1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; requiring Department of Administration to study 
1.3 	establishment of a statewide critical incident planning and mapping system for 
1.4 	secondary school buildings; appropriating money.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. STUDY OF STATEWIDE CRITICAL SCHOOL INCIDENT 
1.7 	PLANNING AND MAPPING SYSTEM.
 1.8 		Subdivision 1.Study required. The Department of Administration, through its 
1.9 	Management Analysis Division and in consultation with the Department of Public Safety, 
1.10 	shall study the establishment of a statewide critical incident planning and mapping system 
1.11 	for buildings in this state provided for secondary schools, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
1.12 	section 120A.05, subdivision 13, for use by first responders and other response agencies 
1.13 	that are called to respond to an act of terrorism or related emergency at a secondary school.
1.14 		Subd. 2.Issues studied, minimal guidelines. The study should include:
1.15 	(1) the type of information that must be included within the software program that 
1.16 	comprises the system, including at least floor plans, fire protection information, building 
1.17 	evacuation plans, utility information, known hazards, and information on how to contact 
1.18 	emergency personnel;
1.19 	(2) the manner by which the information prescribed in clause (1) must be transferred 
1.20 	to the system from the school districts, state agencies, or political subdivisions that 
1.21 	participate in the system;
1.22 	(3) standards for the software that must be used by the participating school districts, 
1.23 	state agencies, and political subdivisions;
1.24 	(4) conditions for use of the system by response agencies;
2.1 	(5) guidelines for:
2.2 	(i) the accessibility and confidentiality of information contained within the system; 
2.3 	and
2.4 	(ii) the incorporation, in connection with the use of the system, of the items described 
2.5 	in subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (2);
2.6 	(6) in accordance with information obtained by the department, determine the 
2.7 	priority for distribution of any money that may be available for the school districts, state 
2.8 	agencies, or political subdivisions to participate in the system; and
2.9 	(7) guidelines recommended by the department for training persons employed by 
2.10 	response agencies concerning the use of the system.
2.11 		Subd. 3.Determining participation by state and local governments and 
2.12 	agencies. (a) The department shall survey, analyze, and determine the manner and 
2.13 	extent of participation by school districts, state agencies, and local governments, which 
2.14 	must include a determination of whether school districts, state agencies, and political 
2.15 	subdivisions will:
2.16 	(1) participate in the statewide critical school incident planning and mapping 
2.17 	system; and
2.18 	(2) incorporate into their use of the system, without limitation:
2.19 	(i) evacuation routes and strategies for evacuation;
2.20 	(ii) alarms and other signals or means of notification;
2.21 	(iii) plans for sheltering in place; and
2.22 	(iv) training and strategies for prevention in connection with attacks involving 
2.23 	violence.
2.24 	(b) The department shall survey, determine, and report on the existence and extent 
2.25 	of the use of planning and mapping systems by any school district, state agency, or 
2.26 	political subdivision.
2.27 		Subd. 4.Funding. (a) The department shall investigate whether funding may be 
2.28 	available from the federal government for developing and operating a statewide planning 
2.29 	and mapping system for secondary school buildings and for distributing these funds to 
2.30 	participating school districts, state agencies, and political subdivisions.
2.31 	(b) The department shall consider the potential availability of gifts, grants, and 
2.32 	contributions for developing and operating a statewide critical incident planning and 
2.33 	mapping system for secondary school buildings and distributing grants to school districts 
2.34 	and any appropriate, participating state agencies and political subdivisions.
2.35 	(c) The department, in consultation with the departments of education and finance, 
2.36 	as applicable, shall estimate the costs of the system. 
3.1 		Subd. 5.Report to legislature.  The commissioner of administration shall submit a 
3.2 	report to the legislature by January 2, 2007, on the feasibility and cost of implementing 
3.3 	and maintaining a statewide critical incident planning and mapping system for secondary 
3.4 	school buildings.

3.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

3.6 	Sec. 2. APPROPRIATION.
 3.7 	$50,000 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of administration 
3.8 	to conduct the study and prepare the report required by section 1. This appropriation is 
3.9 	available through January 2, 2007.

3.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.