SECOND REGULAR SESSION

HOUSE BILL NO. 1070

92ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVES MILLER (Sponsor), WAGNER, SMITH (14), WALLACE, BYRD, RICHARD, MYERS, WILSON (119), WHORTON, QUINN, WOOD, WILLOUGHBY, HOBBS, DIXON, MOORE, SANDER, WILSON (130), RUESTMAN, HAMPTON, CUNNINGHAM (145),

MUNZLINGER AND REINHART (Co-sponsors).

         Read 1^st time January 14, 2004, and copies ordered printed.

STEPHEN S. DAVIS, Chief Clerk

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AN ACT

To amend chapter 160, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to emergency preparedness plans for schools.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Section A. Chapter 160, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be known as section 160.480, to read as follows:

            160.480. 1. The board of education of each school district in this state is authorized to adopt an emergency preparedness plan to address the use of school resources, including school facilities, commodity foods, school buses, and equipment if a natural disaster or other community emergency occurs.

            2. The emergency preparedness plan may authorize the superintendent or other designated school officials to approve use of school resources to provide relief to the community if an emergency occurs.

            3. Food assistance may be provided using commodities distributed by the United States Department of Agriculture consistent with the standards for emergency congregate feeding under such program.

            4. The use of school resources under this section shall be subject to review by the board of education within thirty days of authorization or as soon as reasonably possible.