PRINTER'S NO. 4220
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2697
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY D. MILLER, MILLARD, READSHAW, KORTZ, SCHLOSSBERG,
MACKENZIE, ROZZI AND HILL-EVANS, OCTOBER 12, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, OCTOBER 12, 2018
AN ACT
Establishing the Magisterial and Legislative District Office
Safety Assessment Act.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Safety assessment.
Within one calendar year of the effective date of this
section, a safety assessment shall be conducted for each
magisterial district court office and legislative district
office in this Commonwealth by a law enforcement officer who has
received a certification in physical security training from the
United States Department of Homeland Security. This requirement
shall also apply to each new location that is leased to serve as
a magisterial district court office or legislative district
office in this Commonwealth one calendar year after the
effective date of this section.
Section 2. Safety assessment audit requirements.
The safety assessment shall include at a minimum a written
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analysis of the following:
(1) The physical safety of the office structure and
security measures currently in place.
(2) The measures that can be taken to enhance protection
of the offices, its employees, other occupants and the
structure itself, including supporting information
documenting the validity of the measures and, where possible,
the cost estimates.
(3) Safety policy recommendations that may include staff
training requirements in de-escalation tactics, threat
assessments or other safety procedures.
(4) An analysis of the coordination of local emergency
services specifically related to the office, its staff and
occupants.
Section 3. Effective Date.
This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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