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Committee releases bill funding key boxes for school emergency access, amid concerns over mapping and exemptions
Summary
Senate Bill 4440, which would require exterior key boxes at public school buildings and provides a $2.5 million appropriation, was released after testimony from manufacturers, principals and school boards. Witnesses supported the measure but sought exemptions for districts with equivalent systems and opposed mandating paper maps inside boxes.
Senate Education Committee members on June 5 advanced Senate Bill 4440, which would require exterior key boxes at public school buildings and includes a $2.5 million appropriation to support implementation.
Neil Zipser, industry affairs manager for the Knox Company, told the committee that key boxes allow first responders to gain predictable access…
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