Panelists tell senators interoperable school maps would speed emergency response but vendors, districts ask for stakeholder input
SB 6,042 would require safe school plans to include interoperable digital maps for first responders and exempt mapping data from public disclosure; school boards, law‑enforcement and mapping vendors told the committee that standards, accuracy and integration matter, and some asked for stakeholder‑driven technical refinements.
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Committee staff described SB 6,042 as a bill to require safe‑school plans to include the creation and maintenance of school maps made available to first responders in interoperable digital formats; mapping data must be collected, stored and transmitted within the United States and would be excluded from disclosure under the Public Records Act, subject to appropriations.
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