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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1382
January Session, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING SCHOOL MAPPING DATA SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) For the fiscal year ending 1
June 30, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Department of 2
Emergency Services and Public Protection shall, within available 3
appropriations, administer a program to provide grants to local or 4
regional boards of education for services to provide school mapping 5
data that meets the requirements described in subsection (b) of this 6
section. 7
(b) A local or regional board of education may apply for a grant for 8
services to provide school mapping data for one or more schools, 9
provided such school mapping data: 10
(1) Is compatible with software platforms used by local, state and 11
federal public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the 12
specific school for which the data is provided without requiring such 13
agencies to purchase additional software or requiring a fee to view or 14
access the data; 15
(2) Is compatible with security software platforms in use by the 16
specific school for which the data is provided without requiring the local 17
law enforcement agencies or school boards to purchase additional 18 Substitute Bill No. 1382
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software or requiring a fee to view or access the data; 19
(3) Is in a printable format and, if requested, in a digital file format 20
that can be integrated into interactive mobile platforms in use; 21
(4) Is verified for accuracy by the entity producing the data by 22
conducting a walk-through of the school buildings and grounds being 23
mapped; 24
(5) Is oriented true north; 25
(6) Includes accurate floor plans overlaid on current, verified aerial 26
imagery of the school campus; 27
(7) Contains site-specific labels that match the structure of school 28
buildings, including room labels, hallway names, external door or 29
stairwell numbers and the location of hazards, critical utility locations, 30
key boxes, automated external defibrillators and trauma kits; 31
(8) Contains site-specific labels that match the school grounds, 32
including parking areas, athletic fields, surrounding roads and 33
neighboring properties; 34
(9) Is overlaid with gridded "x" and "y" coordinates; 35
(10) Cannot be modified or updated independently without 36
corresponding updates to school mapping data within software 37
platforms used by local, state and federal public safety agencies that 38
provide emergency services to the specific school; and 39
(11) Will be provided to the school board and appropriate public 40
safety agencies at no cost beyond the initial cost of producing such 41
mapping data, and shall be available to such board and agencies 42
permanently. 43
(c) Not later than October 1, 2025, the department shall develop 44
eligibility criteria, application forms and deadlines for such program 45
and post in a conspicuous location on the department's Internet web site 46 Substitute Bill No. 1382
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a description of the grant program that includes, but is not limited to, 47
such criteria, forms and deadlines. 48
(d) Not later than January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the 49
department shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 50
section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of 51
the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public 52
safety and security. Such report shall include information for the 53
preceding calendar year on the number of applications for grants that 54
were received, the number of grants that were awarded and a list of the 55
schools that received services for school mapping data pursuant to such 56
grants. 57
Sec. 2. Section 84 of public act 13-3, as amended by section 15 of public 58
act 13-122, section 191 of public act 13-247, section 73 of public act 14-98, 59
section 1 of public act 15-5, section 1 of public act 16-171, section 1 of 60
public act 17-68, section 490 of public act 17-2 of the June special session 61
and section 73 of public act 20-1, is repealed and the following is 62
substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 63
(a) The Departments of Emergency Services and Public Protection, 64
Administrative Services and Education shall jointly administer a school 65
security infrastructure competitive grant program to reimburse (1) a 66
town, (2) a regional educational service center, (3) the governing 67
authority for a state charter school, (4) the Department of Education on 68
behalf of the technical high school system, (5) an incorporated or 69
endowed high school or academy approved by the State Board of 70
Education pursuant to section 10-34 of the general statutes, (6) the 71
supervisory agent for a nonpublic school, and (7) a licensed child care 72
center or private preschool operator that has received threats, provided 73
no family child care providers may be eligible for reimbursement 74
pursuant to this section, for certain expenses for schools, centers or 75
preschools incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for: (A) The 76
development or improvement of the security infrastructure of schools, 77
centers or preschools, based on the results of school building or child 78
care center building security assessments pursuant to subsection (d) of 79 Substitute Bill No. 1382
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this section, including, but not limited to, the installation of surveillance 80
cameras, penetration resistant vestibules, ballistic glass, solid core 81
doors, double door access, computer-controlled electronic locks, entry 82
door buzzer systems, scan card systems, panic alarms, real time 83
interoperable communications and multimedia sharing infrastructure 84
or other systems; [and] (B) (i) the training of school personnel in the 85
operation and maintenance of the security infrastructure of school 86
buildings, or (ii) the purchase of portable entrance security devices, 87
including, but not limited to, metal detector wands and screening 88
machines and related training; and (C) the provision of school mapping 89
data services. 90
(b) (1) On and after April 4, 2013, each local and regional board of 91
education may, on behalf of its town or its member towns, apply, at such 92
time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency Services 93
and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of Emergency 94
Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain expenses for 95
schools under the jurisdiction of such board of education incurred on or 96
after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this 97
section. Prior to the date that the School Safety Infrastructure Council 98
makes its initial submission of the school safety infrastructure 99
standards, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general 100
statutes, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 101
Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of Administrative 102
Services and Education, shall determine which expenses are eligible for 103
reimbursement under the program. On and after the date that the School 104
