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2017 House Bill 1279: Concerning school safety drills
Introduced by Rep. Eric Pettigrew (Seattle) (D) on January 16, 2017
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Referred to the House Education Committee on January 16, 2017
Substitute offered in the House on February 9, 2017
Revises the list of nine safety-related drills that schools must conduct per year by specifying that schools teach three basic functional drills: shelter-in-place, lockdown, and evacuation.
Referred to the House Rules Committee on February 14, 2017
Passed 98 to 0 in the House on February 28, 2017.
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Received in the Senate on March 2, 2017
Referred to the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee on March 2, 2017
Amendment offered in the Senate on March 23, 2017
Specifies that schools must conduct at least one safety-related drill per month, including summer months when school is in session with students..
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 27, 2017
Passed 49 to 0 in the Senate on April 11, 2017.
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Received in the House on April 17, 2017
Passed 97 to 0 in the House on April 17, 2017.
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House concurred in Senate amendments.
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on May 4, 2017