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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Sep 25, 2013
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Designates September 2013 as Campus Fire Safety Month.
Encourages administrators of institutions of higher education and municipalities to: (1) provide fire safety educational programs to all college students; (2) evaluate the level of fire safety being provided in both on-campus and off-campus student housing; and (3) ensure fire-safe living environments through fire safety education, the installation of fire suppression and detection systems, and the development and enforcement of applicable codes.
People & committees
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] · R–ME
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 9/24/2013 S6901; text as passed Senate: CR 9/24/2013 S6894)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 9/24/2013 S6901; text as passed Senate: CR 9/24/2013 S6894)
Introduced in Senate
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