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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *sb1090* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 1090 | |
| 11 | 8 | E4, F5 4lr2036 | |
| 12 | - | CF | |
| 9 | + | CF 4lr2035 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Senators Waldstreicher and Kagan | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2024 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 23, 2024 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Maryland Center for School Safety – Statewide Secure Schools Emergency 2 | |
| 25 | - | Response | |
| 19 | + | Response Program – Established 3 | |
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | - | FOR the purpose of establishing the Statewide Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant 4 | |
| 28 | - | Program to be administered by the Maryland Center for School Safety to provide 5 | |
| 29 | - | funds to improve the safety and security of public schools in the State by 6 | |
| 30 | - | implementing a certain emergency notification system systems and communications 7 | |
| 31 | - | between certain entities; and generally relating to the establishment of the 8 | |
| 32 | - | Statewide Secure Schools Emergency Response Grant Program. 9 | |
| 21 | + | FOR the purpose of establishing the Statewide Secure Schools Emergency Response 4 | |
| 22 | + | Program to be administered by the Maryland Center for School Safety to improve 5 | |
| 23 | + | the safety and security of public schools in the State by implementing a certain 6 | |
| 24 | + | emergency notification system; and generally relating to the establishment of the 7 | |
| 25 | + | Statewide Secure Schools Emergency Response Program. 8 | |
| 33 | 26 | ||
| 34 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, | |
| 35 | - | Article – Education | |
| 36 | - | Section 7–1502(a) | |
| 37 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 38 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) | |
| 27 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 9 | |
| 28 | + | Article – Education 10 | |
| 29 | + | Section 7–1502(a) 11 | |
| 30 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 31 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 13 | |
| 39 | 32 | ||
| 40 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 41 | - | Article – Education | |
| 42 | - | Section 7–1502(g)(20) and (21) | |
| 43 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 44 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) | |
| 33 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14 | |
| 34 | + | Article – Education 15 | |
| 35 | + | Section 7–1502(g)(20) and (21) 16 | |
| 36 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 17 | |
| 37 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 18 | |
| 45 | 38 | ||
| 46 | - | BY adding to 20 | |
| 47 | - | Article – Education 21 | |
| 48 | - | Section 7–1502(g)(22) and 7–1513 22 2 SENATE BILL 1090 | |
| 39 | + | BY adding to 19 | |
| 40 | + | Article – Education 20 | |
| 41 | + | Section 7–1502(g)(22) and 7–1513 21 | |
| 42 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 22 | |
| 43 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume 2023 Supplement) 23 | |
| 44 | + | ||
| 45 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 24 | |
| 46 | + | Article – Public Safety 25 | |
| 47 | + | Section 1–301(a), (j), (t), and (u) 26 | |
| 48 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 27 2 SENATE BILL 1090 | |
| 49 | 49 | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||
