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2021 SENATE BILL 449
July 7, 2021 - Introduced by Senators WANGGAARD, L. TAYLOR, KOOYENGA, BERNIER,
BALLWEG, COWLES, FELZKOWSKI and FEYEN, cosponsored by Representatives
JAMES, LOUDENBECK, VRUWINK, ARMSTRONG, BORN, BRANDTJEN,
CABRAL-GUEVARA, DALLMAN, DITTRICH, DOYLE, DRAKE, DUCHOW, EDMING,
GUNDRUM, KUGLITSCH, KURTZ, MACCO, MOSES, MURPHY, MURSAU, L. MYERS,
NOVAK, J. RODRIGUEZ, SKOWRONSKI, SNYDER, SPIROS, TITTL and BILLINGS.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
1 AN ACT to amend 20.455 (2) (f), 118.07 (4) (cf), 165.28 (2) and 165.88 (3) (b); and
2 to create 165.88 (3m) of the statutes; relating to: grants to schools to provide
3 critical incident mapping data to law enforcement agencies.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law requires each school board and the governing body of each private
school to have in effect a school safety plan. Current law also requires a school board
and a governing body of a private school to submit a copy of the most recent
blueprints of the school to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over
the school and to the office of school safety in the Department of Justice. This bill
changes the requirement so that the school board or governing body may provide
critical incident mapping data instead of blueprints.
This bill requires DOJ to award grants to school districts and private schools
to assist them in submitting critical incident mapping data. The bill requires schools
to apply for the grants jointly with a local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction
over the school. Grant moneys awarded must be used for site-specific critical
incident mapping data to enhance security and increase situational awareness for
first responders. The bill requires that mapping data created with grant money must
be compatible with platforms and applications used by local, state, and federal public
safety officials and must include information to best assist first responders in an
emergency, such as building numbers, floors, or room numbers.
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For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
1 SECTION 1. 20.455 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
2 20.455 (2) (f) School safety. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the
3 schedule to provide grants under s. 165.88 (2).
4 SECTION 2. 118.07 (4) (cf) of the statutes is amended to read:
5 118.07 (4) (cf) Upon the creation of a school safety plan under par. (a) and upon
6 each review of a school safety plan under par. (d), a school board shall submit a copy
7 of the most recent blueprints of or critical incident mapping data for each school
8 building and facility in the school district to each local law enforcement agency with
9 jurisdiction over any portion of the school district and to the office of school safety.
10 Upon the creation of a school safety plan under par. (a) and upon each review of a
11 safety plan under par. (d), a governing body of a private school shall submit a copy
12 of the most recent blueprints of or critical incident mapping data for the private
13 school and all of its facilities to each local law enforcement agency with jurisdiction
14 over the private school and to the office of school safety.
15 SECTION 3. 165.28 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
16 165.28 (2) Coordinate with schools under s. 118.07 (4) (cf) and the department
17 of administration to compile blueprints and geographic information system maps or
18 critical incident mapping data for all schools. The office shall keep all blueprints and
19 maps critical incident mapping data confidential unless a law enforcement agency
20 requests access to the blueprints or maps.
21 SECTION 4. 165.88 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1 165.88 (3) (b) Blueprints of or critical incident mapping data for each school
2 building and facility or, if blueprints or the data were already submitted, a
3 certification that the blueprints items submitted are current.
4 SECTION 5. 165.88 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:
5 165.88 (3m) GRANTS TO SCHOOLS FOR CRITICAL INCIDENT MAPPING DATA. (a) From
6 the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (f), the department of justice shall award grants
7 to school boards and governing bodies of private schools to assist them in complying
8 with the requirement under s. 118.07 (4) (cf) to submit critical incident mapping data
9 to law enforcement agencies and the office of school safety.
10 (b) The department shall accept applications for the grants under this
11 subsection from school district administrators, or governing bodies of private
12 schools, that are working jointly with local law enforcement agencies with
13 jurisdiction over the school.
14 (c) Grant moneys awarded under this subsection must be used for site-specific
15 critical incident mapping data to enhance security and increase situational
16 awareness for first responders. Any mapping data created with grant money under
17 this subsection shall be compatible with platforms and applications used by local,
18 state, and federal public safety officials; may not require local, state, or federal public
19 safety officials, school districts, or private schools to purchase additional software;
20 and shall include information that can best assist first responders in an emergency,
21 such as building numbers, floors, suite designations, room numbers, or other
22 available relevant location information.
23 (d) The department of justice shall submit an annual report to the
24 cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance providing an account of the grants
25 awarded under this subsection and the expenditures made with the grant moneys.
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SENATE BILL 449 SECTION 9127
1 SECTION 9127.0Nonstatutory provisions; Justice.
2 (1) GRANT FUNDING. In the 2021-23 fiscal biennium, upon request by the
3 department of justice, the joint committee on finance may supplement the
4 appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (f) with sufficient funds from s. 20.865 (4) (a), not
5 to exceed $2,000,000 in the biennium, to implement the grant program under s.
6 165.88 (3m).
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 20.455(2)(f), 20.455, 118.07(4)(cf), 118.07, 165.28(2), 165.28, 165.88(3)(b), 165.88
Text as Enrolled: 20.455(2)(f), 20.455, 118.07(4)(cf), 118.07, 165.88(3)(b), 165.88, 165.28(2), 165.28