Bill > S1782

This bill establishes the Massachusetts School Safety Data Grant Program within the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, designed to create standardized and verified mapping data for schools across the state. The program will provide grants to law enforcement agencies to develop comprehensive school mapping data that includes detailed geographical and structural information such as floor plans, aerial imagery, room labels, stairwell numbers, and emergency resource locations. The mapping data must meet specific criteria, including integration with existing public safety and school safety software platforms, conformity to true north orientation with coordinate references, verification through on-site inspections, and inclusion of critical details like utility controls, emergency equipment locations, and surrounding property information. The goal is to facilitate more efficient and effective emergency responses by providing public safety agencies with accurate, accessible, and standardized school mapping data at no additional cost beyond initial production. The office administering the program will be responsible for creating rules and regulations to implement and ensure compliance with the grant program's requirements, which will apply to public and private primary and secondary educational institutions, including charter, vocational, and special education schools.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1782