Safety Infrastructure Council submits the school safety infrastructure 105
standards, the decision to approve or deny an application and the 106
determination of which expenses are eligible for reimbursement under 107
the program shall be in accordance with the most recent submission of 108
the school safety infrastructure standards, pursuant to subsection (c) of 109
section 10-292r of the general statutes. 110
(2) A regional educational service center may apply, at such time and 111
in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 112
Protection prescribes, to the Department of Emergency Services and 113 Substitute Bill No. 1382
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Public Protection for a grant for certain expenses for schools under the 114
jurisdiction of such regional educational service center incurred on or 115
after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this 116
section. The department shall decide whether to approve or deny an 117
application and which expenses are eligible for reimbursement under 118
the program. Such decisions shall be in accordance with the school 119
safety infrastructure standards developed pursuant to subsection (c) of 120
section 10-292r of the general statutes. 121
(3) The governing authority for a state charter school may apply, at 122
such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency 123
Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of 124
Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain 125
expenses for schools under the jurisdiction of such governing authority 126
incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in 127
subsection (a) of this section. The department shall decide whether to 128
approve or deny an application and which expenses are eligible for 129
reimbursement under the program. Such decisions shall be in 130
accordance with the school safety infrastructure standards developed 131
pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general statutes. 132
(4) The superintendent of the technical high school system may 133
apply, at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of 134
Emergency Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department 135
of Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain 136
expenses for schools in the technical high school system incurred on or 137
after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this 138
section. The department shall decide whether to approve or deny an 139
application and which expenses are eligible for reimbursement under 140
the program. Such decisions shall be in accordance with the school 141
safety infrastructure standards developed pursuant to subsection (c) of 142
section 10-292r of the general statutes. 143
(5) An incorporated or endowed high school or academy may apply, 144
at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Emergency 145
Services and Public Protection prescribes, to the Department of 146 Substitute Bill No. 1382
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Emergency Services and Public Protection for a grant for certain 147
expenses incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the purposes described 148
in subsection (a) of this section. The department shall decide whether to 149
approve or deny an application and which expenses are eligible for 150
reimbursement under the program. Such decisions shall be in 151
accordance with the school safety infrastructure standards developed 152
pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the general statutes. 153
(6) (A) The supervisory agent for a nonpublic school or a licensed 154
child care center or private preschool operator described in subdivision 155
(7) of subsection (a) of this section may apply, at such time and in such 156
manner as the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 157
Protection prescribes, to the Department of Emergency Services and 158
Public Protection for a grant for certain expenses for schools under the 159
jurisdiction of such supervisory agent or for such licensed child care 160
centers or private preschools incurred on or after January 1, 2013, for the 161
purposes described in subsection (a) of this section. The department 162
shall decide whether to approve or deny an application and which 163
expenses are eligible for reimbursement under the program. Such 164
decisions shall be in accordance with the school safety infrastructure 165
standards developed pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10-292r of the 166
general statutes. 167
(B) Ten per cent of the funds available under the program shall be 168
awarded to the supervisory agents of nonpublic schools and licensed 169
child care center or private preschool operators described in subdivision 170
(7) of subsection (a) of this section, in accordance with the provisions of 171
subdivision (6) of subsection (c) of this section. 172
(c) (1) A town may receive a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible 173
expenses. The percentage shall be determined as follows: (A) Each town 174
shall be ranked in descending order from one to one hundred sixty-nine 175
according to town wealth, as defined in subdivision (26) of section 10-176
262f of the general statutes, (B) based upon such ranking, a percentage 177
of not less than twenty or more than eighty shall be assigned to each 178
town on a continuous scale, and (C) the town ranked first shall be 179 Substitute Bill No. 1382
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assigned a percentage of twenty and the town ranked last shall be 180
assigned a percentage of eighty. 181
(2) A regional educational service center may receive a grant equal to 182
a percentage of its eligible expenses. The percentage shall be determined 183
by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by (A) multiplying the 184
population of each member town in the regional educational service 185
center by such town's ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of section 186
10-285a of the general statutes; (B) adding together the figures for each 187
town determined under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision; and (C) 188
dividing the total computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision 189
by the total population of all member towns in the regional educational 190
service center. The ranking of each regional educational service center 191
shall be rounded to the next higher whole number and each such center 192
shall receive the same reimbursement percentage as would a town with 193
the same rank. 194
(3) The governing authority for a state charter school may receive a 195
grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses that is the same as 196
the town in which such state charter school is located, as calculated 197
pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection. 198
(4) The Department of Education, on behalf of the technical high 199
school system, may receive a grant equal to one hundred per cent of its 200
eligible expenses. 201
(5) An incorporated or endowed high school or academy may receive 202
a grant equal to a percentage of its eligible expenses. The percentage 203
shall be determined by its ranking. Such ranking shall be determined by 204
(A) multiplying the total population, as defined in section 10-261 of the 205
general statutes, of each town which at the time of application for such 206
