Alabama § 16-22B-4 - School Mapping Data Program.

§ 16-22B-4. School Mapping Data Program.

(a) A School Mapping Data Program is established within ALEA to provide accurate maps of each school in the state for use in the case of an emergency. ALEA shall adopt rules to implement and administer the program pursuant to this chapter.

(b)(1) ALEA shall collaborate with local boards of education to produce accurate mapping data for each school in this state, subject to the appropriation of funds for this purpose. School mapping data shall include accurate floor plans of each school overlaid on current, verified aerial imagery of the campus and shall meet all of the following requirements:

a. Be oriented true north.

b. Be verified by the entity producing the data for accuracy by a walk-through of school buildings and grounds.

c. Contain site-specific labeling that matches the structure of school buildings, including room labels, hallway names, and external door or stairwell numbers and locations of hazards, critical utility locations, key boxes, automated external defibrillators, and trauma kits.

d. Contain site-specific labeling that matches the school grounds, including parking areas, athletic fields, surrounding roads, and neighboring properties.

e. Be overlaid with gridded x and y coordinates.

(2) Updates to school mapping data shall be completed as deemed necessary by ALEA, in consultation with the board and the applicable local board of education. Any updates to school mapping data shall be accessible within software platforms used by the local, county, state, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the specific school.

(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the distribution of school mapping data to anyone other than local, county, state, and federal public safety or education agencies.

(c) School mapping data shall be provided to each local board of education, local law enforcement agency, and public safety agency for use in response to emergencies. For the purposes of this section, emergencies include, but are not limited to, any event in which one or more law enforcement officers, firefighters, rescue squads, emergency medical services providers, public safety telecommunications, or other emergency management provider may respond.

(d)(1) School mapping data shall be compatible with software platforms used by local, county, state, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the school for which the data is provided. School mapping data shall be compatible with security software platforms in use by the school for which the data is provided.

(2) School mapping data shall be available in a printable format and, if requested by a public safety agency, local law enforcement agency, or local board of education, be in a digital format that may be integrated into interactive mobile platforms in use.

(e) No entity, including, but not limited to, a law enforcement agency, local board of education, or public safety agency, may be required to purchase additional software or pay a fee to view or access school mapping data through the School Mapping Data Program.