Relating to public K-12 education; to require any new school construction to include a Alabama Building Commission approved safe space or hallway; and in connection therewith would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
Section 1. (a) Commencing on the effective date of this act, any new contract awarded for the construction of a new public school unless the school has an Alabama Building Commission approved safe space or hallway shall include a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Alabama Building Commission approved safe room space or hallway. The safe room or hallway shall be designed and built to withstand winds of up to 250 miles per hour and projectiles flying at up to 100 miles per hour.
(b) Any local board of education planning to construct a new school or add a safe room space or hallway to existing school property, before construction begins, shall may submit an application to FEMA for a safe-rooms grant.
(c) The State Department of Education shall coordinate with the Alabama Building Commission and develop, promulgate and enforce any rules necessary for the implementation of this act.
Section 2. Although this bill would have as its purpose or effect the requirement of a new or increased expenditure of local funds, the bill is excluded from further requirements and application under Amendment 621, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, because the bill requires expenditures only by a school board.
Section 3. This act shall become effective on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.