HB 165: "An Act relating to school crisis response planning."
00HOUSE BILL NO. 165 01 "An Act relating to school crisis response planning." 02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 03 * Section 1. AS 14.33 is amended by adding a new section to read: 04 Article 2. Required School Crisis Response Planning. 05 Sec. 14.33.100. Required school crisis response planning. (a) Each district 06 shall develop a model school crisis response plan for use by each school in the district. 07 Each school in a district shall develop a school specific crisis response plan. Each 08 school shall form a crisis response team consisting of the principal or the principal's 09 designee, one member of the governing board or advisory school board, a school 10 counselor, one certified and one classified member of the school staff, one parent 11 whose child attends the school, one student in grade 10 or higher if the school has 12 those grades, and other members at the discretion of the advisory school board or the 13 advisory school board's equivalent. The district and each school within the district 14 shall consult with local social services agencies and local law enforcement authorities
01 when developing the school crisis response plan. 02 (b) A school specific crisis response plan must meet standards as determined 03 by the department by regulation. A school specific crisis response plan must include: 04 (1) the person in charge and a designated substitute; 05 (2) the names of the crisis response team members and their specific 06 job functions relating to a crisis; 07 (3) a communication plan; 08 (4) protocols for responding to immediate physical harm of students 09 and to traumatic events, including the period after the events have concluded; 10 (5) other policies related to crisis response; 11 (6) disaster and emergency procedures to respond to earthquakes, fire, 12 flood, explosions, or other events or conditions in which death or serious injury is 13 likely; 14 (7) crisis procedures for safe entrance to and exit from the school by 15 students, parents, and employees, including an evacuation and lock down plan; and 16 (8) crisis policies for enforcing school discipline and maintaining a safe 17 and orderly environment. 18 (c) Each district shall annually review and update each school's crisis response 19 plan and every three years review and update the district's model school crisis response 20 plan. A copy of each school's crisis response plan, as annually updated, shall be 21 provided to the department and to each local agency that has a role in the plan. Notice 22 of completion of the annual review and update and the location of a school's crisis 23 response plan shall be posted at each school in the district. A school crisis response 24 plan shall be printed and available for inspection by the public. 25 (d) Each district shall annually provide to each district employee at least two 26 hours of training in crisis response, including evacuation and lock down drills. 27 (e) In this section, 28 (1) "crisis" includes a traumatic event or condition that creates distress, 29 hardship, fear, or grief; 30 (2) "district" has the meaning given in AS 14.17.990. 31 * Sec. 2. TRANSITION. A city or borough school district or regional educational
01 attendance area shall complete the initial model school crisis response plan required by 02 AS 14.33.100, added by sec. 1 of this Act, on or before July 1, 2000. A school in a city or 03 borough school district or regional educational attendance area shall complete the initial school 04 specific crisis response plan required by AS 14.33.100, added by sec. 1 of this Act, on or 05 before December 31, 2000.