LAC 28:LXXIX.121. Emergency Planning and Procedures

A. Each school system and/or independent school shall have written plans and procedures that address the immediate response to emergency situations that may develop in the school. 1. Such plans and procedures shall, at a minimum: a. address management and response in the event of a shooting or other violent incident on a school campus, school bus, or school-related activity; and b. provide for a safe, secure, and orderly school that is conducive to learning for every student, teacher, and school employee. 2. All school employees shall receive training pertaining to the plan and procedures. 3. The plan and procedures shall be reviewed at least once annually. 4. Within the first 30 days of the school year, each school shall conduct a safety drill to rehearse the plan. 5. The plan shall be jointly developed with local law enforcement and emergency personnel. 6. The local law enforcement office and the fire chief whose office is in closest geographic proximity to the school shall have a copy of the plan. B. To the extent that sufficient funds are available, each nonpublic school shall provide information regarding their facilities to their local parish office of emergency preparedness, which shall be uploaded to the virtual Louisiana system for inclusion in the system by the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness. 1. The information shall include the following critical information: a. building floor plans; b. evacuation plans and other fire protection information relative to each building; and c. any known hazards associated with the building. C. Preventative Programs. Each nonpublic school shall develop, as a component of the Crisis Management and Response Plan, one hour of training in each of the following areas. The school selecting and providing the initial training must provide the educator with a certificate containing the educator’s name, date of completion, length of training, and topic covered. The educator and school shall maintain documentation of the training, once completed, which is sufficient to satisfy this requirement upon transfer to another school or school system. 1. communicable diseases and universal precautions; 2. adverse childhood experiences; 3. mental health; 4. bullying; 5. first aid; and 6. suicide prevention. D. Each employee shall annually complete a mandatory reporter training course regarding the statutory requirements and responsibility of reporting child abuse and neglect. 1. A record of completion of the course shall be provided to the employee and retained by the school. 2. The school shall retain a list of all employees who have not completed the training. 3. Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and not later than September thirtieth annually, each nonpublic school shall submit a list to LDOE, in the manner communicated by the department, of all employees who have complied with the training and employees that have not complied.