Safety - As introduced, requires each LEA, public charter school, private school, and church-related school to develop a policy to direct how students, teachers, substitute teachers, and staff are to respond when a fire alarm is activated on school premises outside of a scheduled fire drill to protect students, teachers, substitute teachers, and staff in the event the fire alarm was activated due to the presence of an active shooter on school premises. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 49 and Chapter 367 of the Public Acts of 2023.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2023
Committee Review
Aug 2023
House Passage
Aug 2023
Senate Passage
Aug 2023
Governor
Introduced Aug 21, 2023
Last action Aug 28, 2023
Floor votes · House Aug 24, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Aug 28, 2023
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Aug 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session for 8/24/2023
lower
Aug 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA7015)
lower
Aug 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 94, Nays 1, PNV 0
lower
Aug 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session
lower
Aug 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
upper
Aug 22, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Education Administration
lower
Aug 22, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
lower
Aug 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 8/22/2023
lower
Aug 22, 2023
Committee
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Education Administration
lower
Aug 21, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Aug 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Education Committee calendar for 8/23/2023
upper
Aug 21, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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