North Carolina § 115C-105 - 53. Schematic diagrams and emergency access to school buildings for local law enforcement agencies.

§ 115C-105. 53. Schematic diagrams and emergency access to school buildings for local law enforcement agencies.

Each local school administrative unit shall provide the following to local law enforcement agencies: (i) schematic diagrams, including digital schematic diagrams, and (ii) either keys to the main entrance of all school buildings or emergency access to key storage devices such as KNOX® boxes for all school buildings. Local school administrative units shall provide updates of the schematic diagrams to local law enforcement agencies when substantial modifications such as new facilities or modifications to doors and windows are made to school buildings. Local school administrative units shall also be responsible for providing local law enforcement agencies with updated access to school buildings when changes are made to the locks of the main entrances or to key storage devices such as KNOX® boxes. The Department of Public Instruction, in consultation with the Department of Public Safety, shall develop standards and guidelines for the preparation and content of schematic diagrams and necessary updates. Local school administrative units may use these standards and guidelines to assist in the preparation of their schematic diagrams. Schematic diagrams are not considered a public record as the term "public record" is defined under G.S. 132-1 and shall not be subject to inspection and examination under G.S. 132-6. History (2014-100, s. 8.20(b); 2015-241, s. 8.26(f).) Editor's Note. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 8.20(c), provides: "The schematic diagrams referenced in subsection (b) of this section [which enacted G.S. 115C-105.53 ] shall be provided to local law enforcement agencies and the Division of Emergency Management at the Department of Public Safety by June 1, 2015." Session Laws 2015-241, s. 8.26(p), made the amendments to this section by Session Laws 2015-241, s. 8.26(f), applicable beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. Session Laws 2015-241, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as 'The Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2015.'" Session Laws 2015-241, s. 33.6, is a severability clause. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 8.26(f), effective July 1, 2015, in subsection (a), inserted "either keys to the main entrance of all school buildings or" in the first sentence, and substituted "buildings when changes are made to the locks of the main entrances or to key storage devices such as KNOX® boxes" for "building key storage devices such as KNOX® boxes when changes are made to these boxes or devices" at the end of the last sentence. For applicability, see editor's note.