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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR	Sharer		DATE TYPED	2-12-04		HB
SHORT TITLE		Emergency Drills in Private and Public Schools				SB	27
					ANALYST		Segura

APPROPRIATION

Appropriation Contained		Estimated Additional Impact		Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
FY04	FY05	FY04	FY05	Recurring or Non-Rec	Fund Affected
			NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 27 amends Section 22-13-14 NMSA 1978, pertaining to emergency drills in the Public School Code to require, without increasing the total number of drills, that public and private schools conduct two shelter-in –place drills and one evacuation drill during the school year.

Significant Issues

According to PED, shelter in place and evacuation are part of the Safe School Plan that each public school must adopt and file with PED, but currently there is no requirement that schools practice such drills.

PED indicates that the Fire Marshall also supports replacing three of the fire drills with the other emergency drills prescribed in the bill and requesting a member of a local fire department, paid or volunteer, to be on hand during the emergency drills.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

Senate Bill 27 does not contain an appropriation.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

The PED will monitor the mandates of the bill along with school districts.

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