Existing law requires the board of trustees of each school district, the governing body of each charter school and the governing body of each private school to establish an emergency operations plan development committee to develop a plan for responding to certain emergencies in each school. (NRS 388.241, 388.243, 394.1685, 394.1687) Existing law requires each emergency operations plan development committee to: (1) review and update the emergency plan at least once each year; and (2) provide a copy of the updated plan to the board of trustees of the school district, the governing body of the charter school or the governing body of the private school, as applicable, that established the committee. Existing law requires such board of trustees or governing body, as applicable, to submit a copy of the updated plan to the Division of Emergency Management of the Office of the Military and local public safety agencies and emergency management organizations. (NRS 388.245, 394.1688) Existing law requires the Chief of the Division to report annually to the Superintendent of Public Instruction whether each board of trustees of a school district, governing body of a charter school or governing body of a private school has complied with these requirements. (NRS 414.040). Sections 1 and 2 of this bill require each emergency operations plan development committee to provide a copy of the updated plan to the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school or private school, as applicable, on or before August 1 of each year. Sections 1 and 2 also revise from July 1 to August 15 of each year the date by which each board of trustees of a school district, governing body of a charter school or governing body of a private school must submit a copy of an updated plan to the Division and, for a private school, to local public safety agencies and emergency management organizations. Section 3 of this bill revises from August 15 to November 15 of each year the date by which the Chief of the Division must report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction regarding whether each board of trustees of a school district, governing body of a charter school or governing body of a private school has complied with requirements governing the review, update and submission of a plan for responding to emergencies at each public school or private school.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 388.245, 394.1688, 414.040
As Enrolled: 388.245, 394.1688, 414.040
BDR: 388.245, 394.1688, 414.040