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 a committee to develop a plan to be used by schools in responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide and all other hazards. (NRS 388.241, 388.243, 394.1685, 394.1687) Under existing law, the committee is authorized to approve a deviation from such a plan based on the specific needs and characteristics of a particular school. (NRS 388.249, 388.251, 394.1691, 394.1692) Under existing law, each plan, update to a plan or deviation from a plan is required to be provided to: (1) the Division of Emergency Management of the Office of the Military; (2) each local public safety agency in the county in which the school district or school, as applicable, is located; and (3) the local organization for emergency management, if any. (NRS 388.243, 388.245, 394.1688) Existing law prohibits the disclosure of a plan, or an update to or deviation from a plan, to any person, government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government, with certain exceptions. (NRS 388.259, 394.1698) Section 3 of this bill authorizes the Division to disseminate a plan, an update to a plan or a deviation from a plan to a local public safety agency as the Division determines is reasonably necessary: (1) in the event of an act of terrorism or related emergency; or (2) for emergency preparedness, coordination and response efforts. Sections 1 and 2 of this bill exempt such disclosure by the Division from the prohibition on disclosure of such plans, updates or deviations.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 388.259, 394.1698, 414.040
BDR: 388.259, 394.1698, 414.040