Posted on September 25, 2024

Chair: Jim Loftus, Product Manager, Siemens
Vice Chair: Richard Roberts, Industry Affairs, Honeywell
Sponsor: Alan Perdue, SBC
Co-Sponsor: John Foley, SBC 

As we turn the page to fall, we are monitoring legislatively activity levels as we run up towards election day!

• Fall is busy with a final sprint for the remaining webinars coming to a city near you.
• Monitoring instances of  Municipality requirements in Florida well beyond the state code.
• New Jersey- 2018 IFC taking effect in Mid-October after adoption earlier this spring. Monitoring a senate bill SB2580-which would amend certain fire safety statutes to update licensure and equipment requirements and liability, fee, and penalty provisions. Launched a State-wide DCA portal (Department of community Affairs) where all Annual Inspection reports must be uploaded to.
• On a National Level still watching for movement on the 900MHz Rule making
• ASIS proposed American National Standard for School Safety comment period just ended. The ASIS International School Security Standard, a proposed American National Standard approved by American National Standards Institute (ANSI), is set to transform how educational institutions approach security. As the first comprehensive standard of its kind, it will provide schools with a crucial measuring stick for assessing and improving their safety measures. This standard is expected to cover a wide range of issues, from basic security practices maximizing preventive measures, how schools can ensure that student needs as it relates to behavioral issues are being dealt with, prompting schools to critically evaluate their current safety posture and address potential vulnerabilities. By establishing a clear framework for school safety, the ASIS standard will encourage proactive risk assessment and management. It will motivate schools to conduct baseline security evaluations and implement necessary improvements.  

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