public Schools Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

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Vote History

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Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2021 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Education & Employment Committee Time: 03/05/2021 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Education & Employment Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2021 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee Time: 03/05/2021 - 12:12 PM Member: Committee: Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/02/2021 - 9:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 02/26/2021 - 12:41 PM Member: Hart Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1006.07 HB 225, CS/CS/HB 383*, SB 580, CS/SB 590, HB 951, HB 1073, SB 1284, SB 1410, SB 1780, CS/HB 7035

(*) Not the latest version