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House passes SB 17 updating school mapping rules and deadlines; questions on security and immunity raised
Summary
The House adopted Senate Bill 17 ("Ricky's and Alyssa's Law"), clarifying verification sign-offs for school building mapping and setting an implementation timeline. Members asked how mapping data will be secured and noted an immunity clause for local boards.
The Georgia House on Wednesday adopted the rules committee substitute for Senate Bill 17, commonly referred to on the floor as "Ricky's and Alyssa's Law," a measure that amends state code concerning public school property, facilities and a statewide first-responder building-mapping information system.
The bill sponsor told the House the change is mainly technical: adding "relevant public safety agencies, school safety personnel, and school administrators" to the list of people who may annually sign off on the accuracy of facility mapping. The bill also includes an implementation timeline discussed on the floor and language that limits civil liability for local school systems in connection with the mapping data.
Representative Holt Persinger, presenting the rules substitute, said the amendment "adds relevant public safety agencies, school safety…
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