[Effective starting with the 2024-2025 school year]

4. a. A school district, receiving school, and a nonpublic school shall ensure that a student’s unique mobility, sensory, medical, social, communication, emotional, regulatory, and decision-making needs in the event of a fire drill, school security drill,or an actual emergency situation that may occur on school grounds is maintained in the student record. The documentation maintained in the student record shall indicate whether or not the student is able to safely and fully participate in fire drills or school security drills without the use of supplementary supports, modifications, accommodations, or services, or if any accommodations are needed, including determining areas of refuge during an emergency.

b. If it is determined that a student requires supplementary supports, modifications, accommodations, or services in order to safely and fully participate in a fire drill or school security drill, a written plan shall be maintained in the student record. The written plan shall:

(1) describe the anticipated mobility, sensory, medical, social, communication, emotional, regulatory, and decision-making support needs of the student during a fire drill or school security drill and during an actual emergency situation;

(2) describe the supports, modifications, accommodations, and services to be provided to the student during a fire drill or school security drill and during an actual emergency situation; and

(3) describe the role of school employees in supporting the student during a fire drill or school security drill and during an actual emergency situation, including the need for any specific training of school employees.

c. A school district and, if applicable, a nonpublic school shall on a regular basis, but not less than once annually, perform a review of any determinations made pursuant to this section to evaluate the school security needs of a student.

L.2023, c.212, s.4.