Florida 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 670 — Emergency Drills in Public Schools

Last action — Died in Education

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Emergency Drills in Public Schools; Revising district school board duties relating to fire drills and emergency drills; expanding requirements for district school board procedures relating to drills for active assailant and hostage situations; requiring district school boards to establish procedures to provide advance notification of drills for active assailant and hostage situations to parents and to provide parents with an option to excuse their students from drills requiring evacuation from a building; requiring such procedures to address the needs of exceptional education students, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Education

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Introduced

  4. Referred to Education; Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security; Rules

  5. Filed

Sponsors

  • Cruz · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Cruz

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

public-safety education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 670 do?
Emergency Drills in Public Schools; Revising district school board duties relating to fire drills and emergency drills; expanding requirements for district school board procedures relating to drills for active assailant and hostage situations; requiring district school boards to establish procedures to provide advance notification of drills for active assailant and hostage situations to parents and to provide parents with an option to excuse their students from drills requiring evacuation from a building; requiring such procedures to address the needs of exceptional education students, etc.
Who sponsors SB 670?
SB 670 is sponsored by Cruz.
What is the current status of SB 670?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 670?
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