SB 36 — Revises provisions relating to plans for responses to crises, emergencies and suicides by schools. (BDR 34-296)

- 81st Session (2021) – 4 – Sec.

Each [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee established by the board of trustees of a school district shall develop one plan, which constitutes the minimum requirements of a plan, to be used by all the public schools other than the charter schools in the school district in responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide [.] and all other hazards.

Each [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee established by the governing body of a charter school shall develop a plan, which constitutes the minimum requirements of a plan, to be used by the charter school in responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide [.] and all other hazards.

Each [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee shall, when developing the plan:

(e) Consult with the director of the local organization for emergency management or, if there is no local organization for emergency management, with the Chief of the Division of Emergencyor Managementher designee.ment of the Department of Public Safety or his (f) Consult with the State Fire Marshal or his or her designee.designee and a representative of a local government responsible for enforcement of the ordinances, codes or other regulations governing fire safety.

(f) Consult with the State Fire Marshal or his or her designee and a representative of a local government responsible for enforcement of the ordinances, codes or other regulations governing fire safety.

- *SB36_R1*81st Session (2021) – 5 – (b) A procedure for responding to a crisis or an emergency and for responding during the period after a crisis or an emergency has concluded, including, without limitation, a crisis or an emergency that results in immediate physical harm to a pupil or employee of a sch(c) A procedure for enforcing discipline within a school in the school district or the charter school;school and for obtaining and maintaining a safe and orderly environment during a crisis or an emergency;

(c) A procedure for enforcing discipline within a school in the school district or the charter school and for obtaining and maintaining a safe and orderly environment during a crisis or an emergency;

3.shall provide for review a copy of the plan that it develops pursuant to this section to the board of trustees of the school district that established the committee or the governing body of the charter school that established the committee.

Each [development] crisis committee shall provide for review a copy of the plan that it develops pursuant to this section to the board of trustees of the school district that established the committee or the governing body of the charter school that established the committee.

Each [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee shall, at least once each year, review and update as appropriate- the81st planSession that(2021) it– developed6 pursuant– toreviewing NRSand 388.243.updating the plan, the emergency operations plan.

In reviewingdevelopment and updating the plan, the [development] crisis committee shall consult with the - *SB36_R1* – 6 – director of the local organization for emergency management or, if there is no local organization for emergency management, with the Chief of the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety or his or her designee.

Each [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee shall provide an updated copy of the plan to the board of trustees of the school district that established the committee or the governing body of the charter school that established the committee.

4.governing body of each charter school shall:istrict and the (a) Post a notice of the completion of each review and update that its emergency operations plan development committee performs pursuant to subsection 1 [at] on the Internet website maintained by the school district or governing body and by each school in [its] the school district or [at its] by the charter school [;] , as applicable;

The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school shall:

(a) Post a notice of the completion of each review and update that its [development] crisis committee performs pursuant to subsection 1 [at] on the Internet website maintained by the school district or governing body and by each school in [its] the school district or [at its] by the charter school [;] , as applicable;

(e)388.243 Provideand a copy of each plan developedupdated pursuant to NRSsubsection 388.2431 andto:RS each(1) planEach updatedlocal pursuantpublic tosafety subsectionagency 1in to:the county in which the school district or charter school is located;

(1) Each local public safety agency in the county in which the school district or charter school is located;

(g)- Provide81st aSession copy(2021) of– each7 deviation– approved pursuant to NRS 388.251 as soon as practicable to:to:ation approved pursuant to NRS (1) The Department;

(1) The Department;

- *SB36_R1* – 7 – (3) The Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety;

The board of trustees of each school district and the governing body of each charter school may apply for and accept gifts, grants and contributions from any public or private source to carry out the provisions of NRS 388.229 to 388.266, inclusive.

(c) Consider] , consider the specific needs and characteristics of the school, including, without limitation, the length of time for law enforcement to respond to the school and for a fire-fighting agency to respond to a fire, explosion or other similar emergency.

If a school committee determines that the school should deviate from the plan, the school committee shall notify the [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee that developed the plan, describe the proposed deviation and explain the reason for the proposed deviation.

The school may deviate from the plan only - 81st Session (2021) – 8 – if the deviation is approved by the [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee pursuant to NRS 388.251.

Each public school shall post [at the school] on the Internet website maintained by the school a notice of the completion of each reviewrevSec. that the school committee performs pursuant to this section.

