2005 House Bill 4460 (Require school “lockdown drills” )

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Public Act 187 of 2006

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Introduced by Rep. William Van Regenmorter (R) on March 8, 2005, to require schools to perform two “lockdown drills” each year. Under current law, schools must conduct eight fire drills and two tornado drills each year. The bill would replace two of the fire drills with lockdown drills. Lockdown drills include establishing secure locations where students are confined, securing the premises, and other security measures as appropriate for emergencies such as the release of a hazardous material or the presence of an armed individual.
- Referred to the House Education Committee on March 8, 2005.
  - Reported in the House on November 9, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the House on December 7, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on December 7, 2005.
Passed in the House (95 to 8) on December 7, 2005. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the Senate on December 8, 2005.
- Referred to the Senate Education Committee on December 8, 2005.
  - Reported in the Senate on May 16, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on May 17, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that requires one of the lockdown drills to take place during recess. The substitute passed in the Senate by voice vote on May 17, 2006.
Passed in the Senate (36 to 0) on May 18, 2006, to require schools to perform two “lockdown drills” each year. Under current law, schools must conduct eight fire drills and two tornado drills each year. The bill would replace two of the fire drills with lockdown drills. Lockdown drills include establishing secure locations where students are confined, securing the premises, and other security measures as appropriate for emergencies such as the release of a hazardous material or the presence of an armed individual. [Vote Details and Comments]
Received in the House on May 18, 2006.
Passed in the House (101 to 0) on June 6, 2006. [Vote Details and Comments]
Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on June 16, 2006.

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1) This is a good idea! Nice job, legislators! [by Anonymous Citizen on May 23, 2006]
Be prepared!
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2) Too late [by Anonymous Citizen on March 15, 2005]
All the perp has to do is pull the fire alarm and all the victims will line up for target practice.

Maybe we need to attack the problem of WHY we have these nut jobs walking around (no funding for nuthouses) instead of trying to out-gun them.

I've got many guns and get my CCW this weekend, so I'm not anti-gun. But it's just SO EASY to whack a bunch of kids. We need to get these fruitcakes off the street BEFORE they attack the school or playground or soccerfield or mall or church or office or grocery or whatever.
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3) Reply [by Anonymous Citizen on March 15, 2005]
Mike:

You got this right. Teachers should receive incentive pay to qualify for an advanced concealed-carry permit and for actually carrying a weapon on school grounds.

Unfortunately, I think that Michigan law expressly forbids the carrying of concealed weapons, even with a permit, in or near a school.

If the kind of thinking that is behind this new bill prevails, not only will the bad guys know that school personnel are defenseless, they will soon be able to depend upon a procedure whereby the sheeple will herd themselves into holding pens for easy "hostageability" or slaughter.
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