88R4649 MEW-F     By: Allison H.B. No. 2032       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a requirement that school districts and open-enrollment   charter schools provide emergency response mapping data to local   law enforcement agencies.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 37.108(f), Education Code, is amended to   read as follows:          (f)  A school district shall include in its multihazard   emergency operations plan:                (1)  a chain of command that designates the individual   responsible for making final decisions during a disaster or   emergency situation and identifies other individuals responsible   for making those decisions if the designated person is unavailable;                (2)  provisions that address physical and   psychological safety for responding to a natural disaster, active   shooter, and any other dangerous scenario identified for purposes   of this section by the agency or the Texas School Safety Center;                (3)  provisions for ensuring the safety of students in   portable buildings;                (4)  provisions for ensuring that students and district   personnel with disabilities are provided equal access to safety   during a disaster or emergency situation;                (5)  provisions for providing immediate notification   to parents, guardians, and other persons standing in parental   relation in circumstances involving a significant threat to the   health or safety of students, including identification of the   individual with responsibility for overseeing the notification;                (6)  provisions for supporting the psychological   safety of students, district personnel, and the community during   the response and recovery phase following a disaster or emergency   situation that:                      (A)  are aligned with best practice-based   programs and research-based practices recommended under Section   38.351;                      (B)  include strategies for ensuring any required   professional development training for suicide prevention and   grief-informed and trauma-informed care is provided to appropriate   school personnel;                      (C)  include training on integrating   psychological safety and suicide prevention strategies into the   district's plan, such as psychological first aid for schools   training, from an approved list of recommended training established   by the commissioner and Texas School Safety Center for:                            (i)  members of the district's school safety   and security committee under Section 37.109;                            (ii)  district school counselors and mental   health professionals; and                            (iii)  educators and other district   personnel as determined by the district;                      (D)  include strategies and procedures for   integrating and supporting physical and psychological safety that   align with the provisions described by Subdivision (2); and                      (E)  implement trauma-informed policies;                (7)  a policy for providing a substitute teacher access   to school campus buildings and materials necessary for the   substitute teacher to carry out the duties of a district employee   during an emergency or a mandatory emergency drill; [and]                (8)  the name of each individual on the district's   school safety and security committee established under Section   37.109 and the date of each committee meeting during the preceding   year; and                (9)  certification that the district is in compliance   with Section 37.116, requiring the district to provide local law   enforcement agencies and emergency first responders emergency   response mapping data for all school campuses and buildings.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter D, Chapter 37, Education Code, is   amended by adding Section 37.116 to read as follows:          Sec. 37.116.  EMERGENCY RESPONSE MAPPING DATA. (a)  For   purposes of this section, "emergency response mapping data" means   information provided in an electronic or digital format to assist a   law enforcement agency or emergency first responder in an   emergency, including:                (1)  accurate floor plans overlaid on current aerial   imagery of a school building;                (2)  site-specific labeling that matches the structure   of the school building, including:                      (A)  room labels;                      (B)  hallway names;                      (C)  external door and stairwell numbers;                      (D)  locations of hazards;                      (E)  key utility locations; and                      (F)  key boxes;                (3)  site-specific labeling that matches the school   grounds, including:                      (A)  parking areas;                      (B)  athletic fields;                      (C)  surrounding roads; and                      (D)  neighboring roads; and                (4)  a standardized gridded overlay with X and Y   coordinates.          (b)  Each school district and open-enrollment charter school   shall provide to all appropriate local law enforcement agencies and   emergency first responders emergency response mapping data for each   campus and school building.          (c)  The emergency response mapping data provided under   Subsection (b):                (1)  must be compatible with software platforms used by   local, state, and federal public safety agencies that provide   emergency services;                (2)  must be compatible with software platforms used by   the school district or open-enrollment charter school;                (3)  may not require additional software or the   integration of third-party software to view the data;                (4)  must be provided in a printable format;                (5)  must be verified for accuracy through an annual   walk-through of the school campus or building for which the   information was provided;                (6)  must be oriented to true north; and                (7)  must contain a standardized grid system to ensure   easy communication by all responders.          (d)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may   use school safety grants made available for the purpose of this   section or funds provided to the district or school through the   school safety allotment under Section 48.115 to comply with this   section.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.