Subcommittee backs confidential campus-mapping program; vendor urges interoperable maps for emergency response
S.B. 5179 would require SLED, subject to funding, to contract for confidential campus mapping data for public colleges and universities to aid emergency response; vendor testimony stressed cross-agency compatibility, and the panel confirmed procurement must follow the procurement code and that maintenance funding is subject to appropriations.
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Miss Grinstead told the subcommittee that bill 5179 "would establish a school mapping program to facilitate emergency responses at institutions of higher learning. Subject to funding, SLED would be required to contract with the vendor to provide school mapping data for each institution of higher ed in the state." She added that the resulting mapping data would be provided to institutions and local public-safety agencies and that the information would be treated as confidential and not disclosable under FOIA.
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