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Georgia Senate Bill SB17

Georgia 2025-2026 Regular Session

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1-LC 49 2408S
2-The House Committee on Rules offers the following substitute to SB 17:
1+25 LC 61 0233S
2+The House Committee on Education offers the following substitute to SB 17:
33 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
44 AN ACT
55 To amend Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 and Article 10 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the1
66 Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public school property and facilities and2
77 state-wide first responder building mapping information system, respectively, so as to enact3
88 "Ricky and Alyssa's Law"; to require public schools to implement a mobile panic alert4
99 system capable of connecting disparate emergency services technologies to ensure real-time5
1010 coordination between multiple state and local first responder agencies in the event of a school6
1111 security emergency; to provide for the implementation of additional strategies or systems;7
1212 to provide for exceptions; to require public schools to procure school mapping data; to8
1313 provide for requirements of such school mapping data; to authorize the Georgia Emergency9
1414 Management and Homeland Security Agency to adopt rules and regulations for the10
1515 requirements for school mapping data; to provide for immunity from civil liability; to11
1616 provide for a definition; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal12
1717 conflicting laws; and for other purposes.13
1818 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:14
1919 SECTION 1.15
2020 This Act shall be known and may be cited as "Ricky and Alyssa's Law."16
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21+S. B. 17 (SUB)
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2223 SECTION 2.17
2324 Article 11 of Chapter 2 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to18
2425 public school property and facilities, is amended by adding a new part to read as follows:19
2526 "Part 420
2627 20-2-590.21
27-This part shall be known and may be cited as 'Ricky and Alyssa's Law.'22
28-20-2-591.23
29-(a) Not later than July 1, 2026, each public school shall implement a mobile panic alert24
30-system capable of:25
31-(1) Connecting disparate emergency services technologies to ensure real-time26
32-coordination between multiple local and state law enforcement and first responder27
33-agencies. Such system shall be known as the 'Alyssa's Alert' and shall integrate with the28
34-technology used in each local public safety answering point, including, but not limited29
35-to, Next Generation 9-1-1, as such term is defined in Code Section 38-3-181, to transmit30
36-9-1-1 calls and mobile activations; and31
37-(2) Integrating with the school mapping data required in Code Section 38-3-154.32
38-(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section, each local school33
39-system may implement additional strategies or systems to ensure real-time coordination34
40-between multiple first responder agencies in the event of a school security emergency.35
41-(c) No local school system shall be required to procure or implement new or additional36
42-capabilities if, as of July 1, 2026, such local school system has a functioning mobile panic37
43-alert system in place with capabilities that meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this38
44-Code section."39
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46-SECTION 3.40
47-Article 10 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to41
48-state-wide first responder building mapping information system, is amended by adding a new42
49-paragraph to Code Section 38-3-151, relating to definitions, to read as follows:43
50-"(4) 'School mapping data' means building information, floor plans, and aerial imagery44
51-of any public school."45
52-SECTION 4.46
53-Said article is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:47
54-"38-3-154.48
55-(a) Not later than July 1, 2026, each public school shall procure school mapping data49
56-which shall:50
57-(1) Be in formats that conform to and integrate with software platforms utilized in local51
58-public safety answering points and by local, state, and federal public safety agencies that52
59-respond to emergencies at schools and that do not require such agencies to purchase53
60-additional software or provide payment in order to view or access such data;54
61-(2) Be in formats capable of being printed, shared electronically, and, if requested,55
62-digitally integrated into interactive mobile platforms;56
63-(3) Be verified for accuracy by July 1 each year by relevant public safety agencies,57
64-school safety personnel, school administrators, or the entity producing such school58
65-mapping data by means of an in-person inspection of each school;59
66-(4) Identify and label access points of each building interior, including, but not limited60
67-to, rooms, doors, stairwells, and hallways, each of which shall include any identifiers or61
68-names utilized by staff and students;62
69-(5) Identify and label locations of critical utilities, key boxes, automated external63
70-defibrillators, and trauma kits or other emergency response aids; and64
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72-(6) Identify and label areas at or near each school, including parking areas, athletic fields,65
73-surrounding roads, outbuildings, and neighboring properties.66
74-(b) Any future updates to school mapping data provided for in this Code section shall67
75-conform to and integrate with software platforms utilized in local public safety answering68
76-points and by local, state, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency69
77-services to each school.70
78-(c) The agency shall be authorized to develop rules and regulations for the requirements71
79-for school mapping data, including, but not limited to, standards for the use of school72
80-mapping data, encryption of such data, and transmission of such data over secure methods73
81-to law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other authorized emergency first responders.74
