Connecticut § 10-231 - Fire drills. Crisis response drills.

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§ 10-231. Fire drills. Crisis response drills.

Sec. 10-231. Fire drills. Crisis response drills. (a) Each local and regional board of education shall provide for a fire drill to be held in the schools of such board not later than thirty days after the first day of each school year and at least once each month thereafter, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section.

(b) Each such board shall substitute a crisis response drill for a fire drill once every three months and shall develop the format of such crisis response drill in consultation with the appropriate local law enforcement agency. A representative of such agency may supervise and participate in any such crisis response drill.

(1949 Rev., S. 1490; P.A. 78-218, S. 160; P.A. 00-220, S. 12, 43; P.A. 09-131, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 78-218 specified local and regional boards of education and deleted references to towns; P.A. 00-220 added provision re crisis response drill, effective July 1, 2000; P.A. 09-131 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a), amended same to add requirement re fire drill to be held not later than 30 days after first day of school and make conforming changes, and added Subsec. (b) re crisis response drills.

Source: official Connecticut text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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