New in your 2013-2016 contract, section 29.3 provides for emergency preparedness training:
29.3 An employee who is assigned to be a member of the Emergency Response Team in accordance with the District or Site Emergency Preparedness Plan(s) shall receive a copy of the Plan(s) to review his/her assigned duties. Such employees shall receive training on implementation of the Plan(s) within 30 days of the start of the school semester and updated as needed.
Be sure to ask your principal or site supervisor about your site’s emergency plan. If you do not receive plan updates and training within 60 days of the start of the semester, call your union representative at to report.
All City and County employees are designated by both State and City law
as Disaster Service Workers. In the event of a declaration of emergency,
all public employees are obligated to serve as Disaster Service Workers
and may be assigned to perform activities which promote the protection
of public health and safety or the preservation of lives and property.