| 51 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 1 | |
| 52 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume 2023 Supplement) 2 | |
| 51 | + | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 1 | |
| 53 | 52 | ||
| 54 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 3 | |
| 55 | - | Article – Public Safety 4 | |
| 56 | - | Section 1–301(a), (j), (t), and (u) 5 | |
| 57 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland 6 | |
| 58 | - | (2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 7 | |
| 53 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAN D, 2 | |
| 54 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 3 | |
| 59 | 55 | ||
| 60 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 8 | |
| 61 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 9 | |
| 56 | + | Article – Education 4 | |
| 62 | 57 | ||
| 63 | - | ||
| 58 | + | 7–1502. 5 | |
| 64 | 59 | ||
| 65 | - | ||
| 60 | + | (a) There is a Maryland Center for School Safety. 6 | |
| 66 | 61 | ||
| 67 | - | ( | |
| 62 | + | (g) The Center shall perform the following functions and duties: 7 | |
| 68 | 63 | ||
| 69 | - | (g) The Center shall perform the following functions and duties: 13 | |
| 64 | + | (20) Review and comment on school emergency plans developed under § 8 | |
| 65 | + | 7–1510 of this subtitle; [and] 9 | |
| 70 | 66 | ||
| 71 | - | ( | |
| 72 | - | 7–1510 of this subtitle; | |
| 67 | + | (21) Report to the General Assembly and the Governor on life–threatening 10 | |
| 68 | + | incidents as required under § 7–1510 of this subtitle; AND 11 | |
| 73 | 69 | ||
| 74 | - | ( | |
| 75 | - | ||
| 70 | + | (22) ADMINISTER THE STATEWIDE SECURE SCHOOLS EMERGENCY 12 | |
| 71 | + | RESPONSE PROGRAM UNDER § 7–1513 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 13 | |
| 76 | 72 | ||
| 77 | - | (22) ADMINISTER THE STATEWIDE SECURE SCHOOLS EMERGENCY 18 | |
| 78 | - | RESPONSE GRANT PROGRAM UNDER § 7–1513 OF THIS SUBTITLE . 19 | |
| 73 | + | 7–1513. 14 | |
| 79 | 74 | ||
| 80 | - | 7–1513. 20 | |
| 75 | + | (A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 15 | |
| 76 | + | INDICATED. 16 | |
| 81 | 77 | ||
| 82 | - | ( | |
| 83 | - | ||
| 78 | + | (2) “FIRST RESPONDER ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–301 OF 17 | |
| 79 | + | THE PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE. 18 | |
| 84 | 80 | ||
| 85 | - | (2) “EMERGENCY EVENT ” MEANS AN EMERGENCY S ITUATION THAT 23 | |
| 86 | - | REQUIRES AN IMMEDIAT E RESPONSE BY FIRST RESPONDERS . 24 | |
| 81 | + | (3) “PANIC BUTTON EVENT ” MEANS AN EMERGENCY S ITUATION THAT 19 | |
| 82 | + | COMPELS THE USER OF AN EMERGENCY NOTIFIC ATION SYSTEM TO PRES S A PANIC 20 | |
| 83 | + | BUTTON TO INSTANTLY SUMMON HELP TO THEIR LOCATION FROM FIRST 21 | |
| 84 | + | RESPONDERS OR OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY PERSONNEL . 22 | |
| 87 | 85 | ||
| 88 | - | (2) (3) “FIRST RESPONDER ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–301 25 | |
| 86 | + | (4) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE STATEWIDE SECURE SCHOOLS 23 | |
| 87 | + | EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROGRAM. 24 | |
| 88 | + | ||
| 89 | + | (5) “PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–301 25 | |
| 89 | 90 | OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE. 26 | |
| 90 | 91 | ||
| 91 | - | (3) “PANIC BUTTON EVENT ” MEANS AN EMERGENCY S ITUATION THAT 27 | |
| 92 | - | COMPELS THE USER OF AN EMERGENCY NOTIFIC ATION SYSTEM TO PRES S A PANIC 28 | |
