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Vendor says SB17 mapping language would let multiple providers deliver school maps; cost roughly $3,500 per school
Summary
A vendor told appropriators SB17 would require responder‑compatible indoor maps and that the typical cost to map a school is about $3,500, though costs vary by campus size.
A mapping vendor told the House Appropriations Committee that proposed legislation known as SB17 — labeled in testimony as “Ricky and Alyssa’s Law” — includes two parts: panic‑button standards for schools and requirements for responder‑ready facility maps.
Chandler Hayden of Critical Response Group said the company has mapped dozens of Georgia school systems and that the bill’s mapping language is intended to be vendor‑neutral so multiple companies can produce maps that interoperate with public‑safety software and next‑generation 911 platforms. Hayden said the mapping work requires blueprint review and a walk‑through and estimated an average cost of about $3,500 per school, with larger high schools costing more.
Hayden said roughly 2,323 schools appear in state DOE data and that, based on the company’s records, about 1,930 schools may remain to be mapped (noting that other vendors may have mapped some). She said the school systems that have already paid for mapping covered the costs themselves, and she deferred questions about separate next‑generation 911 funding to other presenters. The committee did not vote on SB17 during the hearing.
Hayden emphasized that the bill does not lock mapping into a single vendor and that maps must be compatible with public‑safety platforms; she said that interoperability and delivery to 9‑1‑1 and emergency responders were key design points in the draft language.