Sec.6.t tNRS 388.251 is hereby amended to read as follows:tion.

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NRS 388.251 is hereby amended to read as follows:

A[A] [development]An crisisemergency operations plan development committee that receives a proposed deviation from a school committee pursuant to - *SB36_R1* – 8 – NRS 388.249 shall, within 60 days after it receives the proposed deviation:

A[A] [development]An crisisemergency operations plan development committee shall provide a copy of each deviation that it approves pursuant to this section to the board of trustees of the school district that established the committee or to the governing body of the charter school that established the committee.

[or] (b) A crisis or emergency that involves a public school or a privatepri(c) schoolAll andother thathazards.equires requires immediate action [.] ;

and (c)2. All other hazards.

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(5)- Assisting81st pupilsSession of(2021) a– school9 in– the school district, a charter school or a private school, employees of such a school and relatives of such pupils and employees to move safely within and away from the school, including, without limitation, a procedure for evacuating the school and a procedure for securing the school;

- *SB36_R1* – 9 – (10) Providing shelter in specific areas of a school;

(3) An incident involving an active shooter;

(d) Evacuating pupils and employees of a charter school to a designated space within an identified public middle school, junior high school or high school in a school district that is separate from the general population of the school and large enough to accommodate the charter school, and such a space may include, without limitation, a gymnasium or multipurpose room of the public school;

and (2)- 81st Session (2021) – 10 – section.2) In cooperation with other state agencies, pursuant to this section.(g) Responding to a suicide or attempted suicide to mitigate the effects of the suicide or attempted suicide on pupils and staff at the school, including, without limitation, by making counseling and other appropriate resources to assist in recovering from the suicide or attempted suicide available to pupils and staff;

(g) Responding to a suicide or attempted suicide to mitigate the effects of the suicide or attempted suicide on pupils and staff at the school, including, without limitation, by making counseling and other appropriate resources to assist in recovering from the suicide or attempted suicide available to pupils and staff;

(i) Outreach to persons and organizations located in the community in which a school that has had a suicide by a pupil, including, without limitation, religious and other nonprofit - *SB36_R1* – 10 – organizations, that may be able to assist with the response to the suicide;

(j) Addressing the needs of pupils at a school that has experienced a crisis, emergency or suicide who are at a high risk of suicide, including, without limitation, pupils who are members of thethe(k) groupsResponding describedto a pupil who is determined to be a person in subsectionmental 3health ofcrisis, as defined in NRS 388.256;433A.0175, including, without limitation:

and (k) Responding to a pupil who is determined to be a person in mental health crisis, as defined in NRS 433A.0175, including, without limitation:

The Department shall require a school district to ensure that each public school in the school district identified pursuant to paragraph (d) of subsection 2 is prepared to allow a charter school to evacuate to the school when necessary in accordance with the procedure included in the model plan developed pursuant to subsection 1.

- 81st Session (2021) – 11 – (a) The model plan developed by the Department pursuant to subsection 1;

(c) A plan developed pursuant to NRS 394.1687 or updated pursuant to NRS 394.1688;

andandant to NRS 394.1687 or updated (d) A deviation approved pursuant to NRS 388.251 or 394.1692.

388.259 A plan developed or approved pursuant to NRS 388.243 or updated or approved pursuant to NRS 388.245, a deviation and any information submitted to a[a] [development]an crisisemergency operations plan development committee pursuant to NRS 388.249, a deviation approved pursuant - *SB36_R1* – 11 – to NRS 388.251 and the model plan developed pursuant to NRS 388.253 are confidential and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, 388.229 to 388.266, inclusive, and 393.045 must not be disclosed to any person or government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government.

A[A] [development]An crisisemergency operations plan development committee;

The board of trustees of a school district or governing body of a charter school if the meeting concerns the review of a plan submitted pursuant to subsection 3 of NRS 388.243 or a summarysummaryan presented or provided pursuant to paragraph (e) or (i) of subsection 2 of NRS 388.910;

The [principal] governing- body81st ofSession each(2021) charter– school12 shall– designate an employee to serve as the school safety specialist for the charter school.

