SENATE BILL 336

48th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2007

INTRODUCED BY

William E. Sharer

AN ACT

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; MODIFYING STANDARDS FOR EMERGENCY DRILLS.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     Section 1. Section 22-13-14 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1967, Chapter 16, Section 188, as amended) is amended to read:

     "22-13-14. EMERGENCY DRILLS--REQUIREMENT.--

          A. An emergency drill shall be conducted in each public and private school of the state at least once each week during the first four weeks of the school year and at least once each month thereafter until the end of the school year. [Two] One-half of the prescribed drills during the year shall be shelter-in-place drills and one-half shall be [an] evacuation [drill, as] drills for fire or other emergencies, conducted in a manner directed by the department. [The remainder of the drills shall be fire drills. It shall be the responsibility of the person in charge of a school to carry out the provisions of this section.

          B. In locations where a fire department is maintained, a member of the fire department shall be requested to be in attendance during the emergency drills for the purpose of giving instruction and constructive criticism.]

          B. Each emergency drill shall be observed by the appropriate authority, including a member of the fire department, a police force with jurisdiction, the federal department of homeland security or any other authority deemed appropriate by the department, for the purpose of giving instruction and constructive criticism.

          C. The principal of a school or the person acting in a similar capacity is responsible for carrying out the provisions of this section.

          [C.] D. The department shall determine penalties for any person failing to meet the provisions of this section."

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