South Carolina H 5179: Rogers Mack

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2025-2026 Bill 5179 Text of Previous Version (Apr. 29, 2026) - South Carolina Legislature Online 

South Carolina General Assembly
126th Session, 2025-2026

Bill 5179

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Committee Amendment Adopted and Amended

April 29, 2026

H. 5179

Introduced by Reps. Erickson, McGinnis, Garvin, 
Grant, Yow, C. Mitchell, Wooten and King 

S. Printed 4/29/26--S.

Read the first time March 4, 2026

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A bill

TO AMEND THE SOUTH CAROLINA CODE OF LAWS BY ADDING SECTION 
59-101-440 SO AS TO CREATE THE SCHOOL MAPPING DATA PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE LAW 
ENFORCEMENT DIVISION FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING EFFICIENT EMERGENCY 
RESPONSES IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING BY PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES, 
TO DEFINE NECESSARY TERMS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM AND ITS 
IMPLEMENTATION BY THE DIVISION, AND TO PROVIDE RELATED REQUIREMENTS OF 
INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

 Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the 
General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. Article 1, Chapter 101, Title 59 of the S.C. Code is 
amended by adding:

 Section 
59-101-440. (A) For purposes of 
this section:

 (1) 
"School mapping data" means information collected pursuant to this section in 
an electronic or a digital format and provided to assist first responders in 
responding to emergencies in an institution of higher learning.

 (2) 
"Institution of higher learning" is defined pursuant 
to Section 59-103-5. 

 (B)(1) To facilitate efficient emergency 
responses in institutions of higher learning by public safety agencies in this 
State, the School Mapping Data Program is established as a statewide initiative 
within the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). Subject to funding, SLED 
shall contract with a vendor to provide school mapping data for each 
institution of higher learning in the State. The data must be provided to the 
institution, local law enforcement agencies, and public safety agencies for use 
in response to emergencies. For purposes of this section, emergencies include, 
but are not limited to, any event in which a law enforcement officer, 
firefighter, rescue squad, emergency medical service provider, public safety 
telecommunicator, or any other emergency management provider may respond.

 (2) 
In addition to requirements set forth by SLED and in consultation with the 
Center for School Safety and Targeted Violence within SLED, school mapping data 
must:

 (a) 
be compatible with software platforms used by local, county, state, and federal 
public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the specific 
institution of higher learning for which the data is provided without requiring 
such agencies to purchase additional software or requiring a fee to view or 
access the data;

 (b) 
be compatible with security software platforms in use by the specific 
institution for which the data is provided without requiring the local law 
enforcement agencies or institutions to purchase additional software or 
requiring a fee to view or access the data; and

 (c) 
provide that any updates to school mapping data as defined by this section must 
be accessible within software platforms used by local, county, state, and 
federal public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the specific 
institution.

 (3) 
To ensure that campus mapping data used by law enforcement and emergency 
response agencies remains accurate and current, each public institution of 
higher learning shall, at least once every two years, review all campus 
facilities and infrastructure, including athletic facilities and branch 
campuses, to identify material changes, renovations, additions, or updates and 
shall report such changes to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and 
the mapping vendor under contract pursuant to this section, provided that 
nothing herein prohibits more frequent coordination or updates as necessary.

 (C) 
School mapping data provided to institutions, local law enforcement agencies, 
and public safety agencies for use in response to emergencies pursuant to this 
section must be regarded as confidential information. A private security 
provider used by a public institution of higher learning to provide campus 
security may not disclose such information except pursuant to a court order. A 
public body in possession of such information:

 (1) 
may not disclose such information pursuant to a request under the South 
Carolina Freedom of Information Act; and

 (2) 
only may disclose such information pursuant to the procedures established in 
Section 23-50-45.

 (D) 
In any given fiscal year and subject to available dedicated funding after the 
initial contract period, the State Law Enforcement Division shall be 
responsible for the annual cost of maintenance, which may