| 93 | - | BUTTON TO INSTANTLY SUMMON HELP TO THEIR LOCATION FROM FIRST 29 | |
| 94 | - | RESPONDERS OR OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY PERSONNEL . 30 | |
| 92 | + | (6) “PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERI NG POINT” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED 27 | |
| 93 | + | IN § 1–301 OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE. 28 | |
| 95 | 94 | SENATE BILL 1090 3 | |
| 96 | 95 | ||
| 97 | 96 | ||
| 98 | - | ( | |
| 99 | - | ||
| 97 | + | (B) (1) THERE IS A STATEWIDE SECURE SCHOOLS EMERGENCY 1 | |
| 98 | + | RESPONSE PROGRAM ADMINISTERED BY THE CENTER. 2 | |
| 100 | 99 | ||
| 101 | - | (5) “PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY ” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED IN § 1–301 3 | |
| 102 | - | OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE. 4 | |
| 100 | + | (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND 3 | |
| 101 | + | SECURITY OF PUBLIC S CHOOLS IN THE STATE BY IMPLEMENTING A STATEWIDE 4 | |
| 102 | + | EMERGENCY NOTI FICATION SYSTEM THAT FACILITATES COMMUNIC ATION BETWEEN 5 | |
| 103 | + | PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AN D SECONDARY SCHOOL P ERSONNEL, A PUBLIC SAFETY 6 | |
| 104 | + | ANSWERING POINT , AND A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY IN LIFE –THREATENING AND 7 | |
| 105 | + | EMERGENCY SITUATIONS , INCLUDING MEDICAL EM ERGENCIES AND THE PR ESENCE 8 | |
| 106 | + | OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER OR INTRUDER AT A PUB LIC SCHOOL. 9 | |
| 103 | 107 | ||
| 104 | - | (6) “PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERI NG POINT” HAS THE MEANING STAT ED 5 | |
| 105 | - | IN § 1–301 OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY ARTICLE. 6 | |
| 108 | + | (C) THE PROGRAM SHALL PROCURE AND IMPLEMENT AN EME RGENCY 10 | |
| 109 | + | COMMUNICATION PLATFO RM FOR A SECURE SCHOOLS EMERGENCY RESPONSE 11 | |
| 110 | + | PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH ALL SCHOOL FACULTY A ND STAFF ARE ABLE TO ALERT 12 | |
| 111 | + | A PUBLIC SAFETY ANSWERING POIN T TO REPORT A LIFE –THREATENING OR AN 13 | |
| 112 | + | EMERGENCY SITUATION . 14 | |
| 106 | 113 | ||
| 107 | - | ( | |
| 108 | - | ||
| 114 | + | (D) THE COMMUNICATION PLA TFORM REQUIRED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) 15 | |
| 115 | + | OF THIS SECTION SHAL L INCLUDE THE FOLLOW ING: 16 | |
| 109 | 116 | ||
| 110 | - | (2) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO 9 | |
| 111 | - | LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF PUBLI C 10 | |
| 112 | - | SCHOOLS IN THE STATE BY IMPLEMENTING A STATEWIDE EMERGENCY 11 | |
| 113 | - | NOTIFICATION SYSTEM THAT FACILITA TES SYSTEMS AND COMMUNICATION 12 | |
| 114 | - | BETWEEN PUBLIC ELEME NTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PERSONNEL , A PUBLIC 13 | |
| 115 | - | SAFETY ANSWERING POI NT, AND A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY IN LIFE–THREATENING 14 | |
| 116 | - | AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS , INCLUDING MEDICAL EM ERGENCIES AND THE 15 | |
| 117 | - | PRESENCE OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER OR INTRUDER AT A PUB LIC SCHOOL DURING 16 | |
| 118 | - | EMERGENCY EVENTS . 17 | |
| 117 | + | (1) A CELLULAR PHONE APPLI CATION–BASED PANIC BUTTON E VENT 17 | |
| 118 | + | SYSTEM THAT: 18 | |
| 119 | 119 | ||
| 120 | - | (3) A LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM AWARDED A GRANT BY T HE CENTER 18 | |
