1| STATE OF OKLAHOMA | | | 2| 1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023) | | | 3|SENATE BILL 169 By: Gollihare | | | 4| | | | 5| | | | 6| AS INTRODUCED | | | 7| An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, | | Section 5-148, which relates to security drills; | 8| requiring certain law enforcement officers and | | emergency medical service providers to be physically | 9| present during a minimum of one drill; providing for | | notification prior to certain drill; providing an | 10| effective date; and declaring an emergency. | | | 11| | | | 12| | | | 13|BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: | | | 14| SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021, Section 5-148, is | | | 15|amended to read as follows: | | | 16| Section 5-148. A. Each district board of education shall | | | 17|ensure that a minimum of four security drills are conducted at each | | | 18|public school within the district each school year. No security | | | 19|drill shall be conducted at the same time of day as a previous | | | 20|security drill conducted in the same school year, and no more than | | | 21|two security drills shall be conducted in one semester. One | | | 22|security drill shall be conducted within the first fifteen (15) days | | | 23|of each semester. Additional drills may be conducted at the | | | 24|discretion of the district. Security drills shall be conducted for | | | Req. No. 713 Page 1 ___________________________________________________________________________
1|the purpose of securing school buildings to prevent or mitigate | | | 2|injuries or deaths that may result from a threat around or in the | | | 3|school. The drills shall conform to the written plans and | | | 4|procedures adopted by the district as required by Section 681 of | | | 5|Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes. All students and employees shall | | | 6|participate in the drills, with the extent of student involvement to | | | 7|be determined by the district. | | | 8| B. Law enforcement officers and emergency medical service | | | 9|providers that serve an area in which a school district is located | | | 10|shall be physically present and directly involved in a minimum of | | | 11|one (1) security drill required by this section. School districts | | | 12|shall notify law enforcement officers and emergency medical service | | | 13|providers at least forty-eight (48) hours before conducting a | | | 14|security drill which they are expected to attend. | | | 15| C. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement | | | 16|the provisions of this section. | | | 17| SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2023. | | | 18| SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation | | | 19|of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby | | | 20|declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and | | | 21|be in full force from and after its passage and approval. | | | 22| | | | 23| 59-1-713 EB 1/5/2023 1:04:10 PM | | | 24| | | | Req. No. 713 Page 2