(c) Ensure the provision to school employees and pupils of appropriateappropr(1) trainingMental concerning:health;erning:

- *SB36_R1* – 12 – (1) Mental health;

(f) Not later than 30 days after the meeting described in paragraph (e), provide to the Director a summary of the school security risk assessment, any recommendations to improve school safety and security based on the assessment and any actions taken by the board of trustees or governing body, as applicable, based on those recommendations;

(h) At least once every 3 years, provide [a tour of each school in the district or the charter school, as applicable, to] employees of - 81st Session (2021) – 13 – public safety agencies that are likely to be first responders to a crisis, emergency or suicide or other hazard at [the] a public school [;] an opportunity to participate in an activity to familiarize themselves with the blueprints of the school in a manner that compliescom(i) withProvide NRS[a 393.045;written record] to the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school, as applicable, [of] any recommendations made by an employee of a public safety agency as a result of [a tour] an activity provided pursuant to paragraph (h).

and (i) Provide [a written record] to the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school, as applicable, [of] any recommendations made by an employee of a public safety agency as a result of [a tour] an activity provided pursuant to paragraph (h).

- *SB36_R1* – 13 – (b) “Emergency” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.233.

394.1682 [“Development] “Crisis“Emergency operations plan development committee” means a committee established pursuant to NRS 394.1685.

The governing body of each private school shall establish a [development] crisis committee to develop a plan to be used by the private school in responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide [.] and all other hazards.

The membership of a[a] [development]an crisisemergency operations plan development committee consists of:

3.- 81st Session (2021) – 14 – development committee may also include any other person whom the governing body deems appropriate, including, without limitation:

The membership of a [development] crisis committee may also include any other person whom the governing body deems appropriate, including, without limitation:

The governing body of each private school shall determine the term of each member of the [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee that it established.

Each [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee may adopt rules for its own management and government.

394.1687committee 1.shall develop a plan to be used by its school in responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide [.] and all other hazards.

Each [development]emergency crisisoperations committee shall develop a plan todevelopment becommittee usedshall, bywhen itsdeveloping schoolthe inplan: responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide [.] and all other hazards.

Each [development] crisis committee shall, when developing the plan:

- *SB36_R1* – 14 – (b) Consult with the director of the local organization for emergency management or, if there is no local organization for emergency management, with the Chief of the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety or his or her designee.

(b) A procedure for immediately responding to a crisis or an emergency and for responding during the period after a crisis or an emergency has concluded, including, without limitation, a crisis or an emergency that results in immediate physical harm to a pupil or employee of the school;

Each [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee shall provide for review a copy of the plan that it develops pursuant to- this81st sectionSession (2021) – 15 – the committee.n to the governing body of the school that established the4. committee.

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Each [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee shall, at least once each year, review and update as appropriate the plan that it developed pursuant to NRS 394.1687.

In reviewing and updating the plan, the [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee shall consult with the director of the local organization for emergency management or, if there is no local organization for emergency management, with the Chief of the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety or his or her designee.

On or before July 1 of each year, each [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee shall provide an updated copycop3. of the plan to the governing body of the school.

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(a) Post a notice of the completion of each review and update that its [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee performs pursuant to subsection 1 [at] on the Internet website maintained by the school;

- *SB36_R1* – 15 – (d) Retain a copy of each plan developed pursuant to NRS 394.1687, each plan updated pursuant to subsection 1 and each deviation approved pursuant to NRS 394.1692;

(e) On or before July 1 of each year, provide a copy of each plan developed pursuant to NRS 394.1687 and each plan updated pursuantpursua(1) toEach subsectionlocal 1public to:safety agency in the county in which the school is located;

(1) Each local public safety agency in the county in which the school is located;

(f) Upon request, provide a copy of each plan developed pursuant to NRS 394.1687 and each plan updated pursuant to subsection- 181st toSession a(2021) local– agency16 that– employee of the school who is included in the plan;the plan and to an employee(g) Upon request, provide a copy of theeach schooldeviation whoapproved ispursuant includedto inNRS the394.1692 plan;to:

(g) Upon request, provide a copy of each deviation approved pursuant to NRS 394.1692 to:

and (h) At least once each year, provide training in responding to a crisis and training in responding to an emergency to each employee of the school, including, without limitation, training concerning drillsdri4.s forfAs evacuatingused andin securingthis section, “public safety agency” has the school.meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.2345.

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As used in this section, “public safety agency” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 388.2345.

(b) The director of the local organization for emergency management or, if there is no local organization for emergency - *SB36_R1* – 16 – management, with the Chief of the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of Public Safety or his or her designee.] consider the specific needs and characteristics of the school, including, without limitation, the length of time for law enforcement to respond to the school and for a fire-fighting agency to respond to a fire, explosion or similar emergency.

