2006 Senate Bill 1108 / Public Act 337

Mandate school terrorism drills

Introduced in the Senate

March 2, 2006

Introduced by Sen. Jud Gilbert (R-25)

To require schools to have annual terrorism emergency preparedness drills in addition to fire and tornado drills, and to require that some of these drills be done at lunch or recess time.

Referred to the Committee on Education

May 16, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

May 17, 2006

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that does not reuquire terrorism drills, but instead requires some of the regular fire drills to take place during lunch or recess.

The substitute passed by voice vote

May 18, 2006

Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)

To require a school that operated any grades between kindergarten and 12th grade to conduct some of the eight annual fire and emergency drills required under the state fire code during lunch or recess, or at other times when a significant number of students were gathered but not in the classroom.

Received in the House

May 18, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Education

June 21, 2006

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 28, 2006

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with a "conflict substitute," made necessary because the law being amended has been changed by another bill, requiring that certain references in this bill be updated. These changes not affect the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute failed by voice vote

Substitute offered by Rep. Brian Palmer (R-36)

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 by voice vote

June 29, 2006

Passed in the House 56 to 46 (details)

Received in the Senate

July 26, 2006

To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.

Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Aug. 15, 2006