WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2023 REGULAR SESSION
Enrolled Senate Bill 275
By Senators Trump, Deeds, and Phillips [Passed February 17, 2023; in effect 90 days from passage]
 Enr SB 275
1 AN ACT to amend and reenact §18-9F-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
2 relating to adding State Fire Marshals to the list of persons who receive information related
3 to school safety requirements.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 9F. SCHOOL ACCESS SAFETY ACT.
§18-9F-10. School safety requirements.
1 In addition to any other requirement contained in this article or the Crisis Response Plan
2 required by §18-9F-9 of this code, each county board of education shall implement a school safety
3 program before September 1, 2019, that at a minimum, requires:
4 (1) Room numbers to be placed on exterior walls or windows of school buildings, so rooms
5 with exterior walls can be identified by law enforcement, first responders, and State Fire Marshals
6 from the outside;
7 (2) Providing updated floor plans of the school to first responders, local law enforcement,
8 and State Fire Marshals by September 1 of each school year;
9 (3) First aid training for all school personnel and students each school year; and
10 (4) Active shooter training for all school personnel and students at the beginning of each
11 school year.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 18-9F-10
Enrolled Version: 18-9F-10