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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3135
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE PLANK.
6696H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 160, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to inspection of
doors in school buildings.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 160, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 160.674, to read as follows:
160.674. 1. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:
2 (1) "Authority having jurisdiction", an organization, office, agency , or
3 individual res ponsible for enforci ng the requ irem ents under this section;
4 (2) "NFP A 101", the Life Safety Code published by the National Fir e Pr otection
5 Association, which includes the NFP A 80 Standards for Fir e Doors and Other Opening
6 Pr otectives;
7 (3) "Prot ective door assembly" or "pr otective door assemblies", any of the
8 following:
9 (a) Doors with panic hardwar e or fir e exit hardware;
10 (b) Door assemblies in exit enclosur es;
11 (c) Electricity controll ed egr ess doors; and
12 (d) Door assemblies with special locking arrangements, such as delayed egr ess,
13 sensor release egres s doors, and elevator lobby doors;
14 (4) "Qualified inspector", a person who, by possession of a recog nized degr ee,
15 certificate, pr ofessional standing, or skill, and who, by knowledge, training, and
16 experience, has demonstrated the ability to deal with the subject matter , the work, or the
17 pr oject;
EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
18 (5) "School board", the same as defined in section 160.01 1;
19 (6) "School building", a structur e used for the instruction of students by a school
20 governing authority .
21 2. Each school board in this state shall:
22 (1) Cause all protecti ve door assemblies in school buildings used by the school
23 board for instruction of students to be inspected and tested every twelve months in
24 accordance with subsection 3 of this section; and
25 (2) V erify that such pr otective door assemblies ar e in compliance with the
26 following standards:
27 (a) If the pr otective door assembly was installed in 2015 or after , the 2015 NFP A
28 101; or
29 (b) If the pr otective door assembly was installed prior to 2015, the NFP A 101
30 that was in effect on the date the pr otective door assembly was installed or , if the
31 pr otective door assembly was installed before the NFP A 101 was published and in effect,
32 the building code standards in effect at the time of installation.
33 3. (1) A school board shall cause all of the pr otective door assemblies in school
34 buildings used for the instruction of students to be inspected and tested every twelve
35 months by a qualified inspector to confirm pro per operation and full closure.
36 (2) If a protecti ve door assembly is not in compliance with the applicable
37 standards described in subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of this section, the school board
38 shall take all steps necessary to make the pr otective door assembly compliant.
39 4. After the inspection of a pr otective door assembly in a school building, the
40 qualified inspector shall prov ide a repo rt to the school board indicating any of the
41 following:
42 (1) That the pro tective door assembly is in compliance with the applicable
43 standards described in subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of this section and no further
44 inspection is requ ired res pecting that pro tective door assembly for the next twelve
45 months;
46 (2) That the pr otective door assembly is not in compliance with the applicable
47 standards; or
48 (3) That the pr otective door assembly is not in compliance with the applicable
49 standards and ther e is a serious risk for fir e or life safety hazard.
50 5. Each school board shall maintain records verifying annual inspections.
51 6. If one or mor e protect ive door assemblies in a school building ar e not in
52 compliance with the applicable standards described in subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of
53 this section, as indicated in a r eport under subsection 4 or 7 of this section, the school
54 board shall do both of the following:
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55 (1) T ake all steps necessary to make each such pro tective door assembly
56 compliant with the applicable standards; and
57 (2) Cause another inspection of each such protect ive door assembly immediately
58 after completing those steps.
59 7. After each inspection of a pr otective door assembly in the school building
60 under subsection 6 of this section has been completed, the qualified inspector shall
61 pr ovide a rep ort to the school governing authority indicating any of the following:
62 (1) That the pro tective door assembly is in compliance with the applicable
63 standards described in subdivision (2) of subsection 2 of this section and no further
64 inspection is requ ired res pecting that pro tective door assembly for the next twelve
65 months;
66 (2) That the pr otective door assembly is not in compliance with the applicable
67 standards; or
68 (3) That the pr otective door assembly is not in compliance with the applicable
69 standards and ther e is a serious risk for fir e or life safety hazard.
70 8. (1) Beginning January 1, 2028, the authority having jurisdiction shall
71 annually cause an inspection of the record s ret ained by each school board under
72 subsection 5 of this section. If a pr otective door assembly in a school building is not fully
73 compliant with the applicable standards within eighteen months after a repo rt issued
74 under subdivision (1) or (2) of subsection 4 of this section, or within one hundred eighty
75 days after a r eport issued under subdivision (3) of subsection 4 of this section, and the
76 school board is not actively taking steps to achieve compliance, the authority having
77 jurisdiction shall issue a citation to the school board. Each pr otective door assembly
78 that is not in compliance with the applicable standards, and which the res pective school
79 board is not actively taking steps to achieve compliance with those standards, is a
80 separate violation and is subject to an additional citation.
81 (2) If a citation is issued under subdivision (1) of this subsection, the school
82 governing authority shall post the citation issued concerning the pr otective door
83 assembly on a public web site managed by the school board. The school governing
84 authority may rem ove the citation posted under this division once the pr otective door
85 assembly is made compliant with the applicable standards and an inspection confirms
86 such compliance.
87 9. No authority having jurisdiction shall do either of the following:
88 (1) Issue a citation under subsection 8 of this section to a school governing
89 authority that is actively taking steps to r each compliance with the applicable standards,
90 r egardless of whether full compliance is rea ched for all pro tective door assemblies in the
91 school building; or
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92 (2) Assess a civil penalty or any fine associated with a citation issued under
93 subsection 8 of this section.
94 10. A qualified inspector that inspects mor e than one pr otective door assembly
95 under subsection 4 or 7 of this section in the same school building may combine the
96 r esults of such inspections into one r eport, so long as the repor t clearly indicates which
97 pr otective door assemblies are in compliance with the applicable standards and which
98 ar e not.
99 1 1. Notwithstanding any pr ovision of this section, a temporary door -locking
100 device in compliance with the rules adopted by the state fir e marshal is not in conflict
101 with this section.
102 12. The department, in coordination with the state fir e marshal, may pr omulgate
103 all necessary rules and reg ulations for the administration of this section. The rules shall
104 r equir e that protect ive door assemblies are inspected in accordance with this section and
105 that the pr otective door assemblies continue to meet the compliance standards r equir ed
106 at the time of installation. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in
107 section 536.010, that is crea ted under the authority delegated in this section shall
108 become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provi sions of chapter
109 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable
110 and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to
111 r eview , to delay the effective date, or to disappr ove and annul a rule are subsequently
112 held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule pr oposed or
113 adopted after August 28, 2026, shall be invalid and void.
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