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SENATE BILL 540
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CF HB 472
By: Senators Gile, Brooks, Feldman, Kagan, Kramer, and Watson
Introduced and read first time: January 24, 2024
Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
Senate action: Adopted with floor amendments
Read second time: February 29, 2024
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Education – School Mapping Data Program – Established 2
FOR the purpose of establishing the School Mapping Data Program in the State 3
Department of Education Maryland Center for School Safety; providing for the 4
purpose of the Program and establishing the requirements of the Program; 5
authorizing the School Safety Subcabinet within the Maryland Center for School 6
Safety to use the Safe Schools Fund to provide funding to the Department local school 7
systems for grants under the Program; requiring the Interagency Commission on 8
School Construction to adopt facility mapping standards; and generally relating to 9
the School Mapping Data Program. 10
BY adding to 11
Article – Education 12
Section 7–452 5–310.1 and 7–1510.1 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 15
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 16
Article – Education 17
Section 7–1512 18
Annotated Code of Maryland 19
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 20
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22 2 SENATE BILL 540
Article – Education 1
5–310.1. 2
(A) THE INTERAGENCY COMMISSION SHALL ADOP T FACILITY MAPPING 3
STANDARDS FOR THE UN IFORM MAPPING OF THE PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES OF PUBLIC 4
SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. 5
(B) LOCAL EDUCATION AGENC IES SHALL: 6
(1) COOPERATE WITH T HE INTERAGENCY COMMISSION IN THE 7
DEVELOPMENT OF UNIFO RM MAPPING STANDARDS ; AND 8
(2) CONTRIBUTE DATA AS RE QUESTED BY THE INTERAGENCY 9
COMMISSION. 10
7–452. 7–1510.1. 11
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 12
INDICATED. 13
(2) “PROGRAM” MEANS THE SCHOOL MAPPING DATA PROGRAM. 14
(3) “SCHOOL MAPPING DATA ” MEANS DATA IN AN ELE CTRONIC OR 15
DIGITAL FORMAT TO AS SIST FIRST RESPONDER S IN RESPONDING TO E MERGENCIES 16
AT A SCHOOL. 17
(B) THERE IS A SCHOOL MAPPING DATA PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT 18
CENTER. 19
(C) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO COUNTY 20
BOARDS LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO PRODUCE SCHOOL MA PPING DATA FOR EACH 21
PUBLIC SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY, INCLUDING PUBLIC CHA RTER SCHOOLS . 22
(D) (1) EACH COUNTY BOARD LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM , IN CONSULTATIO N 23
WITH THE LOCAL LAW E NFORCEMENT AGENCY , MAY APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT 24
SUBCABINET FOR FUNDS TO PRODUCE SCHOOL MAPPING DATA . 25
(2) SCHOOL MAPPING DATA P RODUCED WITH FUNDING FROM THE 26
PROGRAM SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FACI LITY MAPPING STANDAR DS DEVELOPED 27
BY THE INTERAGENCY COMMISSION ON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION UNDER § 5–310.1 28
OF THIS ARTICLE. 29
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(3) THE CENTER SHALL WORK IN CONSULTATION WITH TH E 1
INTERAGENCY COMMISSION ON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION TO ENSUR E THAT SCHOOL 2
MAPPING DATA PRODUCE D WITH FUNDING FROM THE PROGRAM MEE TS THE 3
FACILITY MAPPING STA NDARDS DEVELOPED UND ER § 5–310.1 OF THIS ARTICLE. 4
(4) AT A MINIMUM , SCHOOL MAPPING DATA PRODUCED WITH 5
FUNDING FROM THE PROGRAM SHALL : 6
(I) BE COMPATIBLE WITH SO FTWARE PLATFORMS USE D BY 7
THE SCHOOL AND LOCAL , STATE, AND FEDER AL PUBLIC SAFETY AGE NCIES THAT 8
PROVIDE EMERGENCY SE RVICES TO THE SCHOOL WITHOUT REQUIRING TH E 9
PURCHASE OF ADDITION AL SOFTWARE OR CHARG ING A FEE TO VIEW OR ACCESS THE 10
DATA; 11
(II) BE IN A PRINTABLE FOR MAT AND, IF REQUESTED , BE IN A 12
DIGITAL FILE FORMAT THAT CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO INTERACTIVE MOB ILE 13
PLATFORMS ; 14
(III) BE VERIFIED FOR ACCUR ACY BY A WALK–THROUGH OF THE 15
SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS; 16
(IV) BE ORIENTED TRUE NORT H; 17
(V) BE OVERLAID ON CURREN T AERIAL IMAGERY ; 18
(VI) CONTAIN SITE–SPECIFIC LABELING THAT MATCHE S THE 19
STRUCTURE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING: 20
1. ROOM LABELS; 21
2. HALLWAY NAMES ; 22
3. EXTERNAL DOOR OR STAI RWELL NUMBERS ; AND 23
4. LOCATIONS OF: 24
A. HAZARDS; 25
B. CRITICAL UTILITY LOCA TIONS; 26
C. KEY BOXES; AND 27
D. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DE FIBRILLATORS AND 28
TRAUMA KITS; 29
