Bill > AB544

This bill requires county offices of education, school districts, and charter schools to provide and annually update certain information about their school facilities, schoolsites, and school properties to the State Department of Education. This includes details like addresses, construction and modernization years, square footage, pupil capacity, and the presence of amenities like cafeterias, libraries, and generators. The bill also requires reporting on the status of school facilities during natural disasters. The information provided would be kept confidential and shared only for emergency preparedness and response purposes. The bill also includes legislative findings to justify the public records exemption and provisions for state reimbursement of any resulting local mandate costs.