| 121 | - | UNDER THE PROGRAM SHALL USE THE FUNDS TO: 19 | |
| 122 | 120 | ||
| 123 | - | (I) IMPROVE EMERGENCY NOT IFICATION SYSTEMS ; AND 20 | |
| 121 | + | (I) CAN BE INTEGRATED WIT H A LOCAL PUBLIC SAF ETY 19 | |
| 122 | + | ANSWERING POINT ; AND 20 | |
| 124 | 123 | ||
| 125 | - | (II) ENHANCE COMMUNICATION S WITHIN THE SCHOOL AND 21 | |
| 126 | - | WITH PUBLIC SAFETY A GENCIES. 22 | |
| 124 | + | (II) IS ABLE TO: 21 | |
| 127 | 125 | ||
| 128 | - | (4) EACH COUNTY BOARD , IN CONSULTATION WITH LOCAL LAW 23 | |
| 129 | - | ENFORCEMENT AND A LO CAL PUBLIC SAFETY AN SWERING POINT , MAY APPLY TO 24 | |
| 130 | - | THE CENTER FOR A GRANT UN DER THE PROGRAM. 25 | |
| 126 | + | 1. PLACE A STANDARD TELE PHONE CALL TO 9–1–1; 22 | |
| 131 | 127 | ||
| 132 | - | (C) THE PROGRAM SHALL PROCURE AND IMPLEMENT AN EME RGENCY 26 | |
| 133 | - | COMMUNICATION PLATFO RM FOR A SECURE SCHOOLS EMERGENCY RESPONSE 27 | |
| 134 | - | PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH ALL SCHOOL FACULTY A ND STAFF ARE ABLE TO ALERT 28 | |
| 135 | - | A PUBLIC SAFE TY ANSWERING POINT T O REPORT A LIFE –THREATENING OR AN 29 | |
| 136 | - | EMERGENCY SITUATION . 30 | |
| 128 | + | 2. TEXT COMMUNICATIONS B ETWEEN AUTHORIZED 23 | |
| 129 | + | USERS AND A PUBLIC S AFETY ANSWERING POIN T AND PUBLIC SAFET Y AGENCY; 24 | |
| 137 | 130 | ||
| 138 | - | (D) (C) THE COMMUNICATION PLA TFORM REQUIRED UNDER 31 | |
| 139 | - | SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION SHAL L AN EMERGENCY NOTIFICA TION SYSTEM 32 | |
| 140 | - | AND THE COMMUNICATIO NS UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(3) OF THIS SECTION MAY 33 | |
| 141 | - | INCLUDE THE FOLLOWIN G: 34 4 SENATE BILL 1090 | |
| 131 | + | 3. PROVIDE TEXT MESSAGES , E–MAILS, AND PUSH 25 | |
| 132 | + | NOTIFICATIONS TO AUT HORIZED USERS , INCLUDING SCHOOL PER SONNEL, FIRST 26 | |
| 133 | + | RESPONDERS , AND OTHER PUBLIC SAF ETY AGENCY PERSONNEL ; AND 27 | |
| 134 | + | ||
| 135 | + | 4. AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMI T SCHOOL FLOOR PLANS , 28 | |
| 136 | + | SCHOOL EMERGENCY PL ANS, AND RELEVANT CONTACT INFORMATION TO FIRST 29 | |
| 137 | + | RESPONDERS OR PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY PERSON NEL RESPONDING TO A PANIC 30 | |
| 138 | + | BUTTON EVENT AT A SC HOOL WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION NEEDED BY THE USER 31 | |
| 139 | + | REPORTING THE EMERGE NCY; AND 32 4 SENATE BILL 1090 | |
| 142 | 140 | ||
| 143 | 141 | ||
| 144 | 142 | ||
| 145 | - | (1) A CELLULAR PHONE APPLI CATION–BASED PANIC BUTTON 1 | |
| 146 | - | EMERGENCY EVENT SYSTEM THAT : 2 | |
| 143 | + | (2) CAPABILITY TO GENERAT E AN AUTOMATED EME RGENCY ALERT 1 | |
| 144 | + | NOTIFICATION TO ALL PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED IN R EASONABLE 2 | |
| 145 | + | PROXIMITY TO AN EMER GENCY SITUATION THAT IS DETERMINED TO BE AN 3 | |
| 146 | + | IMMINENT THREAT TO S CHOOL CAMPUSES OR SC HOOL PERSONNEL BY TH E PUBLIC 4 | |
| 147 | + | SAFETY ANSWERING POI NT RECEIVING THE RE PORT, INCLUDING REPORTS OF : 5 | |
| 147 | 148 | ||
| 148 | - | (I) CAN BE INTEGRATED WIT H A LOCAL PUBLIC SAF ETY 3 | |
| 149 | - | ANSWERING POINT ; AND 4 | |
| 149 | + | (I) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS KILLED; 6 | |
| 150 | 150 | ||
| 151 | - | (II) IS ABLE TO: 5 | |
| 151 | + | (II) AN ACCIDENT OR THREAT THAT RESULTED IN SER IOUS 7 | |
| 152 | + | BODILY INJURY; 8 | |
| 152 | 153 | ||
| 153 | - | 1. PLACE A STANDARD TELE PHONE CALL T O 9–1–1; 6 | |