If a school committee determines that its school should deviate from the plan, the school committee shall notify the [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee that developed the plan, describe the proposed deviation and explain the reason for the proposed deviation.

The school may deviate from the plan only - 81st Session (2021) – 17 – if the deviation is approved by the [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee pursuant to NRS 394.1692.

Each private school shall post [at] on the Internet website maintained by the school a notice of the completion of each review thatthaSec. its school committee performs pursuant to this section.

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A[A] [development]An crisisemergency operations plan development committee that receives a proposed deviation from a school committee pursuant to NRS 394.1691 shall, within 60 days after it receives the proposed deviation:

A[A] [development]An crisisemergency operations plan development committee shall provide a copy of each deviation that it approves pursuant to this section to the governing body of the private school that established the committee.

394.1698 A plan developed pursuant to NRS 394.1687 or updated pursuant to NRS 394.1688, a deviation and any information submitted to a[a] [development]an crisisemergency operations plan development committee pursuant to NRS 394.1691 and a deviation approved pursuant to NRS 394.1692 are confidential and, except as otherwise provided in NRS 239.0115, 388.253 and 394.168 to 394.1699, inclusive, must not be disclosed to any person or government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government.

Sec.394.1699 The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply:

18.to a meeting of:

NRS 394.1699 is hereby amended to read as follows:

394.1699 The provisions of chapter 241 of NRS do not apply to a meeting of:

A[A] [development]An crisisemergency operations plan development committee;

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The Chief is the State’s Director- of81st EmergencySession Management(2021) and– the18 State’s– Director of Civil Defense for the purposes of that Compact.Compact.s Director of 2.

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The Chief shall assist in the development of comprehensive, coordinated plans for emergency management by adopting an integrated process, using the partnership of governmental entities, business and industry, volunteer organizations and other interested persons, for the mitigation of, preparation for, response to and recovery from emergencies or disasters.

(2) Prepare state and local governmental agencies, private organizations and other persons to be capable of responding appropriately if an emergency or disaster occurs by fostering the adoption of plans for emergency operations, conducting exercises to test those plans, training necessary personnel and acquiring necessary resources;

- *SB36_R1* – 18 – (3) Test periodically plans for emergency operations to ensure that the activities of state and local governmental agencies, private organizations and other persons are coordinated;

and (5)- Restore81st theSession operation(2021) of– vital19 community– life-support systems and return persons and property affected by an emergency or disaster to a condition that is comparable to or better than what existed before the emergency or disaster occurred.

(c) Coordinate with state agencies, local governments, Indian tribes or nations and special districts to use the personnel and equipment of those state agencies, local governments, Indian tribes or nations and special districts as agents of the State during a response to a request for mutual aid pursuant to NRS 414.075 or 414A.130;

and request for mutual aid pursuant to NRS 414.075 or (d) Provide notice:

(4) On or before February 15 of each year to the governing body of each governmental utility described in subsection 2 of NRS 239C.050 and each provider of new electric resources of whether each such governmental utility has complied with the requirements of NRS 239C.270;

(5) On or before August 15 of each year to the Superintendent of Public Instruction of whether each board of trustees of a school district, governing body of a charter school or - *SB36_R1* – 19 – governing body of a private school has complied with the requirements of NRS 388.243 or 394.1687, as applicable;

and (6)- On81st orSession before(2021) November– 1520 of– each year to the Chair of the Nevada Gaming Control Board of whether each resort hotel has complied with the requirements of NRS 463.790.

and (d) Submit a written report to the Nevada Commission on Homeland Security within 60 days of making a grant of money to a state agency, political subdivision or tribal government to pay for a project or program relating to the prevention of, detection of, for a mitigation of, preparedness for, response to and recovery from acts of terrorism that includes, without limitation:

On or before January 15 of each year, thethe(a) DivisionEach shallpolitical providesubdivision therequired guideto to:adopt a response plan pursuant to NRS 239C.250;

(a) Each political subdivision required to adopt a response plan pursuant to NRS 239C.250;

(c) Each [development]emergency crisisoperations plan development committee required to develop a plan to be used in responding to a crisis, emergency or suicide and all other hazards by:

- *SB36_R1*81st Session (2021) – 2021 – (1) A public school or charter school pursuant to NRS 388.243;

and (d) Each resort hotel required to adopt an emergency response plaSec.plan pursuant to NRS 463.790.

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