Emergency Services, Disasters, and Civil Defense - Chapter II - Part 1500 - School Emergency and Crisis Response Plans - Section 1500.10 Purpose

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Part 1500 sets the requirements for the annual review and updating of each school’s emergency and crisis response plan, as required by the School Safety Drill Act. It specifies who conducts the review, what components must be checked for being present and current, and what revisions or rationales are required. The plan’s concept of operations covers command and role responsibilities, planned response actions for defined hazards, and resource inventories, followed by training, preparedness, and drill records.

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Section 1500.10 Purpose

Section 1500.20 Annual Review of Emergency and Crisis Response Plans

Section 1500.30 Objectives of Drills

TITLE 29: EMERGENCY SERVICES, DISASTERS, AND CIVIL DEFENSE CHAPTER II: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION PART 1500 JOINT RULES OF THE OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL AND THE ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: SCHOOL EMERGENCY AND CRISIS RESPONSE PLANS Section 1500.10 Purpose 1500.20 Annual Review of Emergency and Crisis Response Plans 1500.30 Objectives of Drills AUTHORITY: Implementing the School Safety Drill Act [105 ILCS 128] and authorized by Section 40 of the Act [105 ILCS 128/40] . SOURCE: Adopted at 30 Ill. Reg. 14355, effective August 18, 2006. Section 1500.10 Purpose This Part establishes the requirements for the annual review and updating of the protocols and procedures in each school’s emergency and crisis response plan that is required by Section 25 of the School Safety Drill Act [105 ILCS 128/25], including the review of each school’s compliance with the school safety drill requirements established in Section 15 of the Act [105 ILCS 128/15] . Section 1500.20 Annual Review of Emergency and Crisis Response Plans Each annual review shall be conducted by the participants identified in Section 25 of the Act and shall encompass the components of the plan enumerated in this Section. The report submitted pursuant to Section 25 of the Act shall indicate whether each component listed in this Section is present and up to date and shall describe the revisions, if any, that are needed in each. If any component is deemed inapplicable by the review participants, the report shall include the rationale for this determination. a) Concept of Operations 1) The definition and assignment of roles and responsibilities for direction and control, with specific reference to the chain of command, designated back-up for each role, and other critical functions (whether by reliance on the Incident Command System outlined in “National Incident Management System” of March 1, 2004, published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and posted at [http://www.fema.gov/pdf/nims/nims_doc_full.pdf. or by implementation](http://www.fema.gov/pdf/nims/nims_doc_full.pdf. or by implementation)[ ](http://www.fema.gov/pdf/nims/nims_doc_full.pdf. or by implementation)[of other strategies and methods having the same goals](of other strategies and methods having the same goals)), including: A) responsibilities of individuals who discover an emergency or crisis; B) responsibilities of the leader/commander and other members of the emergency team; C) responsibilities of monitors who will ensure the proper execution of the planned response; D) responsibility for communicating with first responders, building occupants, families, representatives of the media, and other members of the community; E) responsibility for maintaining emergency-related records. 2) The description of the responses planned (i.e., what should happen, when, and at whose direction) to address various emergencies or crises that are known to occur in or affect schools, including at least: A) severe weather; B) fire; C) bomb threats or the discovery of suspicious items; D) structural failure; E) the failure of utilities or loss of utility service; F) bus accidents; G) the release of hazardous materials, both indoors and outdoors; H) the presence of an intruder, use of a weapon, or taking of a hostage; I) public health or medical emergencies; J) earthquakes; and K) nuclear power plant accidents (if located within 25 miles of such a plant) . 3) The inventory of resources that are available when responding to emergencies, including: A) emergency contact lists; B) methods for accounting for the whereabouts and status of all children and the process established for releasing students into the care of their parents and others; C) response guidance material and the method of providing it to students and staff, including support personnel such as bus drivers, secretaries, and custodians; D) emergency supplies and equipment (such as first

FAQs

What does Section 1500.10 require schools to do?

Section 1500.10 establishes requirements for the annual review and updating of protocols and procedures in each school’s emergency and crisis response plan, including checks for compliance with the Act’s school safety drill requirements.

Who conducts the annual review of emergency and crisis response plans?

The annual review is conducted by the participants identified in Section 25 of the Act and must cover the plan components enumerated in Section 1500.20.

What are the key elements included in the plan’s concept of operations?

The concept of operations includes assignment of roles and responsibilities tied to the chain of command, planned responses to known emergencies (such as severe weather, fire, intruders, and hazardous materials), and an inventory of response resources such as contact lists, guidance materials, and emergency supplies.

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