N.Y. Education Law § 408-b: Submitting plans and specifications of school buildings with local fire and law enforcement officials

§ 408-b. Submitting plans and specifications of school buildings with

local fire and law enforcement officials. The appropriate authorities

for each public and private school building in the state shall submit

the most current plans and specifications for each school building under

their responsibility to the fire and law enforcement officials in the

city, towns or village where the school building is located. The

commissioner may adopt such rules and regulations as are necessary and

appropriate to implement the provisions of this section to facilitate

its purpose of providing quick and easy access to and passage through

school buildings should it be necessary for fire or law enforcement

reasons. Such regulations shall authorize submittal of simplified plans

showing access and passage ways for older schools where original plans

or blueprints may not exist or where the school authorities can justify

a claim of hardship in meeting the requirements of this section.