| 154 | + | (III) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS ASSAULTED WITH A DEA DLY 9 | |
| 155 | + | WEAPON AND THE ALLEG ED ASSAILANT REMAINS AT LARGE; 10 | |
| 154 | 156 | ||
| 155 | - | 2. TEXT COMMUNICATIONS B ETWEEN AUTHORIZED 7 | |
| 156 | - | USERS AND A PUBLIC S AFETY ANSWERING POIN T AND PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY; 8 | |
| 157 | + | (IV) THE DISCHARGE OF A FI REARM; AND 11 | |
| 157 | 158 | ||
| 158 | - | 3. PROVIDE TEXT MESSAGES , E–MAILS, AND PUSH 9 | |
| 159 | - | NOTIFICATIONS TO AUT HORIZED USERS , INCLUDING SCHOOL PER SONNEL, FIRST 10 | |
| 160 | - | RESPONDERS , AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFET Y AGENCY PERSONNEL ; AND 11 | |
| 159 | + | (V) ANY OTHER EMERGENCY S ITUATION AGREED TO B Y A 12 | |
| 160 | + | PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY AND A COUNTY BOARD . 13 | |
| 161 | 161 | ||
| 162 | - | 4. AUTOMATICALLY TRANSMI T SCHOOL FLOOR PLANS , 12 | |
| 163 | - | SCHOOL EMERGENCY PLA NS, AND RELEVANT CONTACT INFORMATION TO FIRST 13 | |
| 164 | - | RESPONDERS OR PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY PERSON NEL RESPONDING TO A PANIC 14 | |
| 165 | - | BUTTON EVENT AT A SC HOOL WITHOUT FURTHER ACTION NEEDED BY THE USER 15 | |
| 166 | - | REPORTING THE EMERGE NCY; AND 16 | |
| 162 | + | (E) THE COMMUNICATION PLA TFORM PROCURED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) 14 | |
| 163 | + | OF THIS SECTION SHAL L BE CERTIFIED BY TH E U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 15 | |
| 164 | + | SECURITY UNDER THE FE DERAL SUPPORT ANTI–TERRORISM BY FOSTERING 16 | |
| 165 | + | EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES ACT. 17 | |
| 167 | 166 | ||
| 168 | - | (2) CAPABILITY THE CAPABILITY TO GENERATE AN AUTOM ATED 17 | |
| 169 | - | EMERGENCY ALERT NOTI FICATION TO ALL PUBL IC AND NONPUBLIC SCH OOLS 18 | |
| 170 | - | LOCATED IN REASONABL E PROXIMITY TO AN EM ERGENCY SITUATION TH AT IS 19 | |
| 171 | - | DETERMINED TO BE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO S CHOOL CAMPUSES OR SC HOOL 20 | |
| 172 | - | PERSONNEL BY THE PUB LIC SAFETY ANSWERING POINT RECEIVING THE REPORT, 21 | |
| 173 | - | INCLUDING REPORTS OF : 22 | |
| 167 | + | (F) (1) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2026, THE CENTER SHALL ENSURE 18 | |
| 168 | + | THAT THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPL EMENTED IN EACH PUBL IC SCHOOL IN THE 19 | |
| 169 | + | STATE. 20 | |
| 174 | 170 | ||
| 175 | - | (I) AN INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS KILLED; 23 | |
| 171 | + | (2) (I) A PUBLIC SCHOOL WITH AN EXISTIN G PROGRAM THAT IS 21 | |
| 172 | + | SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILA R TO THE PROGRAM MAY SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE 22 | |
| 173 | + | CENTER TO OPT OUT OF THE PROGRAM. 23 | |
| 176 | 174 | ||
| 177 | - | (II) AN ACCIDENT OR THREAT THAT RESULTED IN SER IOUS 24 | |
| 178 | - | BODILY INJURY; 25 | |
| 175 | + | (II) IF THE CENTER DETERMINES THA T A PUBLIC SCHOOL ’S 24 | |
| 176 | + | EXISTING PROGRAM IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILA R TO THE PROGRAM, THE CENTER 25 | |
| 177 | + | SHALL GRANT THE SCHO OL’S REQUEST TO OPT OUT OF THE PROGRAM. 26 | |
| 179 | 178 | ||
| 180 | - | ( | |
| 181 | - | ||
| 179 | + | (G) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, THE GOVERNOR SHALL INCLUD E IN THE 27 | |
| 180 | + | ANNUAL BUDGET BILL A N APPROPRIATION OF $4,500,000 FOR THE PROGRAM. 28 | |
| 182 | 181 | ||
| 183 | - | ||
| 182 | + | Article – Public Safety 29 | |