school security infrastructure competitive grant has designated such 207
school as the high school for such town for a period of not less than five 208
years from the date of such application, by such town's percentile 209
ranking, as determined in subsection (a) of section 10-285a of the general 210
statutes, (B) adding together the figures for each town determined under 211 Substitute Bill No. 1382
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subparagraph (A) of this subdivision, and (C) dividing the total 212
computed under subparagraph (B) of this subdivision by the total 213
population of all towns which designate the school as their high school 214
under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. The ranking determined 215
pursuant to this subsection shall be rounded to the next higher whole 216
number. Such incorporated or endowed high school or academy shall 217
receive the reimbursement percentage of a town with the same rank. 218
(6) The supervisory agent for a nonpublic school or a licensed child 219
care center or private preschool operator described in subdivision (7) of 220
subsection (a) of this section may receive a grant equal to fifty per cent 221
of its eligible expenses, provided any such grant shall not exceed fifty 222
thousand dollars. 223
(d) (1) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, if there are not 224
sufficient funds to provide grants to all towns, based on the percentage 225
determined pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the Commissioner 226
of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in consultation with the 227
Commissioners of Administrative Services and Education, shall give 228
priority to applicants on behalf of schools with the greatest need for 229
security infrastructure, as determined by said commissioners based on 230
school building security assessments of the schools under the 231
jurisdiction of the town's school district conducted pursuant to this 232
subdivision. Of the applicants on behalf of such schools with the 233
greatest need for security infrastructure, said commissioners shall give 234
first priority to applicants on behalf of schools that have no security 235
infrastructure at the time of such school building security assessment 236
and succeeding priority to applicants on behalf of schools located in 237
priority school districts pursuant to section 10-266p of the general 238
statutes. To be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this section, an 239
applicant board of education shall (A) demonstrate that it has developed 240
and periodically practices an emergency plan at the schools under its 241
jurisdiction and that such plan has been developed in concert with 242
applicable state or local first-responders, and (B) provide for a uniform 243
assessment of the schools under its jurisdiction, including any security 244
infrastructure, using the National Clearinghouse for Educational 245 Substitute Bill No. 1382
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Facilities' Safe Schools Facilities Checklist. The assessment shall be 246
conducted under the supervision of the local law enforcement agency. 247
(2) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2018, and the 248
fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2021, if there are not 249
sufficient funds to provide grants to all applicants that are towns, 250
regional educational service centers, governing authorities for state 251
charter schools, the Department of Education, on behalf of the technical 252
high school system, and incorporated or endowed high schools or 253
academies based on the percentage determined pursuant to subsection 254
(c) of this section, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public 255
Protection, in consultation with the Commissioners of Administrative 256
Services and Education, shall give priority to applicants on behalf of 257
schools with the greatest need for security infrastructure, as determined 258
by said commissioners based on school building security assessments of 259
the schools under the jurisdiction of the applicant conducted pursuant 260
to this subdivision. Of the applicants on behalf of such schools with the 261
greatest need for security infrastructure, said commissioners shall give 262
first priority to applicants on behalf of schools that have no security 263
infrastructure at the time of such school building security assessment 264
and succeeding priority to applicants on behalf of schools located in 265
priority school districts pursuant to section 10-266p of the general 266
statutes. To be eligible for reimbursement pursuant to this section, an 267
applicant shall (A) demonstrate that it has developed and periodically 268
practices an emergency plan at the schools under its jurisdiction and 269
that such plan has been developed in concert with applicable state or 270
local first-responders, and (B) provide for a uniform assessment of the 271
schools under its jurisdiction, including any security infrastructure, 272
using the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities' Safe 273
Schools Facilities Checklist. The assessment shall be conducted under 274
the supervision of the local law enforcement agency. 275
(3) For the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2018, and the 276
fiscal years ending June 30, 2020, to June 30, 2021, if there are not 277
sufficient funds to provide grants to all applicant supervisory agents for 278
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operators described in subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of this section, 280
based on the percentages described in subsection (c) of this section, the 281
Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, in 282
consultation with the Commissioners of Administrative Services and 283
Education, shall give priority to applicants on behalf of schools, centers 284
or preschools with the greatest need for security infrastructure, as 285
determined by said commissioners. Of the applicants on behalf of such 286
schools, centers or preschools with the greatest need for security 287
infrastructure, said commissioners shall give first priority to applicants 288
on behalf of schools, centers or preschools that have no security 289
infrastructure at the time of application. To be eligible for 290
reimbursement pursuant to this section, an applicant supervisory agent 291
for a nonpublic school or licensed child care center or private preschool 292
operator described in subdivision (7) of subsection (a) of this section 293
shall (A) demonstrate that it has developed and periodically practices 294
an emergency plan at the school, center or preschool under its 295
jurisdiction and that such plan has been developed in concert with 296
applicable state or local first-responders, and (B) provide for a uniform 297
assessment of the schools, centers or preschools under its jurisdiction, 298
including any security infrastructure, using the National Clearinghouse 299
for Educational Facilities' Safe Schools Facilities Checklist. The 300
assessment shall be conducted under the supervision of the local law 301
enforcement agency. 302
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 New section
Sec. 2 July 1, 2025 PA 13-3, Sec. 84
PS Joint Favorable Subst.