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2020 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 80
BY SENATOR CARTER
SCHOOLS. Exempts interior blueprints and floor plans of public school buildings and
facilities from the definition of "public records". (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 44:3.1 and 4(40) and to enact R.S. 17:410.1 and R.S.
3 44:1(A)(2)(c), relative to public school buildings and facilities; to exempt from
4 public records for interior blueprints and floor plans of public school buildings and
5 facilities from certain provisions of the public records law; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 17:410.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §410.1 Interior blueprints and floor plans of public school buildings and
10 facilities; exemption from public records law
11 Blueprints, floor plans, and other renderings of the interior of a public
12 school building or facility shall not be subject to the Public Records Law.
13 Section 2. R.S. 44:3.1 and 4(40) are hereby amended and reenacted and R.S.
14 44:1(A)(2)(c) is enacted to read as follows:
15 §1. General definitions
16 A. * * *
17 (2) * * *
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1 (c) Notwithstanding Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph, any blueprint,
2 floor plan, or other rendering of the interior of a public school building or
3 facility is not a "public record".
4 * * *
5 §3.1. Certain records pertaining to terrorist-related security-related activity
6 A. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require disclosure of records
7 containing security procedures, criminal intelligence information pertaining to
8 terrorist-related activity, or threat or vulnerability assessments created, collected, or
9 obtained in the prevention of terrorist-related activity, including but not limited to
10 physical security information, proprietary information, operational plans, and the
11 analysis of such information, or internal security information.
12 B. Nothing in the Chapter shall be construed to require the disclosure of
13 school crisis management and response plans.
14 C. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require disclosure of a
15 blueprint, floor plan, or other rendering of the interior of a public school
16 building or facility, except as required as part of the public bid process. Any
17 blueprint, floor plan, or other rendering of the interior of a school building or
18 facility provided as part of the public bid process shall be deemed confidential
19 and shall not be disclosed to persons other than those responsible for the
20 bidding or construction of the project.
21 * * *
22 §4. Applicability
23 This Chapter shall not apply:
24 * * *
25 (40) To any records, writings, plans, blueprints, or any information pertaining
26 to security systems or features submitted to obtain an individual a building permit
27 on file in the office of a regulatory agency or official; any records, writings, plans,
28 blueprints, or information submitted to obtain an individual a building permit which
29 details the interior layout of a residence or public school building or facility to such
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1 an extent that access thereto would make such residence or public school building
2 or facility particularly vulnerable to burglary or other criminal activity; or any
3 records, writings, plans, blueprints, or information containing any proprietary work
4 product, design, or plan of any architect or engineer submitted to obtain an individual
5 a building permit; however, this Chapter shall be applicable to any survey or plot
6 plan submitted solely for the purposes of displaying the outline of a building on a lot
7 or lots of record in order to show compliance with yard or other setback requirements
8 of a zoning ordinance or other such regulatory law.
9 * * *
10 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
11 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
12 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
13 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
14 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Serrett.
DIGEST
SB 80 Original 2020 Regular Session Carter
Present law (R.S. 44:1) provides for definition of public records and specifically defines
certain security data as "not a public record".
Present law (R.S. 44:3.1) provides that disclosure of certain records pertaining to security
against terrorist-related activities shall not be required.
Present law (R.S. 44:4(4)) provides for the applicability of public records pertaining to
residential building permits on file in the office of a regulatory agency or official.
Proposed law retains present law and extends applicability to public school buildings and
facilities.
Proposed law grants exemptions from the public records law for blueprints, floor plans, and
other renderings of the interior of a public school building or facility.
Proposed law further grants exemptions from the public records law for school crisis and
management plans.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends 44:3.1 and 4(40); adds R.S. 17:410.1 and R.S. 44:1(A)(2)(c))
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