| 184 | 183 | ||
| 185 | - | (V) ANY OTHER EMERGENCY S ITUATION AGREED TO B Y A 29 | |
| 186 | - | PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY AND A COUNTY BOARD ; AND 30 | |
| 184 | + | 1–301. 30 | |
| 187 | 185 | SENATE BILL 1090 5 | |
| 188 | 186 | ||
| 189 | 187 | ||
| 190 | - | (3) INTERCOMS, PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTE MS, BIDIRECTIONAL 1 | |
| 191 | - | ANTENNAS OR BOOSTERS , AND OTHER TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL IMPROVE 2 | |
| 192 | - | EMERGENCY NOTIFICATI ON AND COMMUNICATION , AS IDENTIFIED BY THE CENTER. 3 | |
| 188 | + | (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 1 | |
| 193 | 189 | ||
| 194 | - | (E) THE COMMUNICATION PLA TFORM PROCURED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) 4 | |
| 195 | - | OF THIS SECTION SHAL L BE CERTIFIED BY TH E U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 5 | |
| 196 | - | SECURITY UNDER THE FE DERAL SUPPORT ANTI–TERRORISM BY FOSTERING 6 | |
| 197 | - | EFFECTIVE TECHNOLOGIES ACT. 7 | |
| 190 | + | (j) (1) “First responder” means an employee of a State or local public safety 2 | |
| 191 | + | agency that provides emergency response services. 3 | |
| 198 | 192 | ||
| 199 | - | (F) (D) (1) ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2026, THE CENTER SHALL 8 | |
| 200 | - | ENSURE THAT THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IN EAC H PUBLIC SCHOOL IN 9 | |
| 201 | - | THE STATE. 10 | |
| 193 | + | (2) “First responder” includes: 4 | |
| 202 | 194 | ||
| 203 | - | (2) (I) A PUBLIC SCHOOL WITH A N EXISTING PROGRAM T HAT IS 11 | |
| 204 | - | SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILA R TO THE PROGRAM MAY SUBMIT A REQUEST TO THE 12 | |
| 205 | - | CENTER TO OPT OUT OF THE PROGRAM. 13 | |
| 195 | + | (i) a firefighter; 5 | |
| 206 | 196 | ||
| 207 | - | (II) IF THE CENTER DETERMINES THA T A PUBLIC SCHOOL’S 14 | |
| 208 | - | EXISTING PROGRAM IS SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILA R TO THE PROGRAM, THE CENTER 15 | |
| 209 | - | SHALL GRANT THE SCHO OL’S REQUEST TO OPT OUT OF THE PROGRAM IS 16 | |
| 210 | - | OPERATING AND AVAILA BLE TO EACH COUNTY B OARD. 17 | |
| 197 | + | (ii) a paramedic; 6 | |
| 211 | 198 | ||
| 212 | - | (G) (E) FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, THE GOVERNOR SHALL MAY INCLUDE IN 18 | |
| 213 | - | THE ANNUAL BUDGET BILL A N APPROPRIATION OF $4,500,000 FOR THE PROGRAM. 19 | |
| 199 | + | (iii) an emergency medical technician; 7 | |
| 214 | 200 | ||
| 215 | - | ||
| 201 | + | (iv) a rescue squad member; 8 | |
| 216 | 202 | ||
| 217 | - | ||
| 203 | + | (v) a sworn member of the Office of the State Fire Marshal; 9 | |
| 218 | 204 | ||
| 219 | - | (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. 22 | |
| 205 | + | (vi) a member of a volunteer fire or rescue company who is a covered 10 | |
| 206 | + | employee under § 9–234 of the Labor and Employment Article; 11 | |
| 220 | 207 | ||
| 221 | - | ( | |
| 222 | - | ||
| 208 | + | (vii) an individual who is licensed or certified under § 13–516 of the 12 | |
| 209 | + | Education Article; and 13 | |
| 223 | 210 | ||
| 224 | - | ( | |
| 211 | + | (viii) a 9–1–1 specialist. 14 | |
| 225 | 212 | ||
| 226 | - | ( | |
| 213 | + | (t) “Public safety agency” means: 15 | |
| 227 | 214 | ||
| 228 | - | (ii) a paramedic; 27 | |
| 215 | + | (1) a functional division of a public agency that provides fire fighting, 16 | |
| 216 | + | police, medical, or other emergency services; or 17 | |
| 229 | 217 | ||
