A bill for an act relating to the development of a policy governing responses to a fire alarm activated on school grounds outside of a scheduled fire drill by school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and including effective date provisions.

HF 586 requires school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to develop specific response policies for fire alarms activated outside scheduled drills during potential active shooter incidents. The bill mandates that these policies direct how students, school employees, and non-employee staff regularly present in school buildings should respond to such alarms to ensure safety. These policies must be included in existing emergency operations plans, which schools must develop by June 30, 2019, and update annually. The law takes immediate effect upon enactment.