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2. (1) As used in this section, "school mapping data" means mapping information provided in an electronic or a digital format to assist first responders in responding to emergencies at schools.

   1. (a) The General Assembly does hereby establish the School Mapping Data Program to be administered by the Kentucky 911 Services Board. The Kentucky 911 Services Board shall utilize available funds to develop school mapping data for each public school, public charter school, and any private school that requests to participate in the program. The program shall be administered by the Kentucky 911 Services Board pursuant to this section, which may include contracting for services pursuant to the relevant provisions of the Kentucky Model Procurement Code in KRS Chapter 45A. The Kentucky 911 Services Board shall be responsible for ensuring that all funds received for and expended related to the School Mapping Data Program are utilized for the purposes of school mapping. to
   2. (b) The Kentucky 911 Services Board shall provide the data developed by the the state school security marshal, participating schools, program participating districts, and local law enforcement and public safety agencies for use in response to emergencies and for conducting drills required under KRS 158.162(5). The school mapping data shall be excluded from the application of KRS 61.870 to 61.884.
   3. (c) The Kentucky 911 Services Board shall apply for any federal grant funds that may be used to accomplish the purposes of the program. The Kentucky 911 Services Board may also solicit private funds to support the program.

   4. (3) The School Mapping Data Program shall establish a single verified source of mapping data for each participating school campus in the state that is standardized, accurate, and accessible to public safety agencies to ensure efficient response to any emergency on a school campus. The school mapping data provided shall:

      1. (a) Be compatible with software platforms used by local, county, state, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the specific school for which the data is provided without requiring such agencies to purchase additional software or requiring a fee to view or access the data;
      2. (b) Be compatible with security software platforms in use by the participating school or district for which the data is provided without requiring the school or district to purchase additional software or requiring a fee to view or access the data;
      3. (c) Be in a printable format and, if requested by a law enforcement or public safety agency or participating school or district in addition to those described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, be in a digital file format that can be integrated into interactive mobile platforms in use;
      4. (d) Be verified by the Kentucky 911 Services Board, or any entity contracted by the Kentucky 911 Services Board to develop the mapping data pursuant to this section for accuracy by a walk-through of school buildings and grounds;
      5. (e) Be oriented to true north;
      6. (f) Include accurate floor plans overlaid on current, verified aerial imagery of campus;
      7. (g) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the structure of school buildings External door or stairwell numbers; Locations of hazards; that includes: 1. Room labels; 2. Hallway names or identifiers; 3. 4. 5. Critical utility locations; 6. Key boxes; 7. Automated external defibrillators; and 8. Trauma kits;
      8. (h) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the school grounds that includes: 1. Parking areas; 2. Athletic fields; 3. Surrounding roads; and 4. Neighboring properties;
      9. (i) Be overlaid with a gridded coordinate system;
      10. (j) Not be modified or updated independently without corresponding updates to school mapping data within software platforms used by local, county, state, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the specific school; and
      11. (k) Provide to public safety agencies and participating schools or districts the school mapping data developed pursuant to the program perpetually and at no cost to the public safety agencies or participating schools or districts.
   5. (4) A participating school district or campus shall not be required to adopt new school mapping data if, as of July 1, 2024, the school district or campus previously implemented school mapping data with capabilities that meet the requirements of subsection (3)(a) to (k) of this section.

Effective: April 14, 2026

History: Amended 2026 Ky. Acts ch. 163, sec. 1, effective April 14, 2026. -- Created 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 165, sec. 11, effective July 15, 2024. Legislative Research Commission Note (7/15/2024). In subsection (2)(b) of this statute, a reference to "the state security marshal" has been changed in codification to read "the state school security marshal." The reviser of statutes has made this correction of a manifest clerical or typographical error under the authority of KRS 7.136.