SB 98 — Public K-12 school security; School Security Program, established to require school security inspections and grading; School Security and Fire Safety Fund, established to provide grants; School Mapping Data Program, established to provide criteria for school maps; Department of Education and ALEA, authorized to adopt rules

SB98 ENGROSSEDENROLLED SB98 E8MB992-266N413Z-2 By Senators Orr, Hovey, Shelnutt, Butler, Barfoot, Sessions, Roberts, Givhan, Williams, Chambliss, Hatcher, Stewart, Figures, Beasley, Allen, Kelley, Kitchens, Chesteen RFD:

14-Feb-24 Page 0 SB98 EngrossedEnrolled 2Enrolled, 4An 6Act, A3 BILL5 TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT Relating to public K-12 school safety and security;

to require the State Board of EducationEducation, in consultation with the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and the State Fire Marshal, to adopt rules to administer and implement the program and scorerate local boards of education based on compliance with school security criteria;

and to provide for the distribution of school mapping data to certain law enforcement and public safety agencies.agencies;

to require each local board of education to designate an employee as a district safety coordinator;

and to provide for the duties of the district safety coordinator.

Page 1 SB98 EngrossedEnrolled (2) BOARD.

The State Board of Education.Education, in consultation with the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) and the State Fire Marshal.

(5) SCHOOL FACILITY.EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN.

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(6) SCHOOL FACILITY.

Any building operated in connection with a school, including, but not limited to, those housing classrooms, administration, or athletic facilities.

The rubric shall Page 2 SB98 Enrolled include, but not be limited to, standards for each of the following:

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AnyFire otherextinguishers. physical measures used to strengthen the security of school facilities and school grounds, including, but not limited to, criteria related to intrusion detection, fencing, and windows.

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Intercoms and communications equipment.

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Panic buttons.

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Any other physical measures used to strengthen the security of school facilities, school buses, and school grounds, including, but not limited to, criteria related to intrusion detection, fencing, and windows.

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An95 "A"(2) scoreA shall indicate the highest level of compliance with the school security criteria,rubric whilerating anmay "F"be scoreassigned shallthe indicatecolor agreen, failureyellow, toor comply.red.

A "green" rating shall indicate the highest level of compliance with the school security criteria, a "red" rating shall indicate serious needs, and a "yellow" rating shall indicate minor needs.

The board may award grants to local boards of 95 education to assist those local boards in complying with fire safety recommendations made by the state Fire Marshal or his or her assistants, as defined by Section 36-19-3, Code of Alabama 1975.

(3) A local board of education that receives a grant from the fund shall ensure that the expenditure of any grant Page 4 SB98 Enrolled funds will be used to improve school facilities in compliance with the state building code and rules adopted by the board, including rules related to school facilities.

The board shall prioritize schools with the most need as demonstrated through the school security inspection rubric scorerating and local boards of education that have completed a facilities assessment through the department's regional school safety training program.

(5) Any monies appropriated shall be budgeted and Page 4 SB98 Engrossed allotted pursuant to the Budget Management Act in accordance with Article 4, commencing with Section 41-4-80 of Chapter 4 of Title 41, Code of Alabama 1975, and only in the amounts provided by the Legislature in the general appropriations act or other appropriations act.

(b)(1) ALEA shall collaborate with local boards of education to collectproduce 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 Page 5 SB98 Enrolled requirements:

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(2) Updates to school mapping data shall be completed as deemed necessary by ALEA.ALEA, in consultation with the State Board of Education and the applicable local board of education.

(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.

For the purposes of this section, emergencies include, but are not Page 6 SB98 Enrolled 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.

(e) No entityentity, 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 Page 6 SB98 Engrossed a fee to view or access school mapping data through the School Mapping Data Program.

(a) SchoolEach securitylocal rubricboard scoresof andeducation school mapping data, including any information or records used to determine a score or develop mapping data, are confidential and shall notdesignate bean consideredemployee publicin recordsthe underdistrict's Articlecentral 3office ofas Chapterthe 12district ofsafety Titlecoordinator. 36, Code of Alabama 1975.