The state fire marshal shall prescribe reasonable rules and programs for the teaching to all schoolchildren in the state, whether in public or private schools, the proper methods of fire prevention and control. Such rules and programs shall be submitted to the public education department on or before August 1 of each year. Among other things, such rules and programs shall prescribe drills for evacuating school buildings. History: Laws 1984, ch. 127, § 953; 2020, ch. 9, § 34. The 2020 amendment, effective July 1, 2021, added "state fire" preceding "marshal", and after "August", deleted "first" and added "1".
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