2019
Regular Session
School safety; require schools to conduct emergency law enforcement drills to address active shooter incidents and other violent acts.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO PREPARE A SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN TO HELP CURB THE GROWING INCIDENCE OF VIOLENCE IN SCHOOLS; TO REQUIRE THE PLANS TO ADDRESS PREPAREDNESS FOR NATURAL DISASTERS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OR RADIOLOGICAL ACCIDENTS, ACTS OF VIOLENCE, INCLUDING ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENTS, FORCEFUL INTRUSIONS, HOSTAGE SITUATIONS AND ACTS OF TERRORISM; TO AUTHORIZE SCHOOL BOARDS TO COORDINATE WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE DEVELOP OF ITS SCHOOL SAFETY PLAN; TO REQUIRE THE MISSISSIPPI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND HOMELAND SECURITY AGENCY SHALL PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS; TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO CONDUCT A MINIMUM OF ONE EMERGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT DRILL PER SEMESTER TO ADDRESS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER INCIDENT, FORCEFUL INTRUSION, HOSTAGE SITUATION OR TERRORISTIC THREAT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO AN INCIDENT INVOLVING AN ACTIVE SHOOTER OR TERRORIST WITHIN A SCHOOL BUILDING; TO REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO UTILIZE EVERY EFFORT TO CONDUCT AN EMERGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT DRILL UNDER THIS SUBSECTION NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE FIRST DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR; TO AMEND SECTIONS 37-3-83 AND 37-11-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
02/05/2019 at 17:26
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House Bill 332
HB 332
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Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
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Majority
July 1, 2019
Education
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Dortch
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Faulkner
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Denton
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Gibbs (36th)
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Harness
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Mickens
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Sykes
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01/14 (H) Referred To Education
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02/05 (H) Died In Committee
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