Louisiana § RS 17:416.16.1 - School mapping data

§ RS 17:416.16.1. School mapping data

            A.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the state Department of Education shall coordinate with the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools to provide the mapping data of all public schools in order to provide law enforcement the appropriate tools needed for school safety.

            (2) Upon preparing a school crisis management and response plan in accordance with R.S. 17:416.16 each city, parish, or other local public school system governing authority or a vendor shall submit a copy of the most recent blueprints and school mapping data of each school building and facility in the school system, to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over any portion of the school governing authority, each local and state public safety and emergency preparedness office, the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools, and to the school's office for use in response to emergencies.

            (3) All aspects of the school mapping data shall be collected, produced, and stored within the United States of America.

            (4) For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

            (a) "First responders" means local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies, fire, public safety, and emergency preparedness officials.

            (b) "School mapping data" means information provided in an electronic or digital format to assist first responders in responding to emergencies at public schools.

            B. The school mapping data provided shall do all of the following:

            (1) Be compatible with software platforms used by local, parish, state, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the specific school for which the data is provided without requiring such agencies to purchase additional software or requiring a fee to view or access the data.

            (2) Be compatible with security software platforms in use by the specific school for which the data is provided without requiring public safety agencies or school districts to purchase additional software or requiring a fee to view or access the data.

            (3) Be available in a printable format.

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

            (5) Be oriented true north.

            (6) Be overlaid on current aerial imagery.

            (7) 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.

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

            (9) Be overlaid with gridded "x" and "y" coordinates.

            C. School mapping data shall not be modified or updated independently without corresponding updates to school mapping data within software platforms used by local, parish, state, and federal public safety agencies that provide emergency services to the specific school.

            D. City, parish, and other local public school systems shall become subject to the requirements of this Section according to the following schedule:

            (1) All public school buildings and facilities that were constructed within the last five years shall start collecting data beginning with the school year that begins immediately after the effective date of this Section.

            (2) All other public schools that have one thousand or more students enrolled shall start collecting data beginning with the school year that begins one year after collections begin pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

            (3) All other public schools that have six hundred to nine hundred ninety-nine students enrolled shall start collecting data beginning with the school year that begins two years after collections begin pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

            (4) All other public schools that have three hundred to five hundred ninety-nine students enrolled shall start collecting data beginning with the school year that begins three years after collections begin pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

            (5) All other public schools that have under two hundred ninety-nine students enrolled shall start collecting data beginning with the school year that begins four years after collections begin pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection.

            E. Blueprints and school mapping data of public school building or facility shall not be subject to the Public Records Law.

            Acts 2025, No. 425, §1, eff. See Act.