Except as may be otherwise provided in rules and regulations promulgated by the department of state pursuant to article eighteen of this chapter, in any building owned or leased in whole by the state or any agency thereof, an evacuation drill shall be conducted at least twice each year in which all of the occupants of the buildings shall participate simultaneously and which shall conduct all such occupants to a place of safety. In New York city, the state fire administrator shall make rules, regulations and special orders necessary and suitable to each situation, as appropriate.
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