| 230 | - | (iii) an emergency medical technician; 28 | |
| 218 | + | (2) a private entity that provides fire fighting, police, medical, or other 18 | |
| 219 | + | emergency services on a voluntary basis. 19 | |
| 231 | 220 | ||
| 232 | - | ( | |
| 221 | + | (u) “Public safety answering point” means a communications facility that: 20 | |
| 233 | 222 | ||
| 234 | - | (v) a sworn member of the Office of the State Fire Marshal; 30 6 SENATE BILL 1090 | |
| 223 | + | (1) is operated on a 24–hour basis; 21 | |
| 224 | + | ||
| 225 | + | (2) first receives 9–1–1 requests for emergency services in a 9–1–1 service 22 | |
| 226 | + | area; and 23 | |
| 227 | + | ||
| 228 | + | (3) as appropriate: 24 | |
| 229 | + | ||
| 230 | + | (i) dispatches public safety services directly; 25 | |
| 231 | + | ||
| 232 | + | (ii) transmits incident data to appropriate public safety agencies 26 | |
| 233 | + | within the State for the dispatch of public safety services; or 27 | |
| 234 | + | 6 SENATE BILL 1090 | |
| 235 | 235 | ||
| 236 | 236 | ||
| 237 | + | (iii) transfers 9–1–1 requests for emergency services or transmits 1 | |
| 238 | + | incident data to: 2 | |
| 237 | 239 | ||
| 238 | - | (vi) a member of a volunteer fire or rescue company who is a covered 1 | |
| 239 | - | employee under § 9–234 of the Labor and Employment Article; 2 | |
| 240 | + | 1. an appropriate federal emergency communication center 3 | |
| 241 | + | responsible for the delivery of public safety services on a federal campus or federal 4 | |
| 242 | + | reservation; or 5 | |
| 240 | 243 | ||
| 241 | - | | |
| 242 | - | ||
| 244 | + | 2. an appropriate public safety answering point located 6 | |
| 245 | + | within or outside the State. 7 | |
| 243 | 246 | ||
| 244 | - | (viii) a 9–1–1 specialist. 5 | |
| 245 | - | ||
| 246 | - | (t) “Public safety agency” means: 6 | |
| 247 | - | ||
| 248 | - | (1) a functional division of a public agency that provides fire fighting, 7 | |
| 249 | - | police, medical, or other emergency services; or 8 | |
| 250 | - | ||
| 251 | - | (2) a private entity that provides fire fighting, police, medical, or other 9 | |
| 252 | - | emergency services on a voluntary basis. 10 | |
| 253 | - | ||
| 254 | - | (u) “Public safety answering point” means a communications facility that: 11 | |
| 255 | - | ||
| 256 | - | (1) is operated on a 24–hour basis; 12 | |
| 257 | - | ||
| 258 | - | (2) first receives 9–1–1 requests for emergency services in a 9–1–1 service 13 | |
| 259 | - | area; and 14 | |
| 260 | - | ||
| 261 | - | (3) as appropriate: 15 | |
| 262 | - | ||
| 263 | - | (i) dispatches public safety services directly; 16 | |
| 264 | - | ||
| 265 | - | (ii) transmits incident data to appropriate public safety agencies 17 | |
| 266 | - | within the State for the dispatch of public safety services; or 18 | |
| 267 | - | ||
| 268 | - | (iii) transfers 9–1–1 requests for emergency services or transmits 19 | |
| 269 | - | incident data to: 20 | |
| 270 | - | ||
| 271 | - | 1. an appropriate federal emergency communication center 21 | |
| 272 | - | responsible for the delivery of public safety services on a federal campus or federal 22 | |
| 273 | - | reservation; or 23 | |
| 274 | - | ||
| 275 | - | 2. an appropriate public safety answering point located 24 | |
| 276 | - | within or outside the State. 25 | |
| 277 | - | ||
| 278 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 26 | |
| 279 | - | 1, 2024. 27 | |
| 247 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 8 | |
| 248 | + | 1, 2024. 9 | |
| 280 | 249 | ||
| 281 | 250 |