82-(d) Local school systems shall collaborate with and receive concurrence from their primary75
83-local law enforcement agency prior to procuring school mapping data to ensure such school76
84-mapping data meets the requirements of this Code section.77
85-(e) Information provided to the agency under this Code section shall be exempt from78
86-public disclosure to the extent provided in Code Section 50-18-72.79
87-(f)(1) Local boards of education, local school systems, public schools, and local80
88-governments and agencies shall be immune from civil liability for any damages arising81
89-out of the creation and use of the school mapping data.82
90-(2) Employees of local boards of education, local school systems, and local governments83
91-and agencies shall be immune from civil liability for any damages arising out of the84
92-creation and use of the school mapping data unless it is shown that such employee acted85
93-with gross negligence or bad faith."86
94-SECTION 5.87
95-This Act shall become effective July 1, 2025.88
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97-SECTION 6.89
98-All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.90
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28+(a) Not later than July 1, 2026, each public school shall implement a mobile panic alert22
29+system capable of:23
30+(1) Connecting disparate emergency services technologies to ensure real-time24
31+coordination between multiple local and state law enforcement and first responder25
32+agencies. Such system shall be known as the 'Alyssa's Alert' and shall integrate with the26
33+technology used in each local public safety answering point, including, but not limited27
34+to, Next Generation 9-1-1, as such term is defined in Code Section 38-3-181, to transmit28
35+9-1-1 calls and mobile activations; and29
36+(2) Integrating with the school mapping data required in Code Section 38-3-154.30
37+(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a) of this Code section, each local school31
38+system may implement additional strategies or systems to ensure real-time coordination32
39+between multiple first responder agencies in the event of a school security emergency.33
40+(c) No local school system shall be required to procure or implement new or additional34
41+capabilities if, as of July 1, 2026, such local school system has a functioning mobile panic35
42+alert system in place with capabilities that meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this36
43+Code section."37
44+S. B. 17 (SUB)
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46+SECTION 3.38
47+Article 10 of Chapter 3 of Title 38 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to39
48+state-wide first responder building mapping information system, is amended by adding a new40
49+paragraph to Code Section 38-3-151, relating to definitions, to read as follows:41
50+"(4) 'School mapping data' means building information, floor plans, and aerial imagery42
51+of any public school."43
52+SECTION 4.44
53+Said article is further amended by adding a new Code section to read as follows:45
54+"38-3-154.46
55+(a) Not later than July 1, 2026, each public school shall procure school mapping data47
56+which shall:48
57+(1) Be in formats that conform to and integrate with software platforms utilized in local49
58+public safety answering points and by local, state, and federal public safety agencies that50
59+respond to emergencies at schools and that do not require such agencies to purchase51
60+additional software or provide payment in order to view or access such data;52
61+(2) Be in formats capable of being printed, shared electronically, and, if requested,53
62+digitally integrated into interactive mobile platforms;54
63+(3) Be verified for accuracy by July 1 each year by the entity producing such school55
64+mapping data by means of an in-person inspection of each school;56
65+(4) Identify and label access points of each building interior, including, but not limited57
66+to, rooms, doors, stairwells, and hallways, each of which shall include any identifiers or58
67+names utilized by staff and students;59
68+(5) Identify and label locations of critical utilities, key boxes, automated external60
69+defibrillators, and trauma kits or other emergency response aids; and61
70+(6) Identify and label areas at or near each school, including parking areas, athletic fields,62
71+surrounding roads, outbuildings, and neighboring properties.63
72+S. B. 17 (SUB)
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74+(b) Any future updates to school mapping data provided for in this Code section shall64
75+conform to and integrate with software platforms utilized in local public safety answering65
76+points and by local, state, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency66
77+services to each school.67
78+(c) The agency shall be authorized to develop rules and regulations for the requirements68
79+for school mapping data, including, but not limited to, standards for the use of school69
80+mapping data, encryption of such data, and transmission of such data over secure methods70
81+to law enforcement officers, firefighters, and other authorized emergency first responders.71
82+(d) Information provided to the agency under this Code section shall be exempt from72
83+public disclosure to the extent provided in Code Section 50-18-72.73
84+(e)(1) Local boards of education, local school systems, public schools, and local74
85+governments and agencies shall be immune from civil liability for any damages arising75
86+out of the creation and use of the school mapping data.76
87+(2) Employees of local boards of education, local school systems, and local governments77
88+and agencies shall be immune from civil liability for any damages arising out of the78
89+creation and use of the school mapping data unless it is shown that such employee acted79
90+with gross negligence or bad faith."80
91+SECTION 5.81
92+This Act shall become effective July 1, 2025.82
93+SECTION 6.83
94+All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.84
95+S. B. 17 (SUB)
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