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2025 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 126
BY SENATOR KLEINPETER
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
SCHOOLS. Provides for school mapping data of public school buildings and facilities.
(8/1/25)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 17:416.16.1, relative to school mapping data; to provide relative to delivery
3 of school mapping data; to provide for definitions; to provide for school mapping
4 data guidelines; to prohibit modification or updating of data without certain
5 corresponding updates; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 Section 1. R.S. 17:416.16.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8 ยง416.16.1. School mapping data
9 A.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the
10 state Department of Education shall collaborate with each city, parish, and
11 other local public school system to coordinate and provide school mapping data
12 for every public school building and facility in the state.
13 (2) Upon preparing a school crisis management and response plan in
14 accordance with R.S. 17:416.16 each city, parish, or other local public school
15 system governing authority or a vendor, shall submit a copy of the most recent
16 blueprints and school mapping data of each school building and facility in the
17 school system, to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over any
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1 portion of the school governing authority, each local and state public safety and
2 emergency preparedness office, the Center for Safe Schools, and to the school's
3 office for use in response to emergencies.
4 (3) All aspects of the school mapping data shall be collected, produced,
5 and stored within the United States of America.
6 (4) For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the
7 following meanings:
8 (a) "First responders" means local, state, and federal law enforcement
9 agencies, fire, public safety, and emergency preparedness officials.
10 (b) "School mapping data" means information provided in an electronic
11 or digital format to assist first responders in responding to emergencies at
12 public schools.
13 B. The school mapping data provided shall:
14 (1) Be compatible with software platforms used by local, parish, state,
15 and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the
16 specific school for which the data is provided without requiring such agencies
17 to purchase additional software or requiring a fee to view or access the data.
18 (2) Be compatible with security software platforms in use by the specific
19 school for which the data is provided without requiring public safety agencies
20 or school districts to purchase additional software or requiring a fee to view or
21 access the data.
22 (3) Be available in a printable format.
23 (4) Be verified by the entity producing the data for accuracy by a
24 walk-through of school buildings and grounds.
25 (5) Be oriented true north.
26 (6) Be overlaid on current aerial imagery.
27 (7) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the structure of school
28 buildings including room labels, hallway names, and external door or stairwell
29 numbers and locations of hazards, critical utility locations, key boxes,
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1 automated external defibrillators, and trauma kits.
2 (8) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the school grounds
3 including parking areas, athletic fields, surrounding roads, and neighboring
4 properties.
5 (9) Be overlaid with gridded "x" and "y" coordinates.
6 C. School mapping data shall not be modified or updated independently
7 without corresponding updates to school mapping data within software
8 platforms used by local, parish, state, and federal public safety agencies that
9 provide emergency services to the specific school.
10 D. Blueprints and school mapping data of a public school building or
11 facility shall not be subject to the Public Records Law.
12 E. The provisions of this Section shall be subject to the appropriation of
13 funds by the legislature.
14 Section 2. This Act shall be known as the "Protect Our Children and Response Act".
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Senate Legislative Services.
The keyword, summary, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof
or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
DIGEST
SB 126 Original 2025 Regular Session Kleinpeter
Proposed law requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) and
the Department of Education to collaborate with city, parish, and other local public school
systems to coordinate and provide school mapping data to each local law enforcement
agency, local and state public safety offices and the emergency preparedness office, the
Center for Safe Schools, and the school's office.
Proposed law requires all school mapping data be collected, produced, and stored within the
United States of America.
Proposed law provides guidelines for school mapping data.
Proposed law prohibits modification or update of school mapping data without
corresponding updates within the software platforms used by local, parish, state, and federal
public safety agencies.
Proposed law prohibits blueprints and school mapping data from the Public Records Law.
Proposed law provides that the school mapping data of each public school will be subject
to the appropriation of funds by the legislature.
Proposed law provides that the law will be known as the "Protect Our Children and
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Response Act".
Effective August 1, 2025.
(Adds R.S. 17:416.16.1)
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