89R15805 JDK-D     By: Menéndez S.B. No. 2467       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study by the Texas School Safety Center on public   school emergency response maps.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 37.117, Education Code, as added by   Chapter 896 (H.B. 3), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular   Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 37.117.  EMERGENCY RESPONSE MAP AND WALK-THROUGH. Each   school district and open-enrollment charter school shall provide to   the Department of Public Safety, the Texas School Safety Center,   and all appropriate local law enforcement agencies and emergency   first responders:                (1)  an accurate map of each district campus and school   building that is developed and documented in accordance with the   standards described by Section 37.351 related to developing site   and floor plans, access control, and exterior door numbering; and                (2)  an opportunity to conduct a walk-through of each   district campus and school building using the map described by   Subdivision (1).          SECTION 2.  Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 37.1171 to read as follows:          Sec. 37.1171.  EMERGENCY RESPONSE MAP STUDY. (a) In this   section, "center" means the Texas School Safety Center.          (b)  The center shall conduct a study of the emergency   response maps submitted to the center by a school district or   open-enrollment charter school under Section 37.117. In conducting   the study, the center shall:                (1)  review the types of maps received, including   analyzing any variances in complexity or consistency of the maps;                (2)  identify the mapping options available for an   emergency response map;                (3)  identify the information an emergency response map   should include;                (4)  analyze the costs associated with creating an   emergency response map based on the complexity of the map; and                (5)  consider input from school districts,   open-enrollment charter schools, law enforcement agencies, and   specialists in geospatial mapping techniques on the aspects of the   maps that require improvement or standardization across school   districts and open-enrollment charter schools.          (c)  Not later than September 1, 2026, the center shall   prepare and submit to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of   the house of representatives, and standing legislative committees   with primary jurisdiction over primary and secondary education a   written report on the results of the study and any recommendations   for legislative or other action.          (d)  This section expires September 1, 2027.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.