New York A 902: Relates to site mapping for emergency response data and school safety plans

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A00902 Summary:

BILL NOA00902 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02588

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SPONSORPaulin

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COSPNSRButtenschon, McDonough

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§2801-a & 3602, Ed L

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Authorizes the provision of site mapping for emergency response data with school safety plans; provides for the funding of such mapping data.

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BILL NOA00902 

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01/08/2025referred to education

01/07/2026referred to education

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 902

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, BUTTENSCHON, McDONOUGH -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Education

 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to providing site mapping
 for emergency response data relating to school safety plans

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The opening paragraph and paragraph c of subdivision 3 of
 2 section 2801-a of the education law, as amended by section 1 of part B
 3 of chapter 54 of the laws of 2016, are amended to read as follows:
 4 A building level emergency response plan, developed by the building-
 5 level emergency response team defined in subdivision four of this
 6 section, shall be kept confidential, including but not limited to the
 7 [floor plans, blueprints, schematics or other maps of the school interi-
 8 or, school grounds and road maps of the immediate surrounding area,]
 9 site mapping for emergency response described in paragraph c of this
 10 subdivision and shall not be disclosed except to authorized department
 11 or school staff, and law enforcement officers, and shall include the
 12 following elements:
 13 c. site mapping for emergency response, including floor plans, blue-
 14 prints, schematics or other maps of the school interior, school grounds
 15 and road maps of the immediate surrounding area. Such site maps shall be
 16 provided in a format compatible with software platforms used by local,
 17 state, county, and federal law enforcement agencies that provide emer-
 18 gency services to the specific school for which the data is provided
 19 without requiring law enforcement agencies to purchase additional soft-
 20 ware or requiring the integration of third-party software to view the
 21 data, and compatible with security software platforms in use by the
 22 specific school for which the data is provided without requiring such
 23 school and law enforcement agencies to purchase additional software or
 24 requiring the integration of third-party software to view the data. Such

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03425-01-5

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 1 site maps shall be provided in a printable format, oriented true north,
 2 be overlaid with gridded x/y coordinates, and be verified for accuracy
 3 through an initial and annual walkthrough of all school buildings and
 4 grounds. Districts shall make every effort to provide:
 5 i. up-to-date floor plans overlaid on current aerial imagery of a
 6 school building and groups;
 7 ii. site specific labeling that matches the structure of the school
 8 building, including building access points, room labels, hallway names,
 9 external door or stairwell numbers, locations of hazardous materials and
 10 utility shut offs, key boxes, automated external defibrillators, and
 11 trauma kits; and
 12 iii. site specific labeling that matches the school grounds, including
 13 parking areas, athletic fields, surrounding roads, and neighboring prop-
 14 erties.
 15 § 2. Section 2801-a of the education law is amended by adding a new
 16 subdivision 11 to read as follows:
 17 11. For purposes of this section, "site mapping for emergency
 18 response" means information provided in an electronic or digital format
 19 to assist law enforcement or emergency first responders in an emergency.
 20 § 3. Subdivision 6-c of section 3602 of the education law, as amended
 21 by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, and paragraph b as amended by section
 22 9 o