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(VII) CONTAIN SITE–SPECIFIC LABELING TH AT MATCHES THE 1
SCHOOL GROUNDS , INCLUDING: 2
1. PARKING AREAS ; 3
2. ATHLETIC FIELDS; 4
3. SURROUNDING ROADS ; AND 5
4. NEIGHBORING PROPERTIE S; AND 6
(VIII) BE OVERLAID WITH GRID DED X AND Y COORDINA TES. 7
(E) ANY DOCUMENTS , MATERIALS, OR OTHER SCHOOL MAPP ING DATA THAT 8
IS PRODUCED UNDER TH E PROGRAM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION IS NOT 9
SUBJECT TO AND MAY N OT BE DISCLOSED UNDE R THE PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT. 10
7–1512. 11
(a) There is a Safe Schools Fund. 12
(b) The purpose of the Fund is to provide grants to local school systems to enhance 13
school safety. 14
(c) The Subcabinet shall administer the Fund. 15
(d) (1) The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of 16
the State Finance and Procurement Article. 17
(2) The Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately and the Comptroller shall 18
account for the Fund in conjunction with the Executive Director of the Center. 19
(e) The Fund consists of: 20
(1) Money credited to the Fund under § 17–106(e) of the Transportation 21
Article; 22
(2) Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; 23
(3) Money appropriated to the Fund under § 7–1508 of this subtitle; 24
(4) Money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund; and 25
(5) Any interest earnings of the Fund. 26
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(f) Except as provided in [subsection (g)] SUBSECTIONS (G) AND (H) of this 1
section, the Fund may be used only to provide grants to local school systems to enhance 2
school safety, including: 3
(1) Conducting training for students and school personnel on de–escalation 4
of situations and identifying and reporting behaviors of concern; 5
(2) Conducting training of assessment teams; 6
(3) Conducting school safety evaluations; 7
(4) Establishing formal and anonymous mechanisms for reporting safety 8
concerns; 9
(5) Reimbursing local law enforcement agencies for school resource officer 10
training provided by the Center; 11
(6) Enrolling school security employees in training provided by the Center; 12
(7) Developing plans to deliver school–based behavioral health and other 13
wraparound services to students who exhibit behaviors of concern, including establishing 14
systems to maximize external funding for services; 15
(8) Outreach to the broader school community to improve school safety, 16
including to heighten awareness of existing mental health services and other services; 17
(9) Providing information to students and parents on traveling safely to 18
and from school, including data related to bus and pedestrian safety, strategies for ensuring 19
personal safety, efforts of the local school system to improve safety, and information on 20
available options for reporting incidents and concerns; and 21
(10) Assisting local school systems to improve and monitor traffic control 22
measures in the immediate vicinity of schools to reduce the potential for pedestrian and 23
vehicle accidents. 24
(g) Beginning in fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, at least 25
$10,000,000 of the money in the Fund shall be used to provide grants to local school systems 26
and local law enforcement agencies as provided under § 7–1508 of this subtitle. 27
(H) THE SUBCABINET MAY USE TH E FUND TO PROVIDE FUNDI NG TO THE 28
DEPARTMENT TO IMPLEME NT § 7–452 OF THIS TITLE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN 29
ACCORDANCE WITH § 7–1510.1 OF THIS SUBTITLE. 30
[(h)] (I) (1) The Subcabinet may make grants to local school systems and 31
local law enforcement agencies from the Fund. 32
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(2) The Subcabinet shall establish procedures for local school systems and 1
local law enforcement agencies to apply for grants from the Fund. 2
[(i)] (J) (1) The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the 3
same manner as other State money may be invested. 4
(2) Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund. 5
[(j)] (K) Expenditures from the Fund may only be made: 6
(1) In accordance with the State budget; or 7
(2) By the budget amendment procedure as provided in § 7–209 of the State 8
Finance and Procurement Article, if at least 45 days have passed since the budget 9
amendment and supporting information were submitted to the budget committees for their 10
review and comment. 11
[(k)] (L) Money expended from the Fund by local school systems to enhance 12
school safety is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that 13
otherwise would be appropriated to local school systems. 14
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 15
1